Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters “bless his heart” Tuesday when asked if he would back Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) reelection bid, once again stopping short of an endorsement — and making a handful of veiled swipes at the Kentucky Republican.

Republican strategist and political analyst Susan Del Percio slammed House Republicans’ efforts to stonewall measures to unseal documents on Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday, arguing their tactics are actually “prolonging” criticism of Republicans among their base.

Trump calls Epstein scrutiny a "hoax," accuses critics of aiding Democrats, and says he no longer wants their support. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

House Democratic leaders on Wednesday stepped up their hardball criticism of President Trump and the GOP over the Jeffrey Epstein controversy, accusing their rivals of shielding pedophiles by not releasing federal files surrounding the case.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) may go from hero to zero in Donald Trump's eyes as a "rift" grows within the House GOP caucus over the Jeffrey Epstein files and Republicans side with Democrats in demanding transparency.

It's just the start of a summer recess for Congress, but already House Republicans are being asked questions back home about the push to release records related to the late Jeffrey Epstein.

The turmoil in Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein probe isn't going away anytime soon after House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday he is ending the legislative session early before Congress' August recess.

President Donald Trump will hold events with the president of the Philippines at the White House and then have a reception with Republican lawmakers on Tuesday. The president also continues to face backlash from his MAGA supporters over his administration's handling of files related to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.