US EditionHouse expected to vote on bill forcing release of Jeffrey Epstein files
- On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on whether to release Department of Justice files about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with procedural votes starting at 10 a.m. ET.
- A bipartisan discharge petition led by Rep. Ro Khanna and Rep. Thomas Massie reached 218 signatures to force a House vote after months of pressure following the July 7 DOJ memo.
- The House Oversight Committee's release shows more than 20,000 pages including emails where Epstein said President Donald Trump `knew about the girls.`, with victims' names redacted.
- President Donald Trump said he would sign a bill if passed, and with 400 votes the Senate would face pressure, though a Department of Justice probe could block the release.
- More than three-quarters of Americans want the files released, and House Republicans' vote marks their first major break with President Donald Trump this year, who backed it last-minute on Sunday.
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House orders file release
WASHINGTON — The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an effort that struggled for months to overcome opposition from President…
Behind the House Vote to Release the Epstein Files
The House has voted to tell the Justice Department to release the Epstein files, after President Trump caved to pressure from fellow Republicans. Our congressional correspondent Annie Karni describes how Trump’s inability to head off the vote is a sign that his movement is fraying.
U.S. House votes to force release of Epstein files
U.S. House votes to force release of Epstein files | 18 Nov 2025 | The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted on Tuesday to oblige the Department of Justice release all unclassified documents related to the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. On Monday, President Donald Trump ended his opposition to the plan by calling on Republicans in the House to support the initiative. Epstein, a convicted sex offender, was found dead in a Manhattan …
After nearly a year of delays, the House of Representatives has voted to approve a petition demanding the release of all Justice Department files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The petition was voted down by only one Republican. It now needs to be voted on by the Senate, and ultimately signed by President Donald Trump, who had resisted releasing the documents until Sunday.
All but one member of the US House of Representatives wants the investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to be made public. This was clear in Tuesday's vote. The Senate will forward the proposal to the president directly. Donald Trump has previously promised to approve it if it gets through Congress.
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