oversight
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Dispatches
- March 4, 2026 · Dispatch
Mace's second subpoena targets the congressional sexual-harassment "slush fund"
Also on March 4, 2026, the House Oversight Committee passed Mace's second subpoena, targeting records from the congressional office that paid out sexual-harassment settlements on behalf of members, though the full House later voted 357-65 to refer the matter back to the Ethics Committee, effectively killing it.
- March 4, 2026 · Dispatch
"One of the greatest cover-ups in American history": Oversight subpoenas Bondi on Mace's motion (24-19)
On March 4, 2026, the House Oversight Committee voted 24-19 to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi on Mace's motion, as Mace declared the Epstein case "one of the greatest cover-ups in American history."
- March 2, 2026 · Dispatch
Mace questions Hillary Clinton in released Oversight deposition video
The House Oversight Committee released video of Hillary Clinton's Feb. 26 deposition on March 2, 2026. Mace's questioning, including a heated exchange over Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and 9/11, drew sharply conflicting reviews, with critics saying Clinton bested Mace and Mace's own camp calling Clinton 'unhinged.'
- February 24, 2026 · Dispatch
Mace says DOJ is withholding "terabytes" of Epstein records
On NewsNation on February 24, 2026, Mace said the DOJ had not released all the Epstein files and estimated the withheld material amounted to terabytes of data and potentially millions of documents.
- February 17, 2026 · Dispatch
Mace presses the CIA on any relationship with Epstein and Maxwell
On February 17, 2026, Mace sent a letter to CIA Director John Ratcliffe demanding disclosure of any relationship between the CIA and Jeffrey Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell.
- February 16, 2026 · Dispatch
Mace demands the unredacted Epstein co-conspirator memo from SDNY
On February 16, 2026, Mace sent a letter to U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton III demanding the unredacted 2019 SDNY memorandum on Epstein co-conspirators.
- February 12, 2026 · Dispatch
Mace demands DOJ explain why Epstein files were pulled from its public site
On February 12, 2026, Mace pressed the DOJ to explain why Epstein files had been removed from its public website, warning that one accomplice could not account for thousands of victims.
- February 11, 2026 · Dispatch
"It's creepy": Mace says DOJ is tracking which Epstein files members of Congress open
On February 11, 2026, Mace said the DOJ was monitoring which Epstein files members of Congress opened and when, calling the surveillance of congressional access "creepy."
- February 11, 2026 · Dispatch
"Your days are numbered": Mace demands release after reviewing unredacted files at DOJ
On February 11, 2026, Mace spoke out after reviewing unredacted Epstein files at the DOJ, warning that princes, former presidents, and billionaires named in the records would be held accountable.
- February 4, 2026 · Dispatch
Mace demands Bill Gates testify under oath about his relationship with Epstein
On February 4, 2026, Mace announced a demand that Bill Gates testify before the House Oversight Committee about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
- November 18, 2025 · Dispatch
"A historic day for every survivor": Mace on the House floor as the Epstein files bill passes 427-1
On November 18, 2025, the House passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act 427-1. Mace, speaking on the floor, called it a historic day for survivors nationwide.
- November 13, 2025 · Dispatch
Mace defies Trump pressure: "I was one of four Republicans" to sign the Epstein petition
On November 13, 2025, Mace publicly confirmed she had signed the discharge petition to force release of the Epstein files, standing firm after Trump pressured Republican signers to back down.
- May 20, 2025 · Dispatch
At her own surveillance hearing, Mace displays a 'naked silhouette' of herself: 'That's my body. You can see the silhouette.'
Chairing a House Oversight subcommittee hearing she titled 'Breach of Trust: Surveillance in Private Spaces,' Rep. Nancy Mace held up a poster-sized image she said depicted her own body, told the room it had been captured by hidden surveillance without her consent, and said no one had been arrested. She tied the image to her ex-fiancé, Patrick Bryant, who categorically denies her allegations; the matter is contested and in ongoing litigation.
- January 14, 2025 · Dispatch
"If you want to take it outside", Mace challenges Rep. Jasmine Crockett at a House Oversight meeting
At the House Oversight Committee's January 14, 2025 organizational meeting, Rep. Nancy Mace told Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) 'if you want to take it outside, we can do that' after Crockett said 'and chile, listen' while criticizing Mace's rhetoric on transgender people. A Democratic member moved to have Mace's words taken down as inciting violence; Chairman James Comer said the remark could just mean stepping out for a coffee. Mace said she meant a conversation, not a fight; Crockett's office called it a threat of physical violence.
