Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson responded on Thursday amid reported blowback from members of his party over criticism they've faced for voting down a Democratic-led effort to force the release of documents related to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Johnson’s biggest challenge in passing the "recission" bill was a Republican fight over what information the Trump administration should release about Epstein.

Plus, Adelita Grijalva wins the Democratic primary in the race for a House seat in Arizona. The seat was left vacant by her father, Raúl Grijalva, who died in March.

The Justice Department's alleged lack of transparency in its Epstein memo has sparked frustration among many Trump supporters.

H ouse Speaker Mike Johnson is ramping up pressure on the Department of Justice to unveil all files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier who died in jail while faci

Donald Trump has asked the US attorney-general to unseal grand jury transcripts relating to Jeffrey Epstein as the administration tried to contain a backlash over its handling of files related to the late convicted paedophile.

The California Democrat wants the files released to the public following Trump's comments about the topic on Saturday.