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On Thursday night, Republicans on the House Rules Committee sought to defuse political pressure around the explosive Epstein issue by adopting a non-binding resolution to possibly consider releasing the Epstein files in the future. It won't have the force of law and may never come up for a vote.
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In voting for President Trump's cancellation of $9 billion in spending they had already approved, Republicans in Congress showed they were willing to cede their power of the purse.
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The 51-to-48 vote came over the objections of two Republicans. The House is expected to give final approval to the package later this week, sending it to Mr. Trump for his signature.
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The House Rules Committee laid the groundwork for an eventual vote to call for release of the Epstein files, reflecting Republican uneasiness with the president's refusal to divulge information from the investigation.
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An even more intense battle is expected on the Senate floor over the nomination of a Trump immigration policy enforcer to a lifetime judicial post.
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