- November 13, 2024 · Dispatch
"Come at me bro": Mace's most striking lines from the 2024 UAP hearing
Co-chairing the November 13, 2024 House UAP hearing, Rep. Nancy Mace put the alleged classified program name 'Immaculate Constellation' on the record, pressed a former Pentagon official on whether the government had reverse-engineered alien craft, and challenged the DoD's claim it had no crash-retrieval programs. The hearing's primary transcript is in the official GovInfo record.
- November 13, 2024 · Dispatch
Nancy Mace's UAP leadership recognized by journalists, Congressional colleagues, and UAP advocates
Mace has received documented praise and recognition for her leadership on UAP (Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena) from mainstream journalists, Congressional colleagues across the aisle, Pentagon officials, and key figures in the UAP advocacy community. Here is a comprehensive catalog of verified statements from the July 2023 and November 2024 Congressional hearings on UAP.
- July 26, 2023 · Dispatch
"Human or nonhuman biologics?", Mace's question that defined the 2023 UAP hearing
At the July 26, 2023 House Oversight UAP hearing, Rep. Nancy Mace asked whistleblower David Grusch whether the government's recovered remains were 'human or nonhuman biologics.' Grusch answered: 'Non-human.' The two-word reply made Mace the congressional face of a hearing that trended worldwide and set off days of internet memes.
Incidents
Epstein files floor speech and Oversight briefing (Sept. Nov. 2025)
In September 2025, Rep. Mace left an Oversight Committee briefing with Epstein victims early, describing a panic attack. On November 18, 2025, she delivered a floor speech supporting the House vote to force release of all Jeffrey Epstein files.
September 2, 2025 · Incident
The Epstein Files Fight
July 15, 2025 · Incident
The 'Breach of Trust' surveillance hearing & the silhouette photo (May 20, 2025)
On May 20, 2025, roughly three months after her House floor speech, Rep. Mace chaired a House Oversight subcommittee hearing she titled 'Breach of Trust: Surveillance in Private Spaces' and used it to repeat her accusations against her ex-fiancé Patrick Bryant, including by holding up a poster-sized 'silhouette' image she said depicted her own body, taken without her consent. Bryant and the other named men deny all allegations; the matters are contested and in ongoing litigation.
May 20, 2025 · Incident
"What is a woman?", Mace's recurring hearing-room test
Across at least six House Oversight appearances from June 2024 to March 2026, Rep. Nancy Mace pressed an adversarial witness, Maya Wiley, Martin O'Malley, Fatima Goss Graves, Gov. Tim Walz (twice), and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, to answer 'What is a woman?' on camera. The clips, the verbatim exchanges, and her own posts are collected here.
June 27, 2024 · Incident
Nancy Mace and the UAP hearings
Rep. Nancy Mace chaired or co-chaired two major House Oversight UAP hearings, July 26, 2023 and November 13, 2024, and made a series of on-record statements about unidentified aerial phenomena, recovered craft, and alien technology. The 2023 exchange about 'nonhuman biologics' went globally viral; the 2024 hearing drew formal cross-aisle praise. In December 2024 she said alien craft 'has to be on the table' in the New Jersey drone controversy.
July 26, 2023 · Incident
Wiki & people
Epstein & the Files Vote
Mace's multi-year push to force release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, from the discharge petition through the 427-1 House vote, her in-person DOJ reviews, the Bondi subpoena, and the collision with Trump that ended her 2026 SC governor bid.
June 10, 2026 · Wiki
Lauren Boebert
U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado), one of four Republican signers of the discharge petition for the Epstein Files Transparency Act, faced Trump administration pressure to withdraw her support.
July 15, 2025 · Wiki
Marjorie Taylor Greene
U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia), one of four Republican signers of the discharge petition for the Epstein Files Transparency Act, who later reportedly resigned amid a feud with the Trump administration over her vote.
July 15, 2025 · Wiki
Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi served as U.S. Attorney General under President Trump and faced intense scrutiny from Nancy Mace over the Department of Justice's handling and release of the Epstein files.
July 15, 2025 · Wiki
Ro Khanna
U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-California) introduced the Epstein Files Transparency Act and co-led the bipartisan push to release unredacted files, alongside Nancy Mace and other lawmakers.
July 15, 2025 · Wiki
Thomas Massie
U.S. Representative Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) filed the congressional discharge petition to release the Jeffrey Epstein files and was one of four Republicans to sign alongside Nancy Mace.
