Despite a deadlock over funding for the agency, lawmakers left town and left Democratic and White House negotiators to try to work out a deal in their absence.

Members of Congress sharply criticized the Justice Department over allegations that the department was tracking what lawmakers were searching for as they viewed unredacted versions of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Watch Pam Bondi's hearing live as Congress questions the attorney general on files related to Jeffrey Epstein that have exposed private information about victims.

Congress can begin reviewing unredacted versions of Epstein files released by the DOJ starting Feb. 9, according to a letter obtained by USA TODAY.

Members of Congress will be able to begin reviewing the unredacted version of the Department of Justice’s files on Jeffrey Epstein on Monday.

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed to testify in a House investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the Republican leading the probe said an agreement had not yet been finalized.

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President Donald Trump’s bid to block large institutional investors from buying single-family homes was left out of a sweeping bipartisan housing package that sailed through the House Monday in a 390-9 vote.

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to require proof of U.S. citizenship in the November midterm elections, which Democrats said would impose unnecessary burdens on American voters and concentrate electoral power in the hands of President Donald Trump.