July 23, 2025
There’s no purpose for the Congress to push an administration to do something they’re already doing.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) at his weekly news conference on Tuesday. Speaker Johnson decided to begin the U.S. House of Representatives’ month-long summer recess a day early, preventing lawmakers from voting on whether to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Why It Matters: This potential vote, while procedural and not leading to any immediate action, would mark as a symbolic step in showing public support for the release of the files. Speaker Johnson accused Democrats of playing “political games,” while Democrats and some Republicans continue to push for the files to be released. The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), said, “Donald Trump has done a complete 180, and we’ve got to hold them to the fire. The public is interested. I think the public is on our side here.”
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by Stephanie Wagner, based in Florida
