Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson responded on Thursday amid reported blowback from members of his party over criticism they've faced for voting down a Democratic-led effort to force the release of documents related to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

And nothing suggests a cabal like the news story du jour . The Epstein Files is fast-becoming the JFK of our time, only it’s playing out not in a lone Oliver Stone weekend movie-theater release but in our pockets and on our laptops, on airport cable-news broadcasts and bar-side phone-scrolling, the appeal of drama lapping the need for verification.

The Epstein controversy is the latest example of Massie creating a major headache for his fellow Republicans, following his opposition to the megabill. Just a few weeks ago, Trump and Massie actually appeared headed to a sort of political truce. But it was short-lived.

A Republican thorn in Donald Trump’s side is joining forces with a California Democrat to seek answers from the administration over sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie–whose opposition to the GOP’s budget bill last month led Trump to demand his exile from the party–teamed up with Rep.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is discussing backing a measure in support of disclosing more information related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, two sources told The Hill. Johnson’s

Certainly not Ron Wyden. But he’s one of many reasons, in addition to the aforementioned birthday card, why this is not going away. A second is that the Department of Justice just happens to have fired one of the prosecutors who worked on Epstein’s case.

While awaiting trial, Epstein was found dead in his jail cell — his death ruled by suicide. Conspiracy theories quickly spread, saying that he was murdered to protect the names of other powerful people who may have partaken in the crimes. YouTube: PalmBeachPost / Via youtube.com

The House Rules Committee advanced a resolution late Thursday night calling for — but not legally requiring — the Justice Department to release some information related to Jeffrey Epstein, as a

Elon Musk is once again weighing in on President Donald Trump and the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. See the latest comments.