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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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Marina Dunbar / The Guardian:
Trump's investigation into Epstein ties to political foes might be ‘smokescreen’, Republican says — Thomas Massie says move could be Trump's ‘last-ditch effort’ to keep Epstein files from becoming public — Republican congressman Thomas Massie challenged Donald Trump on Sunday over whether …
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NOTUS, ABC News, The Sun, NewsMax.com, The Independent, Washington Examiner, Washington Times, Axios, Politico and Mediaite
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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Washington Examiner, CNN, New York Daily News, America, America, ABC News, