As Congress heads into August, conflicts and scandals are poised to derail a seemingly quiet end to the summer in Washington, with the investigations into and debates about former President Joe Biden's mental decline,

During Mr. Trump's first term, his labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, resigned following criticism of his handling of Epstein's 2008 plea deal when he was a federal prosecutor in Florida. Epstein served 13 months in a jail work-release program after he was originally accused of sexually abusing dozens of girls and young women.

A key House committee is looking into the investigation of the late Jeffrey Epstein for sex trafficking crimes

Tom Barrett is the only Michigan GOP lawmaker in Congress who signed onto an effort to force a vote on releasing files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

“He told me he has like 15 or 16 hours of videotape of Jeff,” said Epstein’s brother Mark in an interview with NBC earlier this month, adding he had met with Bannon after Epstein’s death and asked to see the tapes. “He was trying to help Jeff rehabilitate his reputation.”

The case of Jeffrey Epstein, sex offender and former friend of the president, has blown up into a major headache for the White House.

House Oversight subpoenas DOJ and Ghislaine Maxwell over Jeffrey Epstein investigation, seeking un‑redacted files. Maxwell deposition set for Aug 11.

Johnson said he wouldn’t allow a vote on a measure calling on the White House to release all the files until after Labor Day at the earliest to give President Trump “space” to release some