Questions persist about how Jeffrey Epstein, who once moved among the world's elite, was able to avoid federal prosecution for so long. A timeline suggests some answers.

Interest in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation has exploded over the past month even as President Donald Trump urged the public and media to move on from a saga he sees as “pretty boring.

Brown answers five questions to help readers separate fact from fiction in a scandal that continues to capture the public’s attention.

During Mr. Trump's first term, his labor secretary, Alexander Acosta, resigned following criticism of his handling of Epstein's 2008 plea deal when he was a federal prosecutor in Florida. Epstein served 13 months in a jail work-release program after he was originally accused of sexually abusing dozens of girls and young women.

A House committee voted to subpoena the Justice Department for files related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The motion, introduced by Rep. Summer Lee (D-PA), passed in an 8-2 vote, with three Republicans siding with Democrats.

The US Justice Department's deputy chief interviewed Ghislaine Maxwell for a second day, discussing various topics.

Epstein, who killed himself in his New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial, sexually abused children hundreds of times over more than a decade, exploiting vulnerable girls as young as 14, authorities say.

The committee advanced the selection of a former Fox News host for a federal prosecutor post along with six other U.S. attorney nominees.