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fromAxios
1 week ago

Scoop: Mike Johnson wants changes after being outflanked on Epstein files

A surge in successful discharge petitions, including a 427-1 passage, is prompting House leaders to consider raising thresholds and tightening House rules.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

MS NOW's Lawrence O'Donnell Gloats Over Trump's Humiliating Surrender' on Releasing Epstein Files

Donald Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act after opposing it, prompting Lawrence O'Donnell to taunt him over his surrender and political humiliation.
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

House approves bill demanding Trump release Epstein files with only one dissenting vote

He did not go quite as far as he could have: he has the power to order the disclosure of these files without Congress's permission. The documents could reveal the involvement in Epstein's sexual trafficking network of dozens of wealthy and influential men, as well as the complicity of financial institutions, judicial bodies, and failures by authorities that allowed him to act with impunity.
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fromIntelligencer
2 weeks ago

What Happens After Congress Votes on the Epstein-Files Bill

Speaker Mike Johnson delayed swearing in Adelita Grijalva until her pledge to sign a discharge petition forcing a House vote on Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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fromIntelligencer
1 month ago

Johnson Seems to Be Stalling to Block Epstein-Files Vote

Mike Johnson is delaying Adelita Grijalva's swearing-in to prevent her becoming the 218th signature on a discharge petition for the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
fromIntelligencer
2 months ago

Mike Johnson May Want a Government Shutdown to Avoid Epstein Files Vote

We're now five days from a government shutdown, with no negotiations between the two parties in sight. At one point, President Trump agreed to meet with Democratic congressional leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, but then called the meeting off, saying their "unserious and ridiculous demands" meant it wouldn't accomplish anything. You'd still think that for the sake of appearances, the Republican leaders who control Congress would keep their troops in town in case of a last-minute deal to avoid a shutdown.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

'Appalling and Disgusting!' Epstein Victims Go Off About Ghislaine Maxwell Getting Transferred to 'Holiday Camp' Prison

A victim of Jeffrey Epstein said it is appalling and disgusting that Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker who helped the now-dead sex offender find women to abuse, was recently moved to a minimum-security federal prison and that anyone would consider pardoning Maxwell for her crimes. Anouska De Georgiou shared her disgust while speaking alongside fellow Epstein survivors on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
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