Hailey Fuchs

NEW — David Oscar Markus likes the “big stage.” In representing convicted Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell, the Florida criminal defense attorney finds himself at the center of a political juggernaut that has overtaken Washington. politico.com/news/magazine/…

Victim or co-conspirator? House investigators grapple with the role of Epstein's assistant w/ @eorden politico.com/news/2026/05/1…

House Ethics Committee on GOP Rep. Cory Mills' case - the investigative subcommittee “has authorized more than 20 subpoenas, collected thousands of documents, and contacted dozens of witnesses.” And they expect "additional relevant documents and testimony in the coming weeks and will take all necessary steps to conduct a full and thorough investigation." from @Hailey_Fuchs politico.com/live-updates/2…

Two female House Republicans who just helped oust a pair of colleagues facing sexual misconduct allegations are now eyeing GOP Rep. Chuck Edwards “ANY member of congress engaging in an inappropriate relationship with staff needs to go,” Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla) told @politico of the probe into Edwards Nancy Mace (R-SC) said it doesn't matter "if you have an R or a D beside your name" Edwards today said the “baseless allegations [are] designed to impact the campaign driven by those who want to settle old political scores.” He's facing a competitive race this November. more w/ @Hailey_Fuchs politi.co/4f3kCV6

VERY important context. Can't imagine Democrats would have agreed to a transcribed interview over a deposition had they been included in conversations with Bondi's legal team.

I'm told Pam Bondi will testify in a transcribed interview — not a deposition. Rules around making false statements to Congress will still apply, but the testimony will be less formal than what was expected under the subpoena.

NEWS — Former AG Pam Bondi will testify before the House Oversight Committee in its Jeffrey Epstein probe on May 29, a panel spokesperson said. Before her ousting, the committee voted to subpoena Bondi on a bipartisan basis.

Bernie Sanders’ campaign to block arms sales to Israel is demonstrating a sea change among Senate Democrats. He tells me in a new interview it’s fair to say he — not Chuck Schumer — is now leading Democrats on Israel policy. politico.com/news/2026/04/2…

Comer, for one, is opposed to a pardon. “I think it looks bad,” he said. “Honestly, other than Epstein, the worst person in this whole investigation is Maxwell.”

SCOOP — Oversight chair James Comer told me members of his panel are open to a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell so that she would share info with Congress. Robert Garcia said the move would be disrespectful to Epstein's victims + all Dems opposed it. politico.com/live-updates/2…

Hakeem Jeffries has sometimes struggled to escape the shadow of his esteemed predecessor. He stood alone in the limelight Wednesday, however, after engineering a feat of political hardball. "I'm very proud," Nancy Pelosi told me. politico.com/news/2026/04/2…

NEW: Tense talks unfolded on the House floor today between Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP holdout Lauren Boebert over FISA, per sources “The speaker of the House told me that I should leave these negotiations to those that are more experts in the subject matter,” Boebert (R-Colo.) told @politico Boebert says her FISA position is unchanged after the convo more w/ @Reporter_Mia politico.com/live-updates/2…

It is so difficult to get inside the inner-workings of the House Ethics Committee, especially on the record. A tremendous, deeply-reported deep dive here from @Hailey_Fuchs, who got panel members to defend their process and concede their shortcomings:

Scooplet in here — The House Ethics Committee quietly asked the Office of Congressional Conduct to drop its investigation into Cory Mills last November. The Mills probe has languished before the Ethics panel. politico.com/news/2026/04/2…

NEW — Amid a wave of 3 House resignations in under 10 days, even members who sit on the House Ethics panel wonder if they’re doing enough to keep bad actors at bay. politico.com/news/2026/04/2…

My head exploded—several times—while reading this article from @politico about David Markus, the lawyer working to free Ghislaine Maxwell (Jeffrey Epstein’s partner in crime). politico.com/news/magazine/…

In David Oscar Markus’ penthouse office, the wall is lined with framed images of the fictional boxer Rocky, Bernini’s statue of David, Jackie Robinson sliding into home plate and Yoda — all an homage to the lawyer’s affinity for the underdog. He counts Ghislaine Maxwell, the accomplice of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Markus’ client, among them. From @Hailey_Fuchs politico.com/news/magazine/…

.@Hailey_Fuchs profiles David Markus, Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense attorney — and digs into his yearslong acquaintance with Todd Blanche: politico.com/news/magazine/…

Why the Capitol Hill ethics purge is poised to spare Rep. Cory Mills — least for now. w/ @Hailey_Fuchs politico.com/news/2026/04/1…

The Hill ethics purge is poised to spare Cory Mills, at least for now. Both parties are signaling they'll wait for the conclusion of a House Ethics investigation. Mills told Johnson he was “unfairly lumped into this." @riley_rogerson @hailey_fuchs politico.com/news/2026/04/1…