CBS News – Epstein files bill will head to Trump’s desk after approval by House and Senate – What to know about the Epstein files bill:

• The Senate approved a House-passed bill that would require the Justice Department to release files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, effectively sending it to President Trump’s desk as soon as it’s formally transmitted from the House to the Senate on Wednesday.
• Mr. Trump said earlier this week he intends to sign the bill.
• The bill, known as the Epstein Files Transparency Act, would compel the Justice Department to publicly release files related to Epstein and his co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell within 30 days of it being signed into law, with some exceptions for survivors’ personal information and other sensitive material.
• Mr. Trump dropped his opposition to the bill earlier this week, opening the door for House Republicans to vote for its passage after months of stalling. It passed the House 427-1, and moved through the Senate unanimously. Despite their ultimate support, many GOP lawmakers denounced the vote as a stunt, arguing Democrats were seeking the documents to attack the president.
• The vote was the product of a lengthy effort to force the issue in the House, with four Republicans joining all Democrats last week to sign a petition to bring the matter to the floor. House Speaker Mike Johnson opposed the effort but ultimately supported final passage…”
• See also via Lev Shalev – Narativ – “…The release connects to a broader pattern documented in The Greatest Heist investigation: a network spanning 40 years of financial extraction, from the S&L crisis through 2008 to today’s economic instability. The Epstein files may finally show how systematic wealth transfer operated behind the facade of legitimate business—$80 trillion extracted from the American economy while institutions looked away…”
• See also CNN – “The Epstein files bill that passed today in both the House and Senate grants AG Pam Bondi the authority to “withhold or redact…any material that…would jeopardize an active investigation or national security.”
• See also Zeteo: “Trump’s demand for a ‘new investigation’ into certain Democrats gives the DOJ the perfect legal loophole to withhold entire portions of what is known as the ‘Epstein Files,’” says lawyer Bradley Moss, whose firm represents people who have been targeted by the Trump administration. “Transparency advocates and victims of Epstein and [Ghislaine] Maxwell need to stay on alert for the real possibility that what gets released will be incomplete, heavily redacted, and far from the full universe of information held by DOJ … The real test of Trump’s lame duck status will be how much Republicans push back when DOJ inevitably tries to claim an ongoing investigation warrants redactions and withholdings.” Indeed, per NBC News: “The legislation says the attorney general may withhold or redact any information that identifies victims or would jeopardize an active federal investigation.”
• See also multiple links via beSpacific – How Jeffrey Epstein used SEO to bury news about his crimes