Discharge petitions that bypass the Speaker’s control of the House were once rare. But they’re becoming common under Johnson.

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As the Senate approved a bill Tuesday to compel the Department of Justice to release all files related to Jeffrey Epstein another conflict was brewing on Capitol Hill between Speaker Mike Johnson and ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson has raised the possibility that President Donald Trump could veto a bill requiring the Justice Department to release files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson voiced his personal frustration after the Senate pushed through the Jeffrey Epstein disclosure bill without adopting changes he had urged, warning that the fast-tracked vote ...

WASHINGTON — Congress voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to pass legislation to compel the Justice Department to release its records related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein — a major ...

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Tuesday revealed his decision on the House's forthcoming vote on forcing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein. Johnson told reporters ...

“I was kind of frustrated by it — I said that publicly — but I have since talked to Leader Thune and the senators who were involved, and their motivation was pure,” Johnson said Sunday. “They were ...