House Speaker Mike Johnson announced overnight that he intends to hold a vote next week on a measure requiring the Justice Department to fully disclose its files related to the late convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The decision represents a notable acceleration of the process, signaling growing bipartisan pressure to bring long-sealed information into public view.

Johnson’s announcement came only hours after newly sworn-in Rep. Adelita Grijalva of Arizona completed a discharge petition compelling the House to take up the Epstein measure. Under normal House rules, discharge petitions require a waiting period that would have delayed the vote until early December. By moving ahead more quickly, Johnson effectively bypassed that timeline and placed the issue squarely on next week’s le

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