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WATCH: 'Yield, man.' Speaker Johnson calls on Democratic mayors to let troops into their cities

By Associated Press

House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a news conference Tuesday that he could not understand why any Democrats would think it’s a good political message to oppose the deployments.

House Democrats release image of alleged Trump birthday note to Epstein

By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

The House Oversight Committee has obtained the “infamous ‘Birthday Book’ that contains a note from President Trump that he has said does not exist,” the committee’s top Democrat said Monday.

Speaker Johnson says he misspoke about Trump being an FBI informant in the Epstein case

By Associated Press

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that he didn’t mean to suggest in a recent interview that Trump had or had not been an FBI informant in the case against disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Republicans planning a 'midterm convention' ahead of next fall's congressional elections, Johnson confirms

By Associated Press

The idea is to give Republicans a chance to make their case to voters, who tend to reject the party in power during midterm cycles.

Many of the Epstein case files that were just released by a House committee were already public

By Stephen Groves, Associated Press

The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday publicly posted the files it has received from the Justice Department on the sex trafficking investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, responding to mounting pressure in Congress to force more…

WATCH: Jeffries says he and Johnson had 'opening conversation' on budget talks

By Associated Press

Congressional Republicans need to garner some Democratic support to continue funding the government.

Congress is in August recess, but tensions lie ahead on spending and Trump nominations

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet at the U.S. Capitol can’t mask the partisan tensions that are brewing on government funding and President Donald Trump’s nominees.

WATCH: White House holds news briefing as House ends session early over Epstein vote

By David Klepper, Eric Tucker, Chris Megerian, Associated Press

As the national intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard is responsible for guarding America's secrets and discovering threats from overseas. But when she made a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room Wednesday, her targets were President Donald Trump’s political enemies.

Trump deflects Epstein questions as Johnson shuts down House, avoiding vote on files

By Geoff Bennett, Lisa Desjardins, Doug Adams, Kayan Taraporevala, Solveig Rennan

Divisions inside the Republican Party over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation boiled over on Capitol Hill. Speaker Mike Johnson said the House won't take action before leaving town for the August recess at the end of the week. Lisa Desjardins reports…

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Johnson shuts down House for the summer to sideline calls for Epstein transparency

By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

House Speaker Mike Johnson is rebuffing pressure to act on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, instead sending members home early for a month-long break from Washington.