"The House is speeding toward a vote next week on releasing files related to the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, a step that comes after months of resistance from Republican leaders."

PBS NewsHour

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"The bill ordering the release of all files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case is expected to come to a vote in the House of Representatives next week and is shaping up to win lopsided, bipartisan approval despite President Trump’s steadfast resistance."

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"The Epstein case was back in the news this week after the House Oversight Committee released a cache of 20,000 documents related to Epstein, who died in a prison cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges."

Daily Beast

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"the very prospect of a vote in favor by the Republican-controlled House could spell serious political trouble for Trump, as it could fuel the clamor among his political base for the files to be unsealed and undermine their support for him."

The Guardian

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"The reopening of the government is coinciding with the reignition of the controversy around late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his ties to President Donald Trump."

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"Johnson's announcement that the vote would take place next week is earlier than expected."

The Guardian

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"Johnson’s announcement of an earlier-than-expected vote hinted at growing frustration among Republican lawmakers, many of whom are facing growing scrutiny from within their own party, Democratic lawmakers and the American public over accusations they are protecting child abusers."

Al Jazeera

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"Johnson revealed that representatives in Congress’s lower chamber would vote on whether to release the Department of Justice‘s Jeffrey Epstein case files next week."

Salon

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"Johnson's announcement that the vote would take place next week is earlier than expected."

The Guardian

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"The Republican leaders’ suggestion that he would move more quickly than expected to put the bill before the full House is a reflection of the growing sense of agitation among members of his party on Capitol Hill."

CNN

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"These e-mails clearly show that there are still a lot of unanswered questions."

PBS NewsHour

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"Despite efforts from Trump administration officials to persuade her, Boebert was not convinced to withdraw her support for the Epstein discharge petition."

MSNBC

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"It appears Trump administration officials’ lobbying of Boebert was not fruitful."

TPM

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"Grijalva’s signature sets off a series of steps which will force a vote in the House to release all the Epstein files in December."

Daily Beast

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"The discharge petition for a bill to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein got enough signatures on Wednesday to force action on the matter, setting the stage for a future clash on the House floor over the late sex offender."

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"The discharge petition, a rarely used legislative maneuver, will enable a majority of lawmakers to bypass the chamber’s Republican leadership and bring the measure to the floor—putting every member of the House on record with their vote."

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"Trump described the release of the emails as a ploy by Democrats to distract from the economic damage they caused by holding up government funding over extending federal health insurance subsidies."

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"Despite lawmakers being on the cusp of forcing a vote in the House to release all the Epstein documents, Senate Republican leaders have not committed to holding a vote in the Senate, even if it passes."

Daily Beast

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"The political furor around Epstein is, in part, a problem of Trump’s own making, perpetuated by the likes of the president’s own Cabinet members."

Washington Examiner

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"Trump's frantic behavior suggests that the release of the Epstein files will further singe his already equivocal reputation."

The Spectator World

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"Speaker Mike Johnson announced that the House would vote on the release of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein next week, following bipartisan support for the initiative."

Washington Examiner

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"The discharge petition to release the Epstein files has officially surpassed the crucial 218-signature threshold, clearing the way for a potential floor vote."

Daily Caller

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"With 218 signatures, lawmakers will be able to force a House vote on releasing the Epstein files."

The Blaze

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"The legislation would force the Justice Department to turn over all records related to Epstein within 30 days."

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"Speaker Mike Johnson said the House will vote on a bill to release all files related to the late financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein next week."

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"President Trump is making a last-ditch effort to kill a bill which could force a disclosure of the Jeffrey Epstein files on the same day emails were disclosed in which Epstein claimed the president had been spending time at his home with one of his victims."

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