News Summary

• House Speaker Mike Johnson drew criticism this week after initially backing the full disclosure of the government's Epstein files, then blocking a vote that would have allowed their release.
• His reversal comes amid growing MAGA tensions as President Trump calls the Epstein saga "boring" and urges his base to move on.
• Donald Trump has suggested that the Biden administration may have tampered with the Jeffrey Epstein files during Joe Biden's term as president.
• Rep. Jeff Van Drew has become the latest Republican to join the cosponsors on Rep. Thomas Massie's legislation to force the release of the Epstein files.