A day after President Donald Trump claimed a deal was reached with GOP holdouts, the House was yet again locked in a standstill over moving forward on a trio of crypto bills -- breaking a record for the longest House vote in recent history.

The stablecoin bill sets initial guardrails and consumer protections for the cryptocurrency, which is tied to a stable asset, often the US dollar, to reduce price volatility.

Republican conservatives dropped a two-day blockade of industry-backed crypto bills, opening the way for House votes on a series of measures backed by President Donald Trump.

Some Republicans have called for the appointment of a special counsel, as MAGA allies have raged over the handling of the Epstein investigation.

President Donald Trump will not recommend a special counsel in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, a White House spokeswoman said Thursday, turning aside calls for further action in an inquiry that has roiled the Justice Department and angered supporters who had been expecting a treasure trove of documents from the case.

U.S. President Donald Trump will not recommend a special prosecutor in the Jeffrey Epstein case, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday.

Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) praised Donald Trump for his "transparency" after the White House disclosed the president has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a condition that causes blood to pool in the veins.

President Trump asked Republican lawmakers how they felt about firing Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and they expressed approval for the firing, people familiar with the discussion said.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday it was "highly unlikely" he would fire Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve