WASHINGTON —

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he wants to move quickly after the House of Representatives voted 427-1 to force the release of the Jeffrey Epstein case files, marking a rare moment of bipartisan agreement.

"As soon as we can figure out kind of where our members are," Thune said when asked if he would bring it up for a vote. "We're 'hotlining' the bill right now, and if the hotline comes back clean, we can obviously move it pretty quickly."

But even with that overwhelming vote, the files’ public release remains uncertain: the bill still must clear the Senate, be signed by President Donald Trump, and the Justice Department will ultimately decide what is disclosed and what remains redacted.

Pressure is mounting from both parties to make these files public. Rep. Ro K

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