During Mr. Trump's first term, his labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, resigned following criticism of his handling of Epstein's 2008 plea deal when he was a federal prosecutor in Florida. Epstein served 13 months in a jail work-release program after he was originally accused of sexually abusing dozens of girls and young women.

How will Congress handle the Epstein files? How will Republicans sell the “big, beautiful bill?” And how might it all impact the 2026 midterms? Punchbowl News co-founder Jake Sherman joins Katy Tur to discuss what he says is one of the more interesting Congresses he’s ever covered.

The case of Jeffrey Epstein, sex offender and former friend of the president, has blown up into a major headache for the White House.

Johnson said he wouldn’t allow a vote on a measure calling on the White House to release all the files until after Labor Day at the earliest to give President Trump “space” to release some

A House subcommittee has voted to subpoena the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted that the drama surrounding late child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein “is not a hoax” and that lawmakers want to see justice for the victims.

Rep. Greg Landsman (D-OH), who is co-sponsoring legislation that demands a full public release of the Epstein files, joins Ana Cabrera to share his reaction to Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s expected meeting today with Ghislaine Maxwell and the House heading to August recess early in order to avoid a vote on the Epstein case.

PRESIDENT TRUMP is hoping to leave questions about his administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case in the rearview mirror as he begins his weekend trip to Scotland