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# What's in the batch of Epstein files just released by House
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/newshour/extras/congress-returns-and-faces-battle-over-epstein-files-1756851465/
- Published: 2025-09-03T01:15:56.000Z
- Updated: 2025-09-07T07:30:15.000Z
- Description: What's in the batch of Epstein files just released by a House committee
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: PBS News Hour, #ZZZ_Show_fe87d6dc-6a0c-4ffb-800c-e787276ea730, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_572ea701-9743-456e-abb1-453a6cd39cce, #extra

Congress is back in Washington and the clock is already ticking. Lawmakers have less than one month to avoid a government shutdown. Also on the table is a fierce fight over billions in spending cuts and the release of thousands of pages of Jeffrey Epstein case files. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports.