Thune faces mounting pressures from House GOP on Epstein files and ‘Arctic Frost’ provision

Thune faces mounting pressures from House GOP on Epstein files and ‘Arctic Frost’ provision


Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is soon to come face-to-face with difficult political decisions thanks to the actions of House Republicans.

The House this week plans to pass legislation to compel the release of the so-called Jeffrey Epstein files that will come on the heels of a last-minute reversal by President Donald Trump, which for months has been a contentious point of debate among Republicans.

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The lower chamber is also expected to pass a separate measure to roll back a controversial provision tucked into the shutdown-ending funding bill entitling Republican senators whose phone records were surveilled in connection to the 2021 Capitol attack to each sue the federal government for $500,000 or more.

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