This Week in Congress!

Originally, the Senate was scheduled to be on a break this week, but has reconvened due to the ongoing government shutdown. The House canceled votes this week, but Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has asked his caucus to return to D.C. Speaker Johnson continues to refuse to swear in Grijalva, who would be the 218th signature for a discharge petition mandating a floor vote on releasing the Epstein files. House Republican leaders think Trump will be furious if the discharge petition gets that vote, mainly because it will be viewed as Rep. Massie (R-KY) besting the president. Regardless, the petition will fail in the Senate and Trump will never sign it.