A House subcommittee has voted to subpoena the Department of Justice for files in the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

The battle over releasing documents tied to the Jeffrey Epstein case has created a rare bipartisan push in Congress.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R–S.D.) said Wednesday House Speaker Mike Johnson (R–La.) will need to take responsibility for handling the escalating Jeffrey Epstein controversy that has effectively halted House activity until the fall.

The FBI and DOJ said they do not plan to make future public disclosures related to their review of Epstein's case, stoking outrage among Trump's most vocal supporters.

The House on Wednesday broke for its weeks-long August recess, closing up shop one day earlier than planned as the chamber remained in a logjam over the Jeffrey Epstein controversy. The lower

Donald Trump gave a startlingly low number when asked if he had a sexual "age limit" during a now-resurfaced interview with Howard Stern. Trump alleged that Carlson phoned him to say sorry after they had a public falling out on a key issue. A Texan father who moved his family to Russia to escape “woke” America has been sent to the front line.

The turmoil in Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein probe isn't going away anytime soon after the House Speaker ended the legislative session early before the August break.

The Department of Justice has contacted Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted associate to Jeffrey Epstein. Also, the House GOP is seemingly split over how to handle the controversy over the Epstein files. NBC News Correspondents Monica Alba and Sahil Kapur and MSNBC Legal Correspondent Lisa Rubin report the latest.