Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-V.I.) is facing potential removal from the House Intelligence Committee after newly released files from Jeffrey Epstein's estate revealed she texted with the disgraced financier during a congressional hearing.

Why it matters: The GOP-led effort came after months of Democrats gleefully seizing on the Epstein files to go after President Trump, and just minutes after the House voted to release the files. • Democrats tried and failed to effectively quash the measure by referring it to the House Ethics Committee, but their motion failed in a 213-214 vote. • A final vote on whether to oust Plaskett from the panel is possible as soon as Tuesday night.

Driving the news: Copies of Plaskett's texts with Epstein released by the Epstein estate reveal that the two communic

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