Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said Wednesday that he trusts the Justice Department to comply with a newly passed bill requiring the release of all files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I trust the judgment of the Justice Department to ensure that whatever files they release protect the victims,” he told reporters. “I think there are other items, perhaps materials that were acquired through grand jury trials, that perhaps they will have to make some decisions about,

Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) on Tuesday touted the Senate’s passage of President Trump’s signature domestic legislation, the “big, beautiful” tax and spending cuts reconciliation bill. “With this legislation, we’re fulfilling the mandate we were entrusted with last November in setting our country and the American people up to be safer, stronger and more prosperous,” he said on the floor following the vote. The budget reconciliation bill was narrowly approved in a 51–50 vote after a marathon

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) on Wednesday blamed Democrats for the pain of the government shutdown, including the upcoming lapse in SNAP benefits, commonly known as food stamps. “The Democrats own every one of these consequences,” he told reporters, pointing to their repeated votes against the House-passed continuing resolution. “Almost comically at this, the Democrats are still out trying to convince you this is somehow Republicans’ fault,” he said. “No one can say this is in anyway the fault of