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News: Rep. Mike Flood was unanimously elected as next chair of Main Street Caucus tonight at their internal meeting, per a source familiar.

The GOP conference will vote to formalize Garbarino’s chairmanship in the morning. Read Ellen M. Gilmer for more details ->

House Republicans head into their weekly conference meeting as members grapple with the Epstein files issue. Rep. Ralph Norman predicts summer recess will start early (it’s set to start Thursday). Rep. MTG says she won’t vote for a Sept. 30 CR and it’s a “failure” to ask them to

All the while, GOP Rep. Thomas Massie’s bipartisan discharge petition on releasing the Epstein files is a ticking time bomb for House Republicans. It’ll ripen (allowing signatures) right when lawmakers return from recess (early Sept) (just before the funding deadline)

Garbarino ratified by full conference. He’ll be the next homeland chair - Maeve Sheehey

the spox also said, Rep. Burchett sent a letter to Chairman Comer requesting a subpoena for Ghislaine Maxwell’s testimony... and Comer directed Burchett to introduce a motion to subpoena Ms. Maxwell for a deposition, allowing the Committee to formally consider whether to proceed.

House members are getting a big funding increase for personal security, Maeve Sheehey reports: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Republicans are talking about a full-year CR, followed by a series of "rifle-shot rescission packages," one after another, Rep. Jodey Arrington says. news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

The House is frozen over the Epstein files, and lawmakers are leaving early for their monthlong summer break. For @bgov: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Reminder to celebrate August recess by wearing your best sneakers tomorrow for the House’s annual Sneaker Day co-led by Reps. Moskowitz and Hunt!

House Republicans are starting work on a follow-up to their new tax-and-spending law, Speaker Mike Johnson told Bloomberg Government in a wide-ranging interview this morning. Read Jack Fitzpatrick 🗞️ for some initial takeaways @bgov: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

*SPEAKER JOHNSON SAYS HE IS 'DISENCHANTED' WITH FED CHAIR POWELL Bloomberg Terminal

NEW: Mike Johnson hasn't committed to bringing fresh border/immigration legislation to the House floor as key committee leaders begin work on a package to lock-in Trump's policies & broader GOP consensus is still building. More from our exclusive interview news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

“I'm not concerned this has any lasting impact inside the House,” Speaker Mike Johnson said of this week’s Epstein blow-up, shedding light on how he plans to rebut GOP Rep. Thomas Massie’s discharge petition when lawmakers return in September. For @bgov: news.bgov.com/bloomberg-gove…

Democratic Rep. Summer Lee moves to subpoena the full Epstein files at a subcommittee meeting of Oversight. And here’s the kicker: these are the Rs on the panel (most are not exactly known for their undying loyalty to leadership)

Higgins recessed the subcommittee without voting on this motion. Unclear if/when they’re coming back

Top panel Democrat Robert Garcia says the Epstein subpoena motion will definitely get a subcommittee vote today - “in the next 30 minutes” - and predicts it has a real shot at passing

Wow — this Epstein subpoena motion is agreed to 8-2 with Republican support

House Oversight Chairman James Comer says the panel's subpoena for the Epstein files will be issued "quickly," provides no date, but says the House's August recess "is going to be an opportunity for us to move even quicker."

Speaker Mike Johnson’s close alliance with President Donald Trump has underpinned his successes as speaker and given the president an unfailing ally in Congress. Maeve Sheehey and Jonathan Tamari spoke with Republicans about the Speaker's leadership: bit.ly/4omSuij