House Republican leaders who have tried to contain the furor over the Jeffrey Epstein files lost their grip on the matter this week — and surrendered control of the wider operations of the lower

President Donald Trump has called the persistent controversy around his connection to Jeffrey Epstein a “scam.” In a Truth Social post on Thursday, the president claimed it was the “Radical Left Democrats” who were trying to distract from his political achievements by focusing on the mysterious Epstein files.

As Democrats turn up the heat on President Donald Trump's Jeffrey Epstein controversy, more Republicans are joining the pressure. But Trump deflected. Here's what happened in the White House this week.

President Trump late Thursday took another job at Democrats over the furor around his administration’s handling of the files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, calling the

The U.S. Department of Justice is set to meet again with Epstein's associate, Ghisaline Maxwell, as the controversy continues.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is weighing in on calls for the release of the files on Jeffrey Epstein's case. Johnson spoke to Major Garrett on "The Takeout" as legislative efforts to obtain the files from the Department of Justice progress.

The turmoil in Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein probe isn't going away anytime soon after the House Speaker ended the legislative session early before the August break.