US EditionWhere the Epstein files fight in Congress goes next
Rep. Tom Massie seeks 218 signatures to force a House vote on releasing all Department of Justice files related to Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse allegations.
- Last Tuesday, Rep. Tom Massie introduced a discharge petition to force a House vote on Epstein files, needing 218 signatures amid Speaker Mike Johnson's prior block.
- Epstein's alleged victims rallied on the Capitol steps, and last week the House Oversight Committee published documents, while Haley Robson pressed lawmakers for full disclosure.
- Speaker Mike Johnson moved to block the effort with his own resolution and skillfully managed his fractious GOP majority last week, despite four House GOP rebels including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene backing the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
- The White House warned that backing the bill would signal political costs, while President Donald Trump urged ending the effort, saying `No matter what you do it's going to keep going.`
- Two special elections this month and four House vacancies, three likely to favor Democrats, make this month politically consequential as Speaker Mike Johnson's fragile majority may break soon amid a 60-vote Senate procedural threshold.
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Massie’s push to release Epstein files faces dead end
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., needs just two more supporters to force a House vote on requiring the Justice Department to release all of its files on Jeffrey Epstein. There’s just one problem: Even if he gets them, chamber leaders can block it anyway. “Watch out for one other trick: If we get to 218 signatures, they may try to change the rules of the House of Representatives that day,” Massie said. He added that a rules change to neutralize him wou…
September special elections can help secure enough House votes for releasing Epstein files
A discharge petition to force a House vote directing the Justice Department to release its files on the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case is poised to earn enough signatures if two Democrats win special elections to Congress this month.
Thomas Massie Exposes Mike Johnson’s “Oldest Trick In The Book” Resolution That Plagiarized Massie’s Demanding Legislation On Epstein Files
Well, Thomas Massie is, once again, exposing the traitors in our midst. We previously reported on Speaker of the House Mike Johnson’s undermining of abolition legislation in Louisiana. Now, according to Rep. Thomas Massie, who has put forth legislation to demand the release of the Epstein files, Johnson is engaging in deception by lifting nearly …
How the Fight Over the Epstein Files Bill Will Shake Out
This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. The Brief September 8, 2025The fight over the Epstein disclosure bill, Carlos Alcaraz’s U.S. Open Win, and morePodcast ID – Short Length: 6bd893ee-eb1c-435b-80c0-9cb12e1a7eefPodcast ID – Long Length: 6bd893ee-eb1c-435b-80c0-9cb12e1a7eef [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] So far, Speaker Mike Johnson has proven remarkably ad…
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