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67 entries across the record carry this tag. Browse all dispatches, or jump to a group below.

Dispatches

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.

  • The Epstein Files Fight

  • 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.

  • "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.

  • 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.

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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.'

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.'

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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.

  • "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.

  • "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.

  • “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.’

  • "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.

  • “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.

  • "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.

  • "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.

  • "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.

  • “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.

  • “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.’

  • "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.

  • "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.

  • "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.

  • "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.