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5:05 PM ET, November 15, 2025

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Danny Nguyen / Politico:
Trump breaks with ‘wacky’ Marjorie Taylor Greene … The president continued to share several posts lambasting Taylor Greene on Truth Social into Friday night — including reposting comments that called the representative “a cheap political football,” a “sellout” and another that said her …
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Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Blasts Trump for Fueling Threats Against Her: ‘The Man I Supported and Helped Get Elected’  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) accused President Donald Trump of fueling and egging on “threats” against her as she said she's having discussions with private security firms amid …
Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
Trump Lawyer, 87, Offers Creepy ‘Not a Pedophile’ Defense of Epstein  —  LEGALLY SPEAKING  —  Alan Dershowitz is splitting hairs over the technical definition of “pedophilia.”  —  Emeritus Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz entered the latest public spat around the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein …
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
Fox News:
Trump gives ex-ally Greene new nickname after dropped endorsement, says she betrayed ‘entire Republican Party’
Jack Jenkins / RNS:
At least seven faith leaders arrested at Broadview ICE facility protest  —  (RNS) — 'I've got bruises all over my body,' the Rev. Michael Woolf, who was thrown to the ground and arrested by police, told RNS.  —  The Rev. Michael Woolf, center, is pulled from a group of demonstrators …
Discussion: The Morning Sun and Mediaite
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Jon Queally / Common Dreams:
‘Worst of the Worst’?  DOJ Figures Show 97.4% of 614 Detained Immigrants in Chicago Had No Criminal Record  —  President Donald Trump and his administration have claimed repeatedly that the immigration raids that have terrorized communities nationwide this year are focused on getting the …
Discussion: KDFX-TV and Chicago Tribune
Reuters:
Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protest outside Chicago-area ICE facility
New York Times:
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.
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
November 14, 2025  —  In a transparent attempt to distract from the many times his own name appears …
Discussion: MSNBC
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Force A Referendum On The Epstein Coverup
Discussion: New Yorker and Politico
Norman Eisen / The Contrarian:
We will reveal the Trump-Epstein files—with Contrarian help!
Discussion: The Daily Caller and NewsMax.com
Chicago Tribune:
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 …
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Josh Campbell / CNN:   As ICE escalates its tactics, are federal agents truly ‘untouchable’ in the eyes of the law?
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
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.
Marc Caputo / Axios:
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.
Discussion: The Guardian and New York Times
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Associated Press:
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 …
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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Judge Orders Trump Not to Threaten University of California's Funding
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
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.
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Justin Glawe / Public Notice:
The hysteria over Biden's pardons seems extra ridiculous now  —  This bonus Saturday edition of Public Notice is free thanks to paid subscribers.  If you enjoy the newsletter but aren't yet one, please click the button below to sign up and support our work ⬇️  —  🔥 Subscribe to PN 🔥
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Associated Press:
Justice Department quietly replaced ‘identical’ Trump signatures on recent pardons
Discussion: The Guardian
Marcia Brown / Politico:
Food stamps are back, but millions will soon lose benefits permanently … The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides an average of $6 per day for nearly 42 million people, roughly 40 percent of whom are children. … Tens of thousands of legal immigrants will also lose access to the program under the law.
Discussion: The City
Zach Everson / Forbes:
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” …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Jason Wilson / The Guardian:
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 …
Vox:
The insidious strategy behind Nick Fuentes's shocking rise  —  For the past few weeks, conservatives have been having a heated and divisive debate about antisemitism and the sorts of characters that can or cannot be part of the Republican Party.  At the center of this argument …
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Robert Draper / New York Times:   Once He Was ‘Just Asking Questions.’ Now Tucker Carlson Is the Question.
David Herzberg / New York Times:
I Am a Drug Historian.  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.
Wall Street Journal:
He's Called ‘Little Trump,’ and His Tactics Are Rankling White House Top Brass  —  Bill Pulte, head of the agency overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has been making big waves from his low-profile post  —  Bill Pulte marched into the Oval Office this summer and delivered one of his signature performances.
Discussion: New York Times
Associated Press:
Homeland Security: Immigration enforcement operations are underway in Charlotte, North Carolina  —  A Homeland Security official says immigration enforcement operations are underway in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin confirmed that operations had started in the state's largest city.
 
 
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Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Trump explains how Charlie Kirk's murder changed his life
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Rich Calder / New York Post:
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New York Times:
Russia Tried to Cut Ukraine's Lights. Now It's Aiming for the Heat.
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Punchbowl News:
11/15/2025 📝 The Readback  —  Welcome to The Readback, our weekend digest featuring …
Discussion: New York Times
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Preservationists sue Trump over plans to paint Eisenhower building
Discussion: Mediaite and Althouse
Washington Examiner:
Trump's National Guard deployments show enforcement works
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
Today in Politics, Bulletin 250. 11/14/25
The Guardian:
No 10 tells Labour MPs it expects support for tough new asylum policies
Frank Langfitt / NPR:
More liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans say they're buying guns out of fear
Discussion: RedState and Joe.My.God.
Vivian Jones / The Tennessean:
Complaint says Sens. Blackburn, Hagerty broke ethics rules voting for ‘financial windfall’
Discussion: NBC News
Josh Funk / Associated Press:
USDA data casts doubt on China's soybean purchase promises touted by Trump
Discussion: Fortune
 

 
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