WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders are poised to face their biggest challenges yet after a Democrat won the special election for Arizona’s 7th Congressional District, further narrowing the GOP’s slim majority and likely forcing action on the Epstein files .

Adelita Grijalva — daughter of the late Rep. Raul Grijalva, who previously held the seat — was declared the winner of a special election on Tuesday, bringing the House makeup to 219 Republicans and 214 Democrats . It doesn’t alter Republicans’ two-seat majority just yet, but it will offer Democrats rare opportunities to push Republicans into a corner on hot-button issues.

Top of the list: A bipartisan effort to release the Jeffrey Epstein files in full.

“We are hearing from voters that they believe the survivors deserve justic

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