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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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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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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
In shift, Trump says House should vote to release Epstein files — Trump's reversal came after key lawmakers said Sunday that support is growing in the House for the measure ahead of a closely-watched vote. — Key lawmakers say support is building in the House for a measure that would require …
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New York Times:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Extends an Olive Branch to Trump — The Georgia Republican, long a loyal Trump ally, had come under attack by the president after showing independence, notably on the government's investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. — Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene …
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Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 251
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Palm Beach Post, NewsMax.com, IJR, The Hill, Politico and The Gateway Pundit
Joanna Walters / The Guardian:
Marjorie Taylor Greene says Trump's remarks hurtful but hopes they can make up
Marjorie Taylor Greene says Trump's remarks hurtful but hopes they can make up
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Tara Suter / The Hill:
Johnson: Epstein push is Democrats' ‘entire game plan’
Johnson: Epstein push is Democrats' ‘entire game plan’
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RealClearPolitics and NewsMax.com
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
Associated Press:
Border Patrol official touts North Carolina arrests despite objections of local leaders
Border Patrol official touts North Carolina arrests despite objections of local leaders
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Casey He / Chicago Sun Times:
DHS vacates Naval Station Great Lakes command center: source
DHS vacates Naval Station Great Lakes command center: source
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ABC7, Block Club Chicago, Associated Press and FOX 32 Chicago
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.
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.
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Trump blasts Indiana state lawmakers for not pursuing redistricting efforts
Trump blasts Indiana state lawmakers for not pursuing redistricting efforts
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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 …
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” …
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Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump Defends Tucker Carlson After Nick Fuentes Interview — President Trump defended Mr. Carlson's friendly interview with an openly antisemitic white supremacist that prompted denunciations from some on the right. — President Trump defended Tucker Carlson on Sunday for his sympathetic interview …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Floats Venezuela Talks as US Labels Maduro a Terrorist — The US plans to designate a Venezuelan drug cartel it alleges is led by Nicolas Maduro as a foreign terrorist organization even as US President Donald Trump said Sunday that talks with the government may be possible.
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Ben Finley / Associated Press:
Aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela
Aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela
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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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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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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 …
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The Independent
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.
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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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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