July 15, 2025 · Wiki
Jasmine Crockett
U.S. Representative for Texas's 30th congressional district (Dallas) and a former civil-rights attorney. As Vice Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, the same committee as Rep. Nancy Mace, she has had several sharp public clashes with Mace, most notably the January 14, 2025 'take it outside' exchange.
January 14, 2025 · Wiki
UAP & the Hearings
Mace's role in the two House Oversight UAP hearings, the July 26, 2023 exchange that defined the moment, the November 13, 2024 joint hearing she co-chaired, her most striking on-record statements, the bipartisan praise she earned, and the internet reaction that followed.
December 17, 2024 · Wiki
Robert Garcia
U.S. Representative from California (D-CA) and ranking member of the House Oversight Committee. He has partnered with Rep. Nancy Mace on bipartisan Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) oversight and legislative efforts.
November 13, 2024 · Wiki
Tim Burchett
U.S. Representative from Tennessee (R-TN) and one of the most vocal congressional advocates for Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) transparency. He has partnered with Rep. Nancy Mace on bipartisan UAP legislation and congressional hearings.
November 13, 2024 · Wiki
David Grusch
Former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer and member of the Pentagon's Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Task Force who testified before Congress in July 2023 as a whistleblower, claiming the U.S. had recovered non-human biological remains from UAP crash sites.
July 26, 2023 · Wiki
Media coverage
Nancy Mace Blasts Bondi's Bid to Wriggle Out of Epstein Grilling
The Daily Beast reported in April 2026 that Mace publicly blasted AG Pam Bondi's efforts to avoid complying with the Oversight Committee subpoena, characterizing Bondi's response as stonewalling. The piece covers the period between the subpoena vote and Bondi's firing, as Mace continued her public campaign to compel DOJ testimony.
April 1, 2026 · Media
House Oversight Subpoenas Pam Bondi Over Epstein Files on Mace's Motion
CNBC reported on March 4, 2026 that the House Oversight Committee voted 24-19 to subpoena AG Pam Bondi on Mace's motion, after Mace declared the Epstein case would go down as 'one of the greatest cover-ups in American history.' The piece covers the escalation of Mace's fight with the Trump DOJ to a formal congressional subpoena.
March 4, 2026 · Media
Hillary Clinton Destroys Nancy Mace and Lauren Boebert in Table-Slamming Epstein Grilling
The Daily Beast characterized the March 3, 2026 House Oversight Committee deposition, in which Mace questioned Hillary Clinton about the Epstein investigation, as Clinton 'destroying' her questioners, with Clinton pushing back sharply and Mace reportedly acknowledging she lacked supporting documents for part of her line of questioning. Neither Hillary nor Bill Clinton has been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein; the piece covers Mace's committee conduct.
March 3, 2026 · Media
Nancy Mace: DOJ Is Withholding 'Terabytes' of Epstein Records
The Hill reported on February 24, 2026 that Mace, appearing on NewsNation, claimed the DOJ was withholding 'terabytes of data' and potentially millions of additional Epstein records, and that the scope of the case was 'much bigger than a prostitution and sex trafficking ring.' The piece captures Mace's continued pressure on the DOJ after Bondi's claim of full disclosure.
February 24, 2026 · Media
Nancy Mace Demands Immediate Release of Unredacted Epstein Files
FITSNews reported on February 11, 2026 that Mace, after reviewing unredacted Epstein files at the DOJ, publicly demanded their immediate release and stated that co-conspirator records had been redacted or were missing from the database. The report captures her remarks in which she told targets that 'your days are numbered.'
February 11, 2026 · Media
Lawmakers Demand DOJ Stop Tracking Their Epstein Files Searches
The Hill reported in February 2026 that Mace and other lawmakers demanded the DOJ stop tracking which members of Congress opened specific Epstein files and when, after Mace described the monitoring as 'creepy' and said the system logged every file access. The story drew bipartisan condemnation of the DOJ's surveillance of congressional oversight activity.
February 11, 2026 · Media
Why the Epstein Files Vote Was Deeply Emotional for Rep. Nancy Mace
WBUR's Here & Now interviewed Rep. Nancy Mace on November 18, 2025, the day the House passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act 427-1, exploring why the vote carried personal weight for her. Mace, who has publicly disclosed her own history as a sexual assault survivor, discussed her advocacy for Epstein survivors and her push to force the vote through the discharge petition.
November 18, 2025 · Media
Trump Pressures Boebert and Mace to Drop Epstein Discharge Petition Support
Axios reported on November 12, 2025 that former President Trump personally pressured Republican petition signers, including Mace and Lauren Boebert, to withdraw their support for the discharge petition to force a House vote on the Epstein files. The pressure came as the petition neared the 218-signature threshold needed to bypass Republican leadership.
November 12, 2025 · Media
Nancy Mace challenges Jasmine Crockett to a fight on House floor
Daily Beast reported on the January 14 House Oversight Committee meeting where Rep. Nancy Mace told Rep. Jasmine Crockett they could 'take it outside' during a contentious floor debate over transgender rights.
January 14, 2025 · Media
Jasmine Crockett calls out 'Karen' Nancy Mace as dispute ramps up
Newsweek reported on the January 14 House Oversight Committee dispute between Reps. Mace and Crockett, in which Mace challenged Crockett to take their debate 'outside,' and Crockett later called Mace a 'Karen.'
January 14, 2025 · Media
Crockett and Mace get into heated exchange over trans rights
The Hill reported on the January 14 House Oversight Committee meeting where Rep. Nancy Mace told Rep. Jasmine Crockett she could 'take it outside' during a heated debate over transgender rights and bathroom access.
January 14, 2025 · Media
UAP video turning point
NewsNation correspondent Ross Coulthart reported on the November 13, 2024 joint House Oversight/National Security subcommittee UAP hearing co-chaired by Rep. Nancy Mace, characterizing it as a 'turning point' in congressional awareness and signaling Congress's renewed intention to challenge the defense and intelligence community on UAP transparency.
November 13, 2024 · Media
UFO hearing: non-human biologics and UAPs
NPR reported on the July 26-27, 2023 House Oversight subcommittee hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, covering whistleblower David Grusch's testimony about alleged government recovery of non-human biologics and the congressional response including questions from Rep. Nancy Mace.
July 27, 2023 · Media
Have aliens visited Earth? After UFO hearing, Nancy Mace wants evidence she can touch
Post and Courier reporter Anna Byrd profiled Rep. Nancy Mace's role in the July 2023 House Oversight UAP hearing, where Byrd characterized Mace as 'a breakout star for her line of questioning that boldly went where no congressional hearing has gone before.' The piece explored Mace's efforts to secure tangible evidence of non-human artifacts.
July 27, 2023 · Media
Whistleblower tells Rep. Nancy Mace the government has recovered non-human biologics
ABC News 4 (Charleston) reported on the July 26, 2023 House Oversight hearing, covering whistleblower David Grusch's direct testimony to Rep. Nancy Mace about alleged government recovery of non-human biologics from crashed aircraft.
July 26, 2023 · Media
UFO whistleblower testifies before Congress
CNN reported on the July 26, 2023 House Oversight subcommittee hearing where whistleblower David Grusch testified about alleged U.S. government possession of recovered non-human craft, with Rep. Nancy Mace among the lawmakers pressing him for details.
July 26, 2023 · Media
UFO whistleblower admits to the existence of non-human biologics
NBC News covered the July 26, 2023 House Oversight hearing in which whistleblower David Grusch testified about the U.S. government's alleged possession of non-human biologics recovered from crashed aircraft, highlighted through video of his exchange with Rep. Nancy Mace.
July 26, 2023 · Media
Whistleblower at UAP hearing claims U.S. found 'non-human' remains
Roll Call covered the House Oversight subcommittee hearing on July 26, 2023, where whistleblower David Grusch testified about alleged U.S. government possession of non-human biologics recovered from aircraft of 'non-human' origin. Rep. Nancy Mace questioned Grusch directly on whether any recovered biologics were human or non-human.
July 26, 2023 · Media
House UAP secrecy hearing
The Hill covered the July 26, 2023 House Oversight subcommittee hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, where whistleblower David Grusch testified about alleged government secrecy surrounding recovered non-human craft and biologics.
July 26, 2023 · Media
Clips
?Pillaged and plundered by Somali pirates? four moments from Mace questioning Walz
A supercut of four verbatim moments from Rep. Nancy Mace's questioning of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz at the March 4, 2026 House Oversight hearing on alleged misuse of federal funds, from accusing Walz of the worst fraud scandal in American history to the "34,200% increase" math exchange.
March 4, 2026 · Clip
"What is a woman?", Mace vs. Gov. Tim Walz
A supercut of the full exchange from Rep. Nancy Mace’s questioning of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz at the March 4, 2026 House Oversight hearing, Mace’s question, Walz’s "prop" retort, and Mace’s closing line on fraud.
March 4, 2026 · Clip
"No baby, you are done", Mace cuts Pressley's mic from the chair
A supercut of two verbatim moments from the January 7, 2026 House Oversight hearing on alleged misuse of federal funds in Minnesota, Part I, Rep. Ayanna Pressley attempting to speak, and Chairwoman Mace cutting off her microphone.
January 7, 2026 · Clip
“A historic day for every survivor”, Mace as the Epstein bill passes 427-1
On November 18, 2025, as the House passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act 427-1, Mace told the floor it was ‘a historic day for every survivor across the country.’
November 18, 2025 · Clip
"Mayor Bowser, what is a woman?", four moments from Mace's DEI hearing
A supercut of four verbatim moments from Rep. Nancy Mace's questioning of D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser at the September 18, 2025 House Oversight Committee hearing, from the viral "I'm a woman, are you a woman?" exchange to Mace pressing on DEI language in D.C. code.
September 18, 2025 · Clip
“I don’t even want to be here”, six moments from the hearing she ran on her own lawsuit
A supercut from the House Oversight surveillance hearing Rep. Nancy Mace convened and chaired, a matter in which she is herself a party and key witness in related, ongoing civil litigation. From the chair she said she didn’t want to be there, named her litigation adversary, dared him to sue, pointed potential complainants to her congressional office, and gaveled the hearing closed.
May 20, 2025 · Clip
"You all have blood on your hands", Mace confronts sanctuary city mayors
A supercut of three verbatim moments from Rep. Nancy Mace's questioning at the March 5, 2025 House Oversight hearing with sanctuary city mayors from Boston, Chicago, Denver, and New York City, opening on her accusation, then her repeated "right side of history" question to multiple mayors, and Boston Mayor Wu's response.
March 5, 2025 · Clip
"What is a woman?", Mace vs. Martin O’Malley
A supercut of three verbatim moments from Rep. Nancy Mace’s questioning of former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley at the January 15, 2025 House Oversight Committee hearing on federal telework, Mace’s challenge, O’Malley’s “distinguished woman” dodge, and Mace pressing again.
January 15, 2025 · Clip
"If you want to take it outside", Mace challenges Rep. Jasmine Crockett
At the January 14, 2025 House Oversight Committee organizational meeting, Rep. Nancy Mace told Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) "if you want to take it outside, we can do that," after Crockett said "and chile, listen" while criticizing Mace's rhetoric on transgender people. A Democratic member moved to have Mace's words "taken down" as inciting violence; Mace later said she meant taking the conversation off the floor, not a fight.
January 14, 2025 · Clip
“Come at me bro”, Mace puts a classified UAP program name on the record
Co-chairing the November 13, 2024 House UAP hearing, Mace read an alleged classified program name into the record: ‘Immaculate Constellation.’ No public video of the hearing exists, so this is a quote card built from the official transcript.
November 13, 2024 · Clip
“Reverse engineer alien craft?”, Mace presses a Pentagon witness
At the November 13, 2024 UAP hearing, Mace pressed former Pentagon official Luis Elizondo on whether secret programs aimed to reverse-engineer recovered craft. He answered ‘Yes.’
November 13, 2024 · Clip
"You're full of sh*t today", Mace interrogates Secret Service Director Cheatle
A supercut of three verbatim moments from Rep. Nancy Mace's questioning of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle at the July 22, 2024 House Oversight hearing on the attempted assassination of President Trump. Cheatle resigned the following day.
July 22, 2024 · Clip
"It's not story time", Mace vs. Maya Wiley on defining woman
A supercut of four verbatim moments from Rep. Nancy Mace's questioning of Maya Wiley, President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, at the June 27, 2024 House Oversight hearing on employment discrimination, from the opening question to Mace cutting off Wiley's answer and reclaiming her time.
June 27, 2024 · Clip
"Human or nonhuman biologics?", three moments from Mace's UAP hearing questioning
A supercut of three verbatim moments from Rep. Nancy Mace's questioning at the July 26, 2023 House Oversight UAP hearing, opening on the biologics exchange, then her questions about government contact with extraterrestrials and the recovery of craft and bodies.
July 26, 2023 · Clip
"Where did you go to medical school?", Mace vs. Twitter CLO Vijaya Gadde
A supercut of three verbatim moments from Rep. Nancy Mace’s questioning at the February 8, 2023 House Oversight Twitter Files hearing, from her setup on Stanford and Harvard doctors censored by Twitter, to the viral medical school exchange with Vijaya Gadde, to Mace pressing Gadde on what authority she had to override doctors.
February 8, 2023 · Clip