House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted that the drama surrounding late child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein “is not a hoax” and that lawmakers want to see justice for the victims.

During Mr. Trump's first term, his labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, resigned following criticism of his handling of Epstein's 2008 plea deal when he was a federal prosecutor in Florida. Epstein served 13 months in a jail work-release program after he was originally accused of sexually abusing dozens of girls and young women.

The coils of the Epstein snare are tightening around Donald Trump, his lackeys in the Justice Department, and his desperate defenders in Congress.

A key House committee is looking into the investigation of the late Jeffrey Epstein for sex trafficking crimes

The case of Jeffrey Epstein, sex offender and former friend of the president, has blown up into a major headache for the White House.

How will Congress handle the Epstein files? How will Republicans sell the “big, beautiful bill?” And how might it all impact the 2026 midterms? Punchbowl News co-founder Jake Sherman joins Katy Tur to discuss what he says is one of the more interesting Congresses he’s ever covered.

A lawyer for more than 200 of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims called on Congress to subpoena his estate for the “birthday book” that allegedly includes provocative letters from his high-profile associates.

President Donald Trump freaked out, raging against Democrat members of Congress for bringing up his relationship with Epstein during a meeting with the President of the European Commission.

Despite efforts by President Donald Trump and his inner circle to move past the controversy surrounding Jeffrey Epstein, a bipartisan push in Congress could reignite the issue further