What to KnowThe House moved to start its summer recess a day early amid the fight on Capitol Hill over the release of the government’s files on Epstein. It comes the same day that the House Oversight Committee said it will subpoena Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is also seeking a meeting with Maxwell, who was convicted of sex trafficking for recruiting and grooming teenage girls to be sexually abused by Epstein.Trump hosted Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. today at the White House, later announcing via Truth Social the U.S. would place a 19% tariff on goods from the country.
Johnson told reporters earlier today that he wants to give the White House “space” to release some of the Epstein information on its own. Follow along for live updates.