Democrats plan to argue that not releasing the Epstein files means Republicans are protecting the rich and powerful at voters’ expense.

Democrats are launching a last-minute effort to subpoena the Department of Justice for its files on Jeffrey Epstein before the House leaves for its five-week summer recess. Why it matters: It is not clear how Republicans will respond after spending the last two weeks blocking similar Democratic efforts at President Trump's urging.

Speaker Mike Johnson is leading the chorus of GOP voices accusing Democrats of a double standard in their calls for transparency in Jeffrey Epstein's case.

House Democratic leaders on Wednesday stepped up their hardball criticism of President Trump and the GOP over the Jeffrey Epstein controversy, accusing their rivals of shielding pedophiles by not

Republicans had teed up votes on legislation to increase penalties for migrants who enter the country illegally, to ease permitting for water infrastructure and to roll back several Biden-era regulations. All those bills were put on hold, at least until after the August recess.

The View cohosts Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg have made it clear that they'll hold all political parties accountable — not just Republicans — amid a rise in interests in the alleged Jeffrey Epstein files on both sides of the aisle.

Some Texas Democrats are pressing for the release of records from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation as the Trump administration scrambles to satisfy conservative voices demanding the same thing.

President Trump's MAGA base remains solidly behind his second term despite frustrations over the Jeffrey Epstein documents fracas.