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Here\u2019s how the two parties propose to fix that\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tHousing costs are crippling many Americans. Here\u2019s how the two parties propose to fix that\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/07\/vaccine-court-overhaul\/\" title=\"Her son\u2019s injury never got its day in vaccine court. Their lawyer is now advising RFK Jr. on its overhaul\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tHer son\u2019s injury never got its day in vaccine court. Their lawyer is now advising RFK Jr. on its overhaul\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/06\/border-family-separation\/\" title=\"Judge orders Trump administration to bring back 3 families deported to Honduras, other countries\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tJudge orders Trump administration to bring back 3 families deported to Honduras, other countries\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/06\/us-social-service-funds\/\" title=\"Feds can\u2019t withhold social service funds from 5 Democratic states amid fraud claims, judge rules\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tFeds can\u2019t withhold social service funds from 5 Democratic states amid fraud claims, judge rules\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/06\/old-arizona-abortion-restrictions\/\" title=\"Judge strikes down old Arizona abortion restrictions that clash with voter-backed guarantees\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dfm-title metered\">\n\t\t\tJudge strikes down old Arizona abortion restrictions that clash with voter-backed guarantees\t\t<\/span>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t\n<\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n<p>The letter obtained by The Associated Press says that lawmakers will be able to review unredacted versions of the more than <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/epstein-files-justice-department-trump-ed743598c320b94bd9d91631618678d9\">3 million files<\/a> that the Justice Department has released to comply with <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/epstein-files-congress-trump-house-297a66ce48bd2a67c571bc643e32ef71\">a law passed by Congress<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n<p>To access the files, lawmakers will need to give the Justice Department 24 hours\u2019 notice. They will be able to review the files on computers at the Department of Justice. Only lawmakers, not their staff, will have access to the files, and they will be permitted to take notes, but not make electronic copies.<\/p>\n<p>The arrangement, first reported by NBC News, showed the continued <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/jeffrey-epstein-survivors-congress-trump-5d980740245f935c994a90b8ce824642\">demand for information on Epstein<\/a> and his crimes by lawmakers, even after the Justice Department devoted large numbers of its staff to comply with the law passed by Congress last year. The Justice Department has come under <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/jeffrey-epstein-files-28a28aeebcfd49890e0810eb69992724\">criticism<\/a> for delays in the release of information, failing to redact the personal information and photos of victims and not releasing the entire 6 million documents collected in relation to Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>Still, lawmakers central to the push for transparency, described the concession by the Justice Department as a victory.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1405328\"  class=\"wp-caption aligncenter size-article_inline\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Justice_Department_Jeffrey_Epstein_55552.jpg?fit=620%2C9999px&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"A document that was included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, photographed Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, shows the 1953 Trust that Epstein amended on Aug. 8, 2019. 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(AP Photo\/Jon Elswick)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhen Congress pushes back, Congress can prevail,\u201d Rep. Ro Khanna, who sponsored what\u2019s known as the Epstein Files Transparency Act, posted on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Khanna has pointed to several emails between Epstein and individuals whose information was redacted that appeared to refer to the sexual abuse of underage girls. The release of the case files has prompted inquiries around the world about men who cavorted with the well-connected financier. Still, lawmakers are pressing for a further reckoning over anyone who may have had knowledge of Epstein\u2019s abuse or could have helped facilitate it.<\/p>\n<p>Epstein killed himself in a New York jail cell in 2019 while he faced charges that he sexually abused and trafficked dozens of underage girls. The case was brought more than a decade after he secretly cut a deal with federal prosecutors in Florida to dispose of nearly identical allegations. 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