A new Democratic member, Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, will get the petition over the finish line Wednesday. Still, if the bill clears the House, it's unlikely to pass the GOP-controlled Senate.

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday vowed to remove language from a bill to end the government shutdown that would allow, R-Ala., and seven other senators to sue the federal government. Johnson, a Republican from Louisiana,

Grijalva has vowed to provide the final signature needed on a lawmakers' petition to force a vote on a controversial bill ordering the release of all unclassified records related to Epstein held by Trump's administration.

The White House's list of 37 donors to President Donald Trump's $300 million ballroom project includes crypto billionaires, powerful financiers, tobacco companies, tech giants, media companies, longtime Republican donors and several of the president’s neighbors in Florida.