Overview

• Speaker Mike Johnson said the House will not vote on a non-binding resolution calling for the release of additional Jeffrey Epstein files before the August recess.
• President Trump ordered the Justice Department to produce all pertinent grand jury testimony, and the department has formally asked a federal judge to unseal the transcripts.
• Rep. Thomas Massie has secured ten GOP signatures on a bipartisan discharge petition aimed at forcing a floor vote after Labor Day.
• Massie’s petition would compel the Justice Department to release all unclassified Epstein-related records within 30 days if it reaches the 218-signature threshold.
• A recent Justice Department review confirmed Epstein died by suicide in 2019 in federal custody and found no evidence of a client list.