After the indictment was released, Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic speaker of the House, called for Mr. Acosta to resign. Attorney General William Barr recused himself from the case, saying his former law firm had represented Mr. Epstein.

Closer look: Photographs of Woody Allen, former President Bill Clinton and Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, hang in Mr. Epstein’s $56 million home.

Opinion: Michelle Goldberg writes that Mr. Epstein’s case “reveals a deep corruption among mostly male elites across parties, and the way the very rich can often purchase impunity for even the most loathsome of crimes.”

Obamacare is back on trial

A federal appeals court panel will hear arguments today on whether a federal judge in Texas was right to strike down the Affordable Care Act. The case, which could end up at the Supreme Court, threatens insurance protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions.