Although a congressional vote was not required to release the files - Trump could have ordered the release on his own - lawmakers in the House passed the legislation with a 427-1 vote. The Senate gave unanimous consent to pass it upon its arrival, sending the bill to Trump for his signature.

Congress is sending President Donald Trump a bill to compel the Justice Department to make public its case files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein

Two days after Trump abruptly dropped his longstanding opposition to the measure, the vote is all but certain to succeed, sending a resolution requiring the release of all unclassified materials on Ep...