Nov 21 Watch 7:06 Clyburn spotlights trailblazing Black members of Congress in ‘The First Eight’ By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman, Alexa Gold Congressman James Clyburn has spent more than three decades in Congress. In his new book, he turns his attention to the trailblazing Black men who were the first to walk those halls. Geoff Bennett sat down with Rep. Clyburn to… Continue watching
Nov 20 Fighting it for months, Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Donald Trump could have chosen to release many of the files on his own months ago. Continue reading
Nov 19 Senate officially passes the Epstein files bill, sending it to Trump By Associated Press In an unusual move, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate agreed Tuesday evening to pass the bill as soon as it was sent over from the House, which had passed it 427-1 earlier in the day. Continue reading
Nov 19 House reprimands Illinois congressman over his succession plan, dividing Democrats By Matt Brown, Associated Press The House voted Tuesday to reprimand Illinois Rep. Chuy Garcia over an eyebrow-raising succession plan for his congressional seat. Some Democrats were furious with a member of their own caucus for triggering the vote. Continue reading
Nov 18 WATCH: Senate agrees to pass bill to force release of Epstein files By Stephen Groves, Associated Press Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled… Continue reading
Nov 18 WATCH: ‘I was called a traitor’ by Trump but Epstein survivors are patriots, Greene says By Dan Cooney Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., hailed the courage of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse survivors and pushed back on President Donald Trump’s personal attacks for her advocacy of the release of more Justice Department files. Continue reading
Nov 18 WATCH: Reps. Massie, Greene and Khanna hold briefing on Epstein files vote, call on Senate to pass bill By Associated Press “I don’t want the D.C. swamp playing any games. They need to pass this in the Senate and they should not amend it,” said Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who appeared at a press conference Tuesday with survivors of Epstein’s abuses. Continue reading
Nov 18 WATCH: House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files By Stephen Groves, Associated Press The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months… Continue reading
Nov 17 WATCH: House meets as Trump flips stance on Epstein files vote By Kevin Freking, Chris Megerian, Associated Press President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal as a growing number of those in his own party supported it. Continue reading
Nov 13 What’s next for Congress in the push to release more Epstein files By Matt Brown, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press The bill would force the Justice Department to release all Epstein-related files, with some redactions. Continue reading