We will reveal the Trump-Epstein files—with Contrarian help!  —  We have never in American history seen White House corruption on the scale that Donald Trump, his administration, and his cronies practice.  To take one example, Trump is raking in staggering amounts in his crypto businesses …

How to lobby Trump with Swiss precision: gifts, gold and gab  —  Forget retaliation: To cut tariffs President Trump imposed on their country, the Swiss sent a delegation of industry tycoons bearing gifts — a special Rolex desktop clock, a 1-kilogram personalized gold bar, and loads of flattery.

Judge bars Trump from immediately cutting funding to the University of California  —  The Trump administration cannot immediately cut federal funding to the University of California or issue fines against the school system over claims it allows antisemitism or other forms of discrimination …

Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’  —  When a masked man grabbed Ernesto Diaz's left shoulder and slammed him against a vehicle, he thought he was being robbed.  —  Diaz, 23, had been walking down Archer Avenue …

Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction … “Dan Wilson is a good man.  After more than 7 months of unjustified imprisonment, he is relieved to be home with his loved ones,” said Wilson's attorneys, George Pallas and Carol Taylor,in a statement to POLITICO.

Trump-Licensed Presidential Seal Beer Pong Set Could Violate Federal Law  —  Topline  —  A website that pays licensing fees to President Donald Trump is selling merchandise bearing the official presidential seal—including a $150 record player and $20 beer pong set with “Presidential themed balls” …

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Steve Bannon advised Jeffrey Epstein for years on how to rehab his reputation, texts show  —  Pair devised responses to public outrage about Epstein's criminal history, his treatment by the justice system, and his friendships with powerful people  —  Hundreds of texts over almost …

Once He Was ‘Just Asking Questions.’ Now Tucker Carlson Is the Question. … Last month, Tucker Carlson's genial interview with the white nationalist Nick Fuentes detonated a bomb that further fractured the Trump-era conservative movement he once helped galvanize.

Trump Organization Is Said to Be in Talks on a Saudi Government Real Estate Deal  —  The chief executive of a Saudi firm says a Trump-branded project is “just a matter of time.”  The Trump Organization's major foreign partner is also signaling new Saudi deals.

Trump Is Wrong About Fentanyl in Almost Every Way  —  It's one of President Trump's favorite stories: The Democrats weakened the borders, allowing Mexican drug cartels to smuggle fentanyl into the United States, where it devastated white suburban and rural communities.

Epstein, Fuentes and Trump's Political Erosion  —  Is this the beginning of the end for Trump and his MAGA base?  —  The release of thousands of pages of emails from Jeffrey Epstein has cast a spotlight back on President Trump and his relationship with Epstein.

Preservationists sue Trump over plans to paint Eisenhower building  —  The complaint alleges Trump's plan would 'permanently alter one of the most architecturally significant and historic structures in the Nation's Capital'  —  Preservationists concerned by President Donald Trump's public musings …

Epstein texted with House Democrat during Cohen hearing, documents show  —  Newly released documents from the convicted sex offender's estate include text messages from him that appear to influence the lawmaker's questions to Trump's personal attorney at a 2019 congressional hearing.  —  just now

No 10 tells Labour MPs it expects support for tough new asylum policies  —  Some backbenchers already opposing planned immigration crackdown seen as ‘economically and culturally illiterate’  —  Downing Street has warned Labour MPs it expects them to back radical plans to make the UK less attractive …

Complaint says Sens. Blackburn, Hagerty broke ethics rules voting for ‘financial windfall’ … A complaint has been filed with the U.S. Senate Ethics Committee claiming that eight U.S. Senators ― including Tennessee Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty ― violated Senate conflict …

November 14, 2025  —  In a transparent attempt to distract from the many times his own name appears in the documents from the Epstein estate members of the House Oversight Committee released Wednesday, President Donald J. Trump asked Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate Democrats whose names appeared in the documents.

Trump administration takes formal step toward freeing Tina Peters  —  President Donald Trump has threatened retaliation if Colorado doesn't release his political ally from prison. … DENVER — The Trump administration is taking an official step to spring election conspiracy heroine Tina Peters from prison in Colorado.

More liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans say they're buying guns out of fear  —  When Charles was growing up in the 1970s in Brooklyn, N.Y., his mother was so strict, she forbade toy guns of any kind, including squirt guns.  —  “I remember vividly, summertime …

USDA data casts doubt on China's soybean purchase promises touted by Trump  —  New data the Agriculture Department released Friday created serious doubts about whether China will really buy millions of bushels of American soybeans like the Trump administration touted last month …

Trump's National Guard deployments show enforcement works  —  First in Washington, D.C., and now in Memphis, President Donald Trump has surged federal law enforcement officers and National Guard to high-crime neighborhoods, and the results have been unequivocally successful: lower crime …

11/15/2025 📝 The Readback  —  Welcome to The Readback, our weekend digest featuring the best of Punchbowl News this week — a quick roundup of all our scoops, analysis and Capitol Hill insight you won't find anywhere else.  We've also included a few of our favorite outside reads from the week.

Halligan and Bondi push back on judge's suggestion that Comey grand jury materials were ‘missing’ … Halligan said that gap of more than two hours simply reflected the grand jury's discussions about the case, which are not recorded or transcribed.  —  “The period in question consisted solely …