A key House committee is looking into the investigation of the late Jeffrey Epstein for sex trafficking crimes.

During Mr. Trump's first term, his labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, resigned following criticism of his handling of Epstein's 2008 plea deal when he was a federal prosecutor in Florida. Epstein served 13 months in a jail work-release program after he was originally accused of sexually abusing dozens of girls and young women.

House Oversight subpoenas DOJ and Ghislaine Maxwell over Jeffrey Epstein investigation, seeking un‑redacted files. Maxwell deposition set for Aug 11.

How will Congress handle the Epstein files? How will Republicans sell the “big, beautiful bill?” And how might it all impact the 2026 midterms? Punchbowl News co-founder Jake Sherman joins Katy Tur to discuss what he says is one of the more interesting Congresses he’s ever covered.

Johnson said he wouldn’t allow a vote on a measure calling on the White House to release all the files until after Labor Day at the earliest to give President Trump “space” to release some

House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted that the drama surrounding late child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein “is not a hoax” and that lawmakers want to see justice for the victims.

In a Last Word exclusive interview, Bradley Edwards, an attorney who has represented over 200 survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse, reveals that he believes the Jeffrey Epstein birthday book with a letter bearing Donald Trump’s name as reported first by The Wall Street Journal is in possession of the Epstein estate.

A House subcommittee has voted to subpoena the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.