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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.
Janet Mills will enter a crowded Democratic field of candidates hoping to unseat longtime U.S.
Republican Senator Susan Collins.
She would be the ninth Democratic candidate to enter the race.
The run has been the subject of intense speculation for several months.
On Friday, her team accidentally released a campaign launch video and other materials that were later removed from social media.
Those same announcements are expected to be officially released on Tuesday.
In the preview, Mills said she's on a mission to defeat Collins and help Democrats take back the U.S.
Collins will soon enter her 30th year in her seat.
This week, Maine's moderate Republican cast a record 9,750th straight vote in a row.
Congressional leaders have a now-familiar daily shutdown routine on Capitol Hill.
Blame the other side for the gridlock.