Fox News Politics Newsletter: House votes to release Epstein files

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House votes overwhelmingly to force DOJ to release Jeffrey Epstein files

The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to force the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release records related to Jeffrey Epstein.

It was the product of a months-long pressure campaign by Democrats and the bill’s leaders, Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif.

Several Epstein survivors were also present in the House chamber during the vote and appeared to burst into joy when the resolution passed.

All but one of the lawmakers in the chamber voted in favor of the bill, which passed by a vote of 427 to 1. The only “no” vote was Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., who posted on X shortly after to explain his decision…LEARN MORE.

Speaker Mike Johnson and other House Republicans voted with Democrats to order the DOJ to release its files on Jeffrey Epstein. (Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images; )

White House

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World stage

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Capitol

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Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., speaks alongside Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act in front of the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

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