Democrats are pushing the issue by passing a vote for a subpoena of the records and running Epstein-related TV ads in swing districts, including in Pennsylvania.

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.

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.

Attorney General Pam Bondi, one of the loudest voices calling for release of Jeffrey Epstein's criminal file, grapples with how much can be public.

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.

Forcing disclosure of the materials from the investigations was delayed, to the consternation of many GOP and Dem voters, but they will have to come to a decision on their return from recess. The question becomes what the lawmakers can -- or will -- do.

Division between Republican lawmakers over the Jeffrey Epstein files continued to intensify even as President Donald Trump and his administration seeks to redirect scrutiny toward the president’s political foes and the 2016 election.

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.

The uproar over disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein could undermine public trust in the Trump administration, as well as Republican hopes of retaining control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections,

Today, the Department of Justice met with Epstein co-conspirator and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell in Florida. Republicans on the House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena Maxwell to testify before the panel remotely on August 11.

The controversy surrounding Jeffrey Epstein impacts public trust in the Trump administration and poses challenges for Republicans in the 2026 midterms. Lawmakers push for transparency in Epstein's files,