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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Jem Bartholomew

First Thing: Senate agrees to pass Epstein files bill after near-unanimous House vote

Sky and Amanda Roberts, brother and sister-in-law of the late Virginia Giuffre, with a sign 'Epstein Files Transparency Act' on a podium with mics outside in DC.
Sky and Amanda Roberts, the brother and sister-in-law of the late Virginia Giuffre, a victim of the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, pictured yesterday before the House vote in DC. Photograph: Annabelle Gordon/Reuters

Good morning.

The Senate moved swiftly yesterday to approve legislation that would force the release of investigative files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, hours after a near-unanimous vote in the House, almost wrapping up a bipartisan effort Donald Trump had fought for months.

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