Reporter's Notebook: Clinton contempt vote gains steam as Democrats join GOP in Epstein probe standoff

It all started back in the summer. A furor erupted over releasing the Epstein files.

The House began its summer vacation a day early. That halted spending bills. Congressional Republican leaders were concerned that bipartisan lawmakers wanted to attach provisions to the measures to compel release of the Epstein files.

But there was a weird détente — if you can call it that — on the House Oversight Committee.

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