Claudia Grisales

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer assailed the series of extreme truth social posts by President Trump.

That includes resharing a post calling for the hanging of congressional Democrats who previously served in the military and intelligence branches.

The backlash comes days after a video posted by Democratic Senators Mark Kelly, Alyssa Slotkin, and Representatives Jason Crowe, Chrissy Houlihan, Chris DiLuzio, and Maggie Goodlander.

In it, they said military and intelligence members can refuse the administration's illegal orders.

Claudia Rosales, NPR News, the Capitol.

The Senate quickly approved the bill by voice vote after the plan drew near-unanimous support in the House.

For much of the year, President Trump fought the release of the government records tied to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender.

But President Trump reversed his stance once the momentum shifted for passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

The legislation directs the Justice Department to release the records within 30 days.

allowing limited exceptions to withhold any information.

The bill's authors, Kentucky Republican Thomas Massey and California Democrat Ro Khanna, warn the Trump Justice Department will face legal action if it does not fully comply.

Claudia Rosales, NPR News.

Arizona Democratic Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva has said she believes the delays are directly connected to her plans to sign a petition that will trigger a vote to release files for the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender.

She joined Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries demanding to be seated ahead of the lawsuit filing.

Johnson rejects accusations he's stalling because of the Epstein files.

He's kept members away during the government shutdown and says Grijalva will not be seated until the government reopens.

Claudia Grizales, NPR News, the Capitol.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune now plans to tee up a 10th vote on the Republican stopgap plan to try to force a handful of Democrats to defect.

But Democrats are insisting Republicans negotiate a deal that addresses looming Affordable Care Act premium spikes.

Without hope of a bipartisan deal in hand, lawmakers are predicting that the government shutdown may not end anytime soon.