The subpoenas come nearly two weeks after one of the panel’s subcommittees voted to compel the Justice Department to release the files, just before the House left for its summer recess. House Speaker Mike Johnson publicly resisted the effort, arguing the Administration needs “room to act” before Congress intervenes.

The case of Jeffrey Epstein has never fully faded from public attention. Many Americans still have unanswered questions. The powerful connections. The mysterious death. And the long list of names possibly tied to his crimes.