A subcommittee of the House Committee on Oversight has voted to subpoena the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein

Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., will issue the subpoenas, according to a committee spokesperson. This follows Comer issuing a subpoena for Epstein’s co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell today after a different subcommittee voted to force that yesterday.

The Department of Justice said Tuesday it has reached out to Jeffrey Epstein’s former associate Ghislaine Maxwell for a meeting amid backlash over the administration’s handling of files related to Epstein.

The Federal Open Market Committee is broadly expected to hold its benchmark interest rate steady between 4.25% and 4.5%. But during his post-meeting press conference, Powell will be tasked with explaining that decision in the context of recent economic and political developments.

Senate Republicans and Democrats advanced a its first spending bill, despite Democratic warnings that partisan actions, like the $9 billion clawback bill, eroded trust in the appropriations process.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent suggested on Monday that the government could open an investigation into the Federal Reserve, which has drawn President Donald Trump’s wrath for refusing to lower interest rates.