The House voted 427-1 to direct the Justice Department to release all files from its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a near-unanimous rebuke to months of Republican resistance that exposed strain in President Trump’s grip on his party. Hours later, Senator Chuck Schumer won unanimous consent to fast-track the bill in the Senate, clearing the way for Trump’s promised signature after he reversed course. The lone “no” was Representative Clay Higgins. GOP leaders called it a political show vote, and supporters doubted the department would truly release the records.

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