Will all the materials in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation see the light of day after Congress ordered its release? There's reason for doubt.

The California Democrat, who is considering a White House run, told NBC News his unlikely victory contains the building blocks of a populist vision that can "unite the left and right."

The White House on Tuesday defended President Donald Trump ’s “Quiet, piggy” insult to a reporter after she asked him about the Jeffrey Epstein files. “This reporter behaved in an inappropriate and unprofessional way toward her colleagues on the plane,” an official said in a statement. “If you’re going to give it, you have to be able to take.”

In an exclusive statement to Entertainment Weekly, a White House spokesperson alleges that, “Like all TDS liberals, Ana only cares about the Epstein files because she thinks she can weaponize it against President Trump," using an abbreviation typically used to describe "Trump Derangement Syndrome."

Saudi Arabia’s crown prince visits the White House for the first time since ordering the killing of a journalist. The House is set to vote to compel the Justice Department to release all the Epstein files. And, taps are running dry in Tehran as a water crisis forces Iran to consider evacuating its capital.

It also came after Trump officials and MAGA activists alike believed the Epstein saga had deflated from its high point over the summer, after Trump went back on his campaign promise to “release the Epstein files” amid swirling rumors of a major cover-up involving Epstein and his wealthy, well-known associates.

President Trump is ramping up pressure on Republicans to thwart a vote to compel the DOJ to release the Epstein files. Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), a member of the House Oversight Committee, joins Chris Jansing to weigh in,