A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The Epstein files bill is now a law after a roller-coaster ride that ended with an ...

After months of fighting, US president Donald Trump signaled to sign the Epstein Files Transparency Act, passed by the House with just one dissenter out of 428 members voting for it, earlier Tuesday, ...

The president has reversed himself and encouraged lawmakers to vote for compelling the Justice Department to turn over investigation documents, but he never really needed their approval. By Luke ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

When it arrives from the House, it will be passed on to Trump's desk. The Senate late Tuesday afternoon agreed to unanimously approve the House bill that calls for the Justice Department to release ...

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Four women who have accused President Donald Trump of inappropriate sexual contact signed on to a letter sent to Congress on Friday by Jeffrey Epstein survivors demanding the release of all files on ...

The Justice Department's records related to Jeffrey Epstein are on their way to becoming public after President Donald Trump signed the "Epstein Files Transparency Act," but what could be in them, and ...

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WASHINGTON — One by one, a dozen survivors of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein stepped into the early morning sunshine outside the Capitol on Tuesday and called on House lawmakers to finally ...