Mike Johnson, Jeffrey Epstein and House
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The House is canceling votes and sending members home early this week as the chamber is paralyzed over the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) assuring Republicans that the Trump administration is taking care of it.
Speaker Mike Johnson expressed unusual frustration with fellow Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, who is working with Democrats to force the release of the Epstein files.
The Congressional upheaval over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation deepened this week as House Speaker Mike Johnson abruptly announced an early end to the legislative session, cutting it short by one day before the scheduled August recess.
By now you’ve maybe seen the news that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is, effectively, shutting down the House’s
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The Western Journal on MSNWith Epstein Fires Flaring, House Schedule Abruptly Changes, 5-Week Vacation to Begin EarlyWith the twin pressures of summer temperatures and the Jeffrey Epstein controversy keeping things hot in the nation's Capitol, House Speaker Mike Johnson is apparently hoping things cool down by September.
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Mike Johnson shuts Congress for summer to avoid dealing with Trump handling of Epstein files - ‘We're not going to allow them to engage in that charade,’ House Speaker Mike Johnson says of Democrats’
Some Republicans aren't buying House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-LA) insistence he will not put a Jeffrey Epstein-related resolution on the floor this week. Debate has surged in the House over whether to hold a floor vote on a measure demanding the release of documents related to the Epstein case.
The Republican speaker of the House had said last week that the government should release “everything” in the Jeffrey Epstein files, in a rare break with the president that turned out to be short-lived.
House Speaker Mike Johnson & FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell were on "This Week" Sunday, October 5. This is a rush transcript and may be updated.
House Republicans have largely halted work in order to avoid an Epstein files vote. The DOJ said it wants to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell. New Jersey judges ousted Trump's pick for the state's U.S. attorney.