The speaker is sending lawmakers home early for a five-week recess as he fights a bipartisan effort to force the release of Epstein files that could implicate Trump.

Republicans on the House Rules Committee, fearing Democrats will introduce amendments related to Epstein, continue to oppose allowing any legislation to reach the floor.

Did U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi say that the Epstein file is "too graphic to release"? Did Fox News air a report about that supposed comment? No, none of that is true: The image with the purported quote originated

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche intends to meet with convicted Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell in the next several days amid growing calls for the Trump administration to release the Epstein files.

Representative Ted Lieu said “Trump is all over the Epstein files.” He called the Republican lawmakers’ move “a coverup of epic proportions.”