Claudia Rosales

The Senate quickly approved the bill by voice vote after the plan drew near-unanimous support in the House.

For much of the year, President Trump fought the release of the government records tied to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender.

But President Trump reversed his stance once the momentum shifted for passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

The legislation directs the Justice Department to release the records within 30 days.

allowing limited exceptions to withhold any information.

The bill's authors, Kentucky Republican Thomas Massey and California Democrat Ro Khanna, warn the Trump Justice Department will face legal action if it does not fully comply.

Claudia Rosales, NPR News.

Congressional leaders have a now-familiar daily shutdown routine on Capitol Hill.

Blame the other side for the gridlock.

That's Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

They're fighting a daily messaging war with little signs of a breakthrough to end the shutdown.

Senate Republicans want a handful of Democrats to sign off on their stopgap bill, but won't agree to their demands.

Democrats want an extension of the Affordable Care Act subsidies.

to keep health premiums from spiking soon.

Claudia Rosales, NPR News.