WATCH LIVE: House Speaker Mike Johnson holds press conference
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House GOP leadership will hold a press conference at 10 a.m. on Wednesday.
HOUSE RELEASES 33,000 PAGES OF EPSTEIN FILES FROM DOJ
The press conference comes as lawmakers such as Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) push leaders to hold a vote to release the full files relating to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as leadership works to ward off discharge petitions.
The House is back in session on Wednesday and has a busy schedule with the Epstein drama, state redistricting battles, and President Donald Trump’s Washington, D.C. takeover.
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