Schumer begins his Senate floor remarks: "Today marks the first day of the House embarking on their Epstein recess and already the story Republicans hoped would quietly fade is growing louder by the hour...Today, on the heels of Speaker Johnson fleeing town to avoid accountability and following this damning report from the Wall Street Journal, I am calling on the Administration to provide a closed door briefing to all Senators on the Epstein files. The Senate deserves to hear directly from senior Administration officials about Donald Trump's name appearing in these files and the complete lack of transparency shown to date."(Craig Caplan)