A renewed push to force out the remaining Epstein files is running into a wall in Congress, which is bad news for anyone hoping for more disclosure soon.

• Massie read out 14 names he calls Epstein co-conspirators, including Leon Black, Les Wexner and Prince Andrew, to pressure the Justice Department to act.
• A year after the first transparency law passed, the government is still holding back more than 3 million files.
• A second bill would let ordinary people sue to force the release, something the first law left out — but it looks dead on arrival.
• The Iran war has pushed Epstein off the front pages, and polling suggests half the country thinks that was partly the point.
• The story is also a campaign weapon: Susan Collins took money from donors who show up in the files, and Democrats have mostly left that alone.

Outlook: Without a fresh wave of public anger, the discharge petition is unlikely to get the Republican votes it needs, and the files stay locked up.