WASHINGTON — In a rare bipartisan showing, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Tuesday on a bill that would force the Justice Department to release files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, after a monthslong battle that has shaken Washington.

The vote passed 427-1, with only Republican Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana voting nay on the bill. Two other Republicans and three Democrats did not vote.

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The bill was expected to pass with near unanimous support after President Donald Trump reversed his stance abruptly on Sunday, saying that Congress should release the files.

But in the days ahead of the vote, Higgins signaled he was considering opposing it. Last week, he told a reporter that the bill was "poorly written and it supports an ende

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