Some stories follow governments like shadows. Some stories whisper through hallways long after the lights are turned off. And then there are stories like the Epstein files, which do not whisper at all. They scream.

For months, those two words have hung over Washington like a storm cloud waiting to break. Officials avoided talking about them. Supporters demanded answers. Opponents pointed fingers. And the White House tried, again and again, to hold off the pressure.

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Then Wednesday arrived. And suddenly, everything changed.

President Donald Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a new law forcing the Justice Department to open its vault of records on the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The move shocked even his closest advisers because it marked a com

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