"What we refuse to do is participate in another one of the Democrats' political games. ... We are not going to let them use this as a political battering ram," said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) as he addressed the release of documents related to convicted financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He made this statement during a news conference with House Republican leadership on the party's legislative agenda. Speaker Johnson said that GOP members believe in "maximum transparency," but that it was important to protect the victims. Other topics addressed included claims of President Biden's cognitive decline while in office, implementation of President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the war in Ukraine.