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Matthew Schmitz is the editor of Compact. The scourge of rising antisemitism in recent years has found its latest manifestation in the government’s release of millions of files about sex offender ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Tuesday that he plans to view a tranche of unredacted Department of Justice (DOJ) files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. DOJ allowed members of ...

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) said Monday she now understands “what the big deal is” after reviewing unredacted files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “I’ve not been one of the members ...