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A remarkable scene is playing out in the US House of Representatives Wednesday: In an effort to avoid votes on releasing files related to Jeffrey Epstein, Republicans are shutting it down early and heading out on a weekslong August recess.
Some lawmakers reportedly ‘begged’ for action on Epstein in closed-door meetings as they warned Republican leadership that the problem wasn’t going away
Shortly after 6 p.m., Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and other GOP leaders huddled with the GOP Rules members in Majority Whip Tom Emmer’s office. Inside the room, Johnson and his team laid out several options, according to three people with direct knowledge of the meeting.
One of the biggest questions looming over President Donald Trump’s second term right now is how much his supporters truly care about the Jeffrey Epstein files.
In Trump’s second term, Democrats are eager to replicate a midterm that swept them to power in the House and set the stage for the complete takeover of the White House and Congress two years later. But recent weeks have made it clear they may only have one of the ingredients necessary for the recipe.
President Donald Trump claimed Republicans are being duped by Democrats on the Epstein case while arguing Biden's autopen scandal deserves more attention.
Jeffrey Epstein is one of the rare issues where Trump appears to be out of step with his base by questioning why public interest remains in the case.
If Trump and the GOP lawmakers are going through all these gyrations over them, there is nothing left to do but unveil them immediately. I really want to see them now.
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The Democrats have an Epstein problem of their own
Democrats must take a unified stance and disavow any Democratic politician, donor or associate associated with Jeffrey Epstein in order to prevent the Epstein files fallout from being used against
Republicans can't stop talking about former President Joe Biden. The GOP-controlled House of Representatives has launched investigations that assert Biden’s closest advisers covered up a physical and mental decline.
Jen Psaki reports on Donald Trump's unresolved and worsening Jeffrey Epstein scandal is giving Republicans a headache at home as they've left Washington for their home districts for the rest of the summer.
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