TPPA Weekly Washington Report – 07/28/25

The Epstein Files bring the House screeching to a halt, even as the media drives the narrative forward and a House committee votes to subpoena the DOJ for the files … Trump announces new blockbuster trade deals with Japan and the EU, but says his patience with Russian dictator Putin is wearing thin and he’s cutting the 50-day timeline substantially … the Senate has 144 Trump nominees waiting to be confirmed — will Majority Leader Thune cancel the August recess and make them stay to confirm nominees one vote at a time? … All this and more.