Democrats on Wednesday ramped up pressure on Republicans over the Jeffrey Epstein files, turning to an arcane rule to attempt to force the release of the documents that have become a significant pain point for the Trump administration and Republicans.

President Donald Trump said convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein “stole” Virginia Giuffre from his Mar-a-Lago club. Trump was speaking to reporters Tuesday when he was asked about his comments over the weekend about a falling-out with Epstein because he took employees from his business.

Trump saying there’s ‘real starvation’ in Gaza has not led to a change of heart from most Republicans in the final bastion of conservative foreign policy in Washington, Eric Garcia writes