US House to vote next week on bill compelling release of Epstein files

Mike Johnson announces move hours after swearing in Adelita Grijalva, Democrat whose signature triggered vote

Mike Johnson, the US House speaker, said on Wednesday he would put the bill compelling the release of government files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on the House floor next week.

We are gonna put that on the floor for [a] full vote next week, [as] soon as we get back," Johnson told reporters, as the chamber gathered to debate legislation to reopen the government.