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.

Plus, Adelita Grijalva wins the Democratic primary in the race for a House seat in Arizona. The seat was left vacant by her father, Raúl Grijalva, who died in March.

Johnson’s biggest challenge in passing the "recission" bill was a Republican fight over what information the Trump administration should release about Epstein.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday joined the chorus of Trump-friendly voices urging the administration to release files related to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The big picture: President Trump has urged his rattled base not to "waste [t]ime" over the case,

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is weighing support for legislation that would make additional details about convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein public, The Hill reported Thursday. According to the report,

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is seeking to close the distance between himself and President Trump when it comes to the release of the government’s files on Jeffrey Epstein, the pedophile financier whose sordid case has rattled the MAGA movement in recent days.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) is moving forward with plans to force a vote on requiring the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, despite attempts by President Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.

Congress had until the end of day on Friday to pass the rescissions request, or the funding would have had to be spent as originally intended.