{
  "id": 18421743,
  "title": "Epstein Files Showdown Looms as Thomas Massie Vows to Secure 218 Signatures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/epstein-files-showdown-looms-as-thomas-massie-vows-to-secure-218",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-06T02:18:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/jeffrey-epstein-files-thomas-massie-transparency-act-trump-218-signatures-12673881"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The effort to gain greater transparency into Jeffrey Epstein-related government records is set to reach a critical stage next week, according to Representative Thomas Massie. The Kentucky Republican is confident he will collect the 218 signatures required to force a House vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act II when lawmakers reconvene. The legislation, co-sponsored by California Democrat Ro Khanna, would enable Epstein survivors, state attorneys general, and authorized officials to sue the Department of Justice (DOJ) for alleged violations of the original transparency law.",
  "summary": "The push to force greater disclosure of Jeffrey Epstein-related government records could reach a critical turning point next week.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": "Expanding legal standing for survivors and state officials to sue the Department of Justice shifts the power to challenge government secrecy from lawmakers to external stakeholders.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}