US Senate approves bill to release Epstein files

WASHINGTON, DC - A protester holds a placard after the House voted 427-1 to approve the Epstein Files Transparency Act and the release of documents and files at the U.S. Capitol on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. The legislation instructs the U.S. Department of Justice to release all files related to the late accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. It now goes to the Senate for a vote before President Donald Trump can sign it into law. - AFP

WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Tuesday approved a House-passed bill ordering the release of federal files on Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier whose extensive alleged sex trafficking network fueled one of the country's most incendiary scandals.

The upper chamber of Congress agreed by unanimous consent -- meaning no vote was required -- to consider the bill passed when it arrives from the House and to send it without debate to President Donald Trump, who has pledged to sign it into law. - AFP