US: House to Adjourn Early Amid Epstein Scandal

House Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to adjourn the House of Representatives early as legislative processes stall due to the Epstein scandal.

The Republican-controlled House is shortening its last week of work before summer recess due to disputes over the release of government files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

Democrats had previously vowed to force a committee vote on whether to require the Trump administration to release all remaining files in the Epstein case. To avoid these votes, Republicans halted committee work.

Tim Burchett, a Republican from Tennessee, proposed issuing a subpoena from the House Oversight Committee to Ghislaine Maxwell to testify.

Johnson stated that the remaining files in the Epstein case should be released, but with protection for the identity of the victims.

Johnson accused Democrats of delaying action and playing "political games" with the Epstein case, while attacking Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, for collaborating with Democrats.

Massie and Khanna need the signatures of at least 218 House members to pass their Epstein bill in the fall.