WASHINGTON — In a rare display of bipartisan unity, Congress voted nearly unanimously to require the Justice Department to release its long-sealed Jeffrey Epstein files, increasing pressure on the White House and marking a major shift in the fight for transparency.

The House approved the measure 427–1. The lone dissenting vote came from Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., who argued the release could compromise the privacy of victims and individuals who were investigated but not charged.

Haley Robson, an Epstein survivor, said the vote represents long-overdue recognition for those who have spoken out for years. "I know everybody sees us today as grown adults, but we are fighting for the children that were abandoned and left behind in the reckoning," she said.

In the Senate, Minority Leader Chuck

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