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.

Pressley, a sexual assault survivor, said Epstein’s victims and the public “deserve transparency, accountability, and healing.”

Three Republicans joined Democrats in an 8-2 vote to approve a motion to issue a subpoena to the Justice Department for the release of files tied to Jeffrey Epstein.

The news Wednesday that Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump back in May that his name appeared in the Jeffrey Epstein files isn’t that surprising, in context.

The controversy regarding releasing the Epstein files could divide Republican candidates for Arizona governor, Rep. Andy Biggs and Karrin Taylor Robson.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin has introduced a resolution requesting all of the Jeffrey Epstein files be unsealed so the American people can decide what to believe.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is distancing himself from President Donald Trump on the Jeffrey Epstein files. Johnson said the controversy around the late sex offender’s case is “not a hoax” and urged “full transparency” in an interview with CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent,

Pam Bondi missed an appearance at an anti-trafficking summit on Wednesday, July 23, due to an apparent medical issue. Her withdrawal from the event came as bipartisan pressure to release the Epstein f