"It was a strange day in the Capitol on Monday. The government seemed to be in the middle of a three-day hangover after a 43-day Spring Break saturnalia in Cabo. The Congress moved gingerly, like a man with a skull two sizes bigger than his head, and it seemed to be wondering if it yet could risk some solid food. The Senate was not in session. And the House of Representatives met only nominally."
"The president's monumental flip-flop on the Epstein files"Go on. Release them. See if I care. Nyah, nyah!"rather deadened the momentum that had been building since the shutdown ended and Adelita Grijalva was sworn in, and the discharge petition passed. Speaker Moses still maintained that a vote on releasing the files would come on Wednesday and the general mood was a weird combination of anticipation and lassitude."
Congress returned sluggishly after a 43-day Spring Break, with the Senate not in session and the House meeting only nominally. A presidential reversal on releasing the Epstein files sapped momentum that had followed the shutdown and the swearing-in of Adelita Grijalva along with passage of a discharge petition. Speaker Moses pledged a vote on the files on Wednesday while lawmakers displayed a mix of anticipation and lassitude. The House Rules Committee spent its time revisiting previously passed energy bills and approving a resolution condemning socialism instead of addressing Epstein materials, affordability, or appropriations. Rep. Jim McGovern unsuccessfully sought to refocus the committee and pressed for immediate release of the files.
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