Overview
- A House Oversight subcommittee approved Rep. Summer Lee’s motion to subpoena Justice Department files linked to Jeffrey Epstein’s investigation.
- Speaker Mike Johnson canceled the House’s final voting day after Democrats stalled the Rules Committee with Epstein-related amendments.
- On the Senate floor, Sens. Ruben Gallego and Markwayne Mullin debated competing resolutions on releasing the files but did not secure a binding vote.
- In the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Cory Booker withdrew his resolution following a procedural clash with Sen. John Cornyn.
- The White House has adopted a strict policy requiring high-level vetting for any administration comments on the Epstein files.