Overview

• Rep. Eric Swalwell said Republican colleagues predict a “jail break” of more than 100 GOP members if a discharge vote to release Jeffrey Epstein files reaches the floor.
• Rep. Thomas Massie, partnering with Rep. Ro Khanna, says he has 218 votes lined up for the discharge petition to compel a House vote on the documents.
• The House remains out during the government shutdown, delaying any action, and Speaker Mike Johnson rejects accusations of stalling while saying he supports releasing every page.
• Johnson has postponed swearing in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva until after the shutdown, and her addition is viewed as potentially decisive for the petition math.
• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she has signed the petition, describes intense pressure around it, and has urged Johnson to recall lawmakers.