The case of Jeffrey Epstein, sex offender and former friend of the president, has blown up into a major headache for the White House.

Epstein-related protests have been reported in Scotland, including a sign appearing outside his Aberdeenshire golf course saying "twinned with Epstein Island."

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The House is leaving Washington a day early for it's five-week August recess after tensions erupted over efforts to force release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Why it matters: Fallout from the debate over the Epstein files has effectively frozen House business.

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“Everybody knows that he knew Epstein at some point,” said Missouri Senator Josh Hawley. The House Oversight committee voting Wednesday to subpoena the Department of Justice for access to those Epstein filed.

The Department of Justice’s Jeffrey Epstein investigation continued to roil Washington on Tuesday, as the department pivoted—reaching out to jailed Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell—and the House of Representatives was dismissed early for its summer recess.

Several Inland Northwest representatives in the House are calling for the Trump administration to release more information surrounding the Epstein files.

Lawmakers from both parties are pressuring President Trump’s Department of Justice to fully release files related to Jeffrey Epstein.

House Democrats are requesting a copy of the alleged "birthday book" compiled for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein's 50th birthday.