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08-06-2026 Vol 19

Category: Congress

House GOP launches new select subcommittee on the Jan. 6 attack

House Republicans are launching their own select subcommittee around the attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, part of the broader effort among the GOP to rewrite what happened...

House Republicans back Epstein subpoena

House Republicans are planning to subpoena the DOJ for the release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, after a congressional panel approved the move Wednesday. The House Oversight Subcommittee...

House food service workers, Democrats stage boycott in fight to keep union jobs

House food service workers, with support from Democratic lawmakers, called for a boycott of some Capitol complex restaurants Thursday — demanding that incoming dining subcontractors maintain the previous union-negotiated...

GOP lawmakers shrug off a new report that Trump’s name was in the Epstein files

House Republicans largely shrugged off a new report that President Donald Trump’s name was in the Epstein files. “We were with him last night. He's fine. He's gonna release...

Thune: Johnson will have to ‘deal’ with Epstein mess

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Wednesday that Speaker Mike Johnson has to figure out a way forward on the Jeffrey Epstein controversy that's derailed House business until the...

Rep. James Comer subpoenas Ghislaine Maxwell to testify next month

House Oversight Chair James Comer sent a subpoena to Jeffrey Epstein associate and convicted child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, compelling her testimony before Congress on Aug. 11. The Kentucky...

Scalise: House GOP will pursue permitting reform this fall

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said Wednesday that GOP leadership will work on advancing long-awaited permitting reform legislation this fall. The current "approach" is a standalone bill that, ideally,...

Scalise: House ‘will deal with’ Epstein issues after August recess if needed

Majority Leader Steve Scalise said Wednesday that House Republicans will address remaining issues around the Jeffrey Epstein case after lawmakers return from recess in September, if more information doesn’t...

Johnson defends House GOP Epstein strategy amid legislative chaos

Speaker Mike Johnson is on the defensive as he prepares to let the House leave early for August recess rather than allow his conference be hammered further by agitation...

House Dems prepare to force more Epstein votes

Democrats are hoping to jam Republicans with Jeffrey Epstein-related amendments ahead of a Thursday Appropriations subpanel markup, according to two senior Democratic aides granted anonymity. The Epstein issue had...