Speaker Mike Johnson says fear had nothing to do with shutting down the House before a possible Epstein vote, but Democrats accuse him of stalling transparency and protecting Trump.

The Republican speaker truncated the legislative schedule for the week ahead of a summer recess, moving to deny Democrats the chance to force votes on whether to release the Epstein material.

Speaker Mike Johnson announced Tuesday that the House will be starting its summer break one day earlier than planned after legislative action in the chamber ground to a halt as Republican leaders sought to avoid votes on releasing information in the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Thomas Massie questioned Mike Johnson's motives after the leader of his own party bashed him over his resolution to release the files on Jeffrey Epstein.

We're not going to allow them to engage in that charade,’ House Speaker Mike Johnson says of Democrats’ attempts to force votes on Epstein

Another shutdown crisis is set for the end of September. Once again, Chuck Schumer really doesn’t have any good options.

Committee Democrats had planned to force a vote on a resolution calling for the public release of Epstein-related documents