The uproar over disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein could undermine public trust in the Trump administration, as well as Republican hopes of retaining control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections,

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said Sunday that there have been Democrats pushing for the release of files related to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein since 2019. In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,

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.

Johnson said he wouldn’t allow a vote on a measure calling on the White House to release all the files until after Labor Day at the earliest to give President Trump “space” to release some

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.

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

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.

The political divide over documents related to the late Jeffrey Epstein grew in the Senate this week, where Democrats pushed for transparency while Republicans argue Congress has limited power to release the files.