Meredith Lee Hill

NEW: House GOP’s Epstein crisis isn’t going away — it’s getting worse Some Rs are now so terrified of taking Epstein-related votes that leaders have lost full control of the House floor + are scrapping votes on key agenda items Other Rs want action politico.com/live-updates/2…

GOP lawmakers are heading to the White House tomorrow night for a megabill celebration with Trump, per sources WH invited House GOP conference W/ @Reporter_Mia

House will vote at 4:30pm tomorrow on two bills under suspension - after the Epstein blow up in Rules otherwise froze the floor leadership discussing possibility of House leaving early for recess Wednesday instead of Thursday, per sources but they’re working through issues…

🚨Some GOP members on Rules didn’t want to vote on Epstein amendments tonight amid Dem pressure — and felt leadership didn’t have a solution in place despite talking through several options today, per sources so current plan is no rule this week - a HUGE blow to GOP leaders who…

NEWS - House Rules Committee isn’t returning AT ALL tonight and likely not AT ALL THIS week amid Epstein + other issues, per sources Scalise confirms to me it’s “not likely” Rules return - meaning House would leave without advancing immigration and several other bills

House Republicans have discussed several possible options for Epstein-related measures in Rules tonight - but haven’t landed on anything so far, per sources Rules has recessed until likely 9:30/10pm with some members attending 7pm GOP steering mtg on Homeland chair race Rs…

House GOP hardliner Keith Self (R-Texas) signs on to Massie’s bipartisan bill push calling for Epstein doc release

Freedom Caucus Chair @RepAndyHarrisMD acknowledges GOP hardliners are still pushing leaders for an Epstein vote *this week* Re Speaker saying it WON’T get a vote until after recess, Harris replied “oh I doubt that” I asked if hardliners will kill a procedural floor move again…

NEWS: House Dems plan to force ANOTHER Epstein-related vote during 4pm Rules Committee meeting today Dems will AGAIN offer Massie/Khanna bipartisan bill calling for release of Epstein docs "There will be a vote," McGovern tells me politico.com/live-updates/2…

NEW - Speaker Johnson confirms no full House vote on Epstein doc release this week before lawmakers leave for recess “My belief is we need the administration to have the space to do what it is doing, and if further congressional action is necessary or appropriate, then we’ll…

Speaker Mike Johnson confirms House will give WH “space” to produce Epstein info “No” vote on the matter on the floor this week before recess, he says

The GOP megabill Trump signed July 4 would increase federal deficit by $3.4 trillion and cause 10 million people to lose health insurance, per CBO forecasts subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025/0…

BREAKING: Trump files promised libel suit against WSJ, reporters on Epstein note story. In federal court in south Florida. Doc: documentcloud.org/documents/2601…

Trump - who has personally boosted Elise Stefanik for NY governor - at WH bill signing: "Mike Lawler - Mr. SALT" "It should guarantee your district." "And you're on television. I'm on television. So this should be good for a couple of points."

TRUMP at WH crypto bill signing acknowledges the last-minute House GOP chaos that almost sunk it makes his feelings clear about several GOP holdouts "I said 'JD, how about you take it - 3 or 4 of these people, please? Cause 3 or 4 I cannot speak to. I just can't.'"

House passes public media, foreign aid clawbacks after Epstein scramble ow.ly/rRJq106gaoI