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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 …
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Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 251 — ... After Trump's disastrous string of days last week capped off by the terrible Laura Ingraham interview which infuriated MAGA on several different issues (chronicled extensively in previous Bulletins), he made things even worse with vicious personal attacks …
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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” …
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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Trump's Republican Party insists there's no affordability crisis and dismisses election losses
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Despite Trump's ire, House gaining support on Epstein files vote
Despite Trump's ire, House gaining support on Epstein files vote
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The Hill, ABC News, The Parnas Perspective, Newsweek, Mother Jones, Semafor and Raw Story
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
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The Guardian, UPI, NewsMax.com and The Independent
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Johnson: Epstein push is Democrats' ‘entire game plan’
Johnson: Epstein push is Democrats' ‘entire game plan’
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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
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Atlanta Black Star, Raw Story, 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 …
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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.
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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 …
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Fox News:
US forces kill 3 narco-terrorists in Eastern Pacific lethal strike operation targeting drug networks — Latest lethal operation brings total suspected narco-terrorists killed to 82 in ongoing campaign — U.S. forces carried out a lethal strike Saturday on a narcotics vessel operated …
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 …
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New Republic, OutsideTheBeltway, Chicago Tribune and Bloomberg
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 …
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
Axios:
Relief at the grocery store — Dozens of food items will no longer face President Trump's sweeping global tariffs — including grocery staples like coffee, some fruits and orange juice. … - Tariffs on food that the U.S. does not and cannot produce domestically have put more pressure on consumer budgets.
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Mother Jones
Amanda Chu / Politico:
Trump's broadside against health insurers is a cautionary tale for industry … Insurers' prospects of getting what they want - an extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies Democrats supersized during the pandemic - look bleak. Meanwhile, the 100 percent tariffs Trump threatened pharma with are still on hold, pending more deals.
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Axios:
How Ezra Klein's power play is guiding Democrats — New York Times columnist Ezra Klein isn't content with opining about the Democratic Party — he's positioned himself as a powerbroker inside of it. … - Through his columns, hit podcast, private briefings with Democratic lawmakers …
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.
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Newsweek
