Updated November 18, 2025 at 3:13 PM EST

The House voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to approve a measure that would require the Department of Justice to release files regarding the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The measure passed by a vote of 427 to 1.

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., joined all but one House Republican to vote to release the files following an unexpected blessing for the measure from President Trump on Sunday. Trump's support was a dramatic reversal on a measure that previously deeply divided the GOP and has caused immense fighting among some of Trump's most ardent supporters.

The vote illustrates a rare win for Republicans willing to defy Trump, who has held a tight grip on the GOP-led Congress since his return to office. Republicans who supported the measure sa

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