Well, That Was Easy

Gary Rush holds a sign before a news conference on the Epstein files in front of the Capitol

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Today’s notice: The Epstein files issue comes to Congress and leaves shortly thereafter. What happened when a House Republican tried to rein in OMB. The White House press’s wild Tuesday. And: How Mikie Sherrill’s campaign handled attacks over Mamdani.

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So the Epstein files vote sailed through both chambers. Now what? Unanimous consent happened so quickly last night that Sen. Deb Fischer apparently missed it. “Did we vote?” she asked NOTUS. “I’m supportive of it. I hope it’s done.”

Everyone hopes it’s done. But will it ever be? “I assume this shifts the story to some place other than Congress now,” Sen. Jerry Moran said. Assumption or wishful thinking, it is Donald Trump’s problem once again… for now.

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“The fact that the approval was done so rapidly in both the House and the Senate leads me to believe the president will sign it quickly,” Sen. Susan Collins said.