Representative Lauren Boebert, one of the Republicans pressing for more Epstein disclosures, was summoned for a meeting in the White House Situation Room.
Despite considerable hand-wringing in the party about caving to Republicans in the government closure, some Democrats see potential upsides in the outcome.
The Senate voted Monday night to end the longest government shutdown in history after eight members of the Democratic caucus crossed the aisle and joined Republicans in passing a short-term spending bill.
The first and only woman to be speaker of the House also was the most powerful and prominent woman in Washington to effectively confront President Trump.
Senator Alex Padilla was being urged to run for California governor by influential groups in his home state, but he ultimately decided to remain in Washington.
Prominent Republicans rejected the views of Nick Fuentes, a white supremacist, though some refrained from directly criticizing Tucker Carlson for interviewing him.
The South Carolina congresswoman went on an extended shouting and cursing “tirade,” according to a police incident report, after security agents who were supposed to escort her failed to meet her as planned.
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