Top Items:
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Plays Hardball With GOP Lawmakers as Epstein Vote Approaches — Marjorie Taylor Greene says president is publicly targeting her to discourage other Republicans from supporting the measure — WASHINGTON—President Trump is making a last-ditch push to dissuade House Republicans …
RELATED:
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Many House Republicans will back a bill to release Epstein files, leaders of the effort say — Lawmakers seeking to force the release of files related to the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein are predicting a big win in the House this week with a “deluge of Republicans” …
Discussion:
CNN, IJR, Washington Examiner, The Japan News, PoliticusUSA, Politico, CBS News, Breitbart and NewsNation
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 251
Discussion:
Palm Beach Post, NewsMax.com, The Hill, IJR, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Examiner, TheGrio, Washington Times, The Independent, Mediaite, Crooks and Liars, Politico and Fox News
Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Trump shifts opinion as House gaining support on Epstein files vote
Trump shifts opinion as House gaining support on Epstein files vote
Discussion:
Axios, The Hill, The Parnas Perspective, ABC News, NewsMax.com, Mother Jones, The Independent, Raw Story and Semafor
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Trump's Republican Party insists there's no affordability crisis and dismisses election losses
Trump's Republican Party insists there's no affordability crisis and dismisses election losses
Discussion:
CNN, Fortune, The Daily Signal, IJR, The Daily Beast, Washington Post and Washington Examiner
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Johnson: Epstein push is Democrats' ‘entire game plan’
Johnson: Epstein push is Democrats' ‘entire game plan’
Discussion:
NewsMax.com
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 11-16-25: White House NEC Director Kevin Hassett, Sen. Chris Murphy, Rep. Thomas Massie and Ken Burns
‘This Week’ Transcript 11-16-25: White House NEC Director Kevin Hassett, Sen. Chris Murphy, Rep. Thomas Massie and Ken Burns
Discussion:
The Guardian, NewsMax.com, The Independent and UPI
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
GOP-led Epstein probe in House creates political friendly fire for Trump
GOP-led Epstein probe in House creates political friendly fire for Trump
Discussion:
Raw Story, Atlanta Black Star, People and The Japan News
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Gregory Bovino is exactly who E.B. White — author of 'Charlotte's Web' — warned us about — The Trump administration's Department of Homeland Security decided to terrorize another city this weekend, with Gregory Bovino heading to Charlotte, North Carolina, to engage in the very type …
Discussion:
Washington Examiner
RELATED:
Department of Homeland Security:
DHS Launches Operation Charlotte's Web to Target Criminal Illegal Aliens Terrorizing Americans in Charlotte, North Carolina — Sanctuary policies prevented nearly 1,400 detainers from being honored, putting criminal illegal aliens back on Charlotte's streets
Associated Press:
Border Patrol official touts North Carolina arrests despite objections of local leaders — A top Border Patrol commander touted dozens of arrests in North Carolina's largest city on Sunday as Charlotte residents reported encounters with federal immigration agents near churches, apartment complexes and stores.
Discussion:
Reuters, CBS News, WCNC-TV, Newsweek, New York Sun, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, The Independent, New York Times, IJR, The Post Millennial, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, Al Jazeera and UPI
Adam Wren / Politico:
Indiana Republican called out by Trump on redistricting is swatted … Fell said that around 5 p.m. Sunday “an email was sent to the Terre Haute Police Department advising harm had been done to persons inside a home, located in southeastern Vigo County,” Fell said.
Discussion:
Raw Story, Townhall and The Gateway Pundit
RELATED:
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Trump blasts Indiana state lawmakers for not pursuing redistricting efforts
Trump blasts Indiana state lawmakers for not pursuing redistricting efforts
Discussion:
New York Post, RedState, UPI, Politico, Washington Examiner, NOTUS, NewsMax.com, Mediaite, New Republic, Fox News and HuffPost
Kit Maher / CNN:
US military carried out 21st strike on alleged drug boat, killing 3 — The Pentagon on Saturday conducted the 21st known strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat, US Southern Command announced Sunday. — “Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was involved in illicit narcotics smuggling …
Discussion:
Straight Arrow News, New York Times, Mediaite, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Sun, Washington Examiner, The Hill, CBS News and NBC News
RELATED:
The Harvard Crimson:
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ — When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Ben Finley / Associated Press:
Aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela — The nation's most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal …
Discussion:
Axios, New York Post, RedState, The Moderate Voice, UPI, Associated Press, NPR, Al Jazeera, CBS News, The Sun and Salt Lake Tribune
RELATED:
New York Times:
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations — Under President Trump, an agency intended to keep Americans safe has diverted resources from combating child abuse, trafficking and terrorism. — The Department of Homeland Security has diverted thousands of federal agents …
Discussion:
New Republic, OutsideTheBeltway, Chicago Tribune and Bloomberg
Kathryn Carlson / Politico:
Ukraine has ‘no chance’ of winning war, Hungary's Orbán says — Ukraine has “no chance” of winning against Russia's ongoing invasion, and the EU's continued financial support for the country is “just crazy,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said.
Discussion:
The Guardian
CBS News:
Transcript: Reps. Tom Suozzi and Don Bacon on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Nov. 16, 2025 — The following is the transcript of the interview with Reps. Tom Suozzi, Democrat of New York, and Don Bacon, Republican of Nebraska, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Nov. 16, 2025.
Discussion:
The Hill, Mediaite and NewsMax.com
RELATED:
CNN:
Trump pulling out all the stops to welcome Saudi crown prince for first White House visit since Khashoggi killing — President Donald Trump is planning to receive Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the White House this week with all the trappings of a state visit …
Discussion:
New York Times
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Pentagon to Withdraw Some National Guard Troops From Chicago and Portland — The move comes amid court battles and objections by state and local leaders to President Trump's deployment orders. — The Pentagon is withdrawing hundreds of National Guard soldiers from Chicago and Portland …
Discussion:
The Hill, ABC News, The Economist, NPR, Washington Post, The Free Press, UPI, Breitbart, Oregonian, Task & Purpose, Joe.My.God., NOTUS, NewsMax.com, ABC7, CNN, Oregon Capital Chronicle, New York Daily News and CBS News
Sean James / Mediaite:
‘This Is Corruption’: ‘60 Minutes’ Reports Trump Pardoned Binance Boss After He ‘Enriched’ Crypto Business Tied to Trump Family — 60 Minutes reported President Donald Trump pardoned Changpeng Zhao, the founder and former boss of the Binance cryptocurrency exchange, after Zhao “enriched” …
Discussion:
CBS News
NBC News:
Epstein survivors push for release of files in new PSA, say fight isn't political — “While we are Epstein and [Ghislaine] Maxwell survivors, we are standing for so many victims of sexual assault and of domestic violence, as well,” Danielle Bensky said. — Several women who survived abuse …
Discussion:
The Independent
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
The Grift Bubble — A Political Theory of American Collapse — How does a country burst? To answer this questions, it helps to see matters as do the president and the vice-president: from inside a grift bubble. — As I traveled around the United States these last few weeks — Columbus …
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Epstein's emails are the end of America as they ruined it — The ex-skipper of Harvard, and the professor(s). A billionaire (from Silicon Valley), but not many wives — and featuring guest appearances by the MAGA publisher of Breitbart News, a former Israeli prime minister, a past president...and a future one.
Discussion:
Newsweek
