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• Trump compares Epstein files to Russia investigation in Oval Office meeting — During an Oval Office meeting on July 17, 2025, Trump reiterated claims that the Epstein files were written by Democrats and continued to attack his own supporters for demanding their release. He compared the Epstein matter to the Russia investigation, characterizing both as hoaxes designed to harm him, despite the Russia investigation's findings being corroborated by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and the Republican-dominated Senate Intelligence Committee.

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• House hearing on campus antisemitism featuring UC Berkeley, Georgetown, and CUNY leaders — The House of Representatives held its ninth antisemitism hearing since October 2023, questioning the leaders of UC Berkeley, Georgetown University, and the City University of New York about campus antisemitism, faculty hiring practices, diversity initiatives, and foreign funding. University leaders condemned antisemitism and described institutional measures taken. Democratic lawmakers criticized the hearing as "political theatre," noting the Trump administration's closure of civil rights enforcement offices and arguing the focus deflected from broader discrimination issues affecting other student groups.
• House Republicans hold hearing on campus antisemitism at UC Berkeley, CUNY, Georgetown — The House Republican-led committee held its ninth hearing on antisemitism in higher education, questioning the chancellors of UC Berkeley, CUNY, and Georgetown University. University leaders defended their institutions' responses to antisemitism allegations and emphasized their commitment to free speech protections. Republicans pressed the leaders on faculty discipline and foreign funding, while Democrats criticized the hearing as political theater and noted the dismantling of the Education Department's civil rights investigation capacity. The hearing was interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters.

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• House Speaker Mike Johnson calls for release of Epstein documents — On July 15, 2025, House Speaker Mike Johnson, a fierce Trump ally, called for the Epstein documents to be released, telling a rightwing podcaster: "It's a very delicate subject, but we should put everything out there and let the people decide it." Johnson joined a small but growing number of Republicans, including Representatives Chip Roy, Thomas Massie, and Ralph Norman, demanding more information be made public.
• House Speaker Johnson calls for Epstein files release after voting to block it — House Speaker Mike Johnson called for the Justice Department to release the Epstein files, saying, "We should put everything out there and let the people decide it." Johnson's comments came just hours after he voted with fellow House Republicans to block another attempt by Democrats to release the files.
• House Speaker Mike Johnson calls for DOJ release of Epstein documents — House Speaker Mike Johnson broke with President Trump by calling on the Justice Department to publicly release documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, stating "we should put everything out there and let the people decide it." This came after Attorney General Pam Bondi announced the department would not release an Epstein client list or further disclosures. Johnson's statement reflected growing conservative backlash over the administration's handling of the case, though Republicans voted down a Democratic amendment requiring Epstein file disclosure.

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• House Oversight Committee chairman uses digital signatures on investigation letters while investigating Biden's autopen use — James Comer, a Kentucky Republican leading the Trump administration's investigation into Joe Biden's use of an automatic signature machine (autopen), has been shown by NBC to have used digital signatures on at least 16 letters and subpoena notices sent to former Biden White House officials requesting interviews and testimony. Metadata analysis revealed all letters bore digitally inserted signatures. A committee spokesperson acknowledged Comer uses digital signatures for correspondence as standard practice but stated legally binding subpoenas always bear wet signatures. The discovery threatens to complicate Republican efforts to portray Biden's autopen use as improper.

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• House hearing on campus antisemitism featuring UC Berkeley, Georgetown, and CUNY leaders — The House of Representatives held its ninth antisemitism hearing since October 2023, questioning the leaders of UC Berkeley, Georgetown University, and the City University of New York about campus antisemitism, faculty hiring practices, diversity initiatives, and foreign funding. University leaders condemned antisemitism and described institutional measures taken. Democratic lawmakers criticized the hearing as "political theatre," noting the Trump administration's closure of civil rights enforcement offices and arguing the focus deflected from broader discrimination issues affecting other student groups.
• House Republicans hold hearing on campus antisemitism at UC Berkeley, CUNY, Georgetown — The House Republican-led committee held its ninth hearing on antisemitism in higher education, questioning the chancellors of UC Berkeley, CUNY, and Georgetown University. University leaders defended their institutions' responses to antisemitism allegations and emphasized their commitment to free speech protections. Republicans pressed the leaders on faculty discipline and foreign funding, while Democrats criticized the hearing as political theater and noted the dismantling of the Education Department's civil rights investigation capacity. The hearing was interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters.

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• Texas AG Ken Paxton threatened to arrest Democratic legislators for breaking quorum — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, in response to Democratic legislators' plan to break quorum to prevent a special redistricting session, threatened arrest. Paxton stated: "If Democrats ignore their duty to their constituents by breaking quorum, they should be found and arrested no matter where they go" and pledged his office would assist in "hunting down and compelling the attendance of anyone who abandons their office."

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• Democratic state lawmakers denied access to detention facility despite statutory right — Democratic Florida state lawmakers filed a lawsuit Thursday after being denied entry to the "Alligator Alcatraz" facility despite their statutory right under Florida law to make unannounced visits to state and local detention facilities. State Senator Carlos Guillermo Smith noted that Trump and Fox News were granted access 48 hours earlier for a promotional visit. Florida emergency management officials claimed lawmakers had no entitlement to visit because they were acting as individuals, not a legislative committee, and the facility was not under corrections department jurisdiction.

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• House blocks release of Epstein files — Republican lawmakers in the US House of Representatives voted to block a Democratic effort aimed at forcing the release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The amendment, proposed by Democratic members, sought to allow Congress to vote on whether the FBI's evidence, which includes various media and documents, should be made public. This decision reflects ongoing partisan divisions regarding transparency in high-profile cases.
• Republican House members block Democratic effort to release Epstein files — On July 14, 2025, Republican members of the U.S. House Rules Committee voted down a Democratic-led amendment that would have allowed Congress to vote on whether the FBI's Epstein evidence—including micro cassettes, computer hard drives, DVDs, and CDs—should be released to the public. The action blocked a procedural path to force disclosure of materials potentially relevant to the president.
• House Republicans vote down amendment to release Epstein files — House Republicans voted down an amendment introduced by Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna to force the Justice Department to release the Epstein files. The vote blocked a transparency measure despite public pressure.
• House floor vote rejected amendment to release Epstein files 211-210 — Rep. Khanna brought the amendment to release Epstein files to the House floor. The amendment was defeated 211-210, with Republicans voting to block release. The narrow margin indicated significant Democratic support and some Republican dissent, but the majority blocked transparency on the matter.
• House Rules Committee blocked amendment to release Epstein files — Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) introduced an amendment in the Rules Committee to release the Epstein files. The amendment was rejected, with only Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) voting in favor. Seven Republicans voted to block release: Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Erin Houchin (R-IN), Nick Langworthy (R-NY), Austin Scott (R-GA), Morgan Griffith (R-VA), and Brian Jack (R-GA). Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) skipped the vote.
• House Republicans block Epstein amendments to prevent floor votes — Republican members of the House Rules Committee met with Speaker Johnson and planned to vote down Democratic amendments on the Epstein situation to prevent them from reaching the House floor, a move that exposes Republicans to criticism of protecting Epstein.
• House Republicans block Democratic motion to release Epstein files — House Republicans voted twice during the week of July 14–18 to block Democratic attempts to force public release of all Epstein-related files within 30 days. Only one Republican, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, voted in favor of the release. The votes occurred amid growing bipartisan and public pressure for transparency regarding Epstein's associates and clients.

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• Democratic state lawmakers denied access to detention facility despite statutory right — Democratic Florida state lawmakers filed a lawsuit Thursday after being denied entry to the "Alligator Alcatraz" facility despite their statutory right under Florida law to make unannounced visits to state and local detention facilities. State Senator Carlos Guillermo Smith noted that Trump and Fox News were granted access 48 hours earlier for a promotional visit. Florida emergency management officials claimed lawmakers had no entitlement to visit because they were acting as individuals, not a legislative committee, and the facility was not under corrections department jurisdiction.

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• NASA announces it will not publish climate change assessments — Trump's NASA announced that it will not publish major Congress-mandated climate change assessments and reports on the agency's website, after saying earlier this month that it would do so. The decision reverses a prior commitment to transparency.