Democrats on the Oversight Committee made a motion for the subpoena, just hours before the House was scheduled to end its work session.

Politicians from both sides of the aisle are increasing calls for the files tied to Jeffrey Epstein to be released.

The move comes as debate over the Justice Department's handling of the Epstein case has roiled Congress and the MAGA base.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump in May that his name appeared in Justice Department files related to financier Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender who died in prison,

A bipartisan effort to force a binding House vote on releasing the “Epstein files” has picked up Republican support, though just how many in the GOP ultimately support the measure won’t be

The request from the justice department to interview Ghislaine Maxwell is just the latest attempt from the Trump administration to satisfy the loud clamour for more information about the Jeffrey Epstein case that is coming from the president’s own supporters.

New polling shows bipartisan support for more information on the Epstein case as White House attempts to handwave the issue.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump would not recommend a special council to look into the Jeffrey Epstein case in the face of bipartisan calls for further investigation.

Republicans struggled to contain the fallout over the Epstein files, as House Democrats sought to take advantage of the issue while they head home on recess.