Senior Circuit Judge Jerry Smith delivered a scorching takedown of a fellow federal judge on Wednesday, accusing his colleague of "unrestrained ideological judicial zeal" in a ruling this week that struck down Texas's new congressional map.

The House voted Wednesday night to refer a resolution to censure Rep. Cory Mills, Florida Republican, for a variety of alleged transgressions to the House Ethics Committee.

President Trump signed the bill Wednesday evening that forces the Justice Department to release all the files it has from its investigation into deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking crimes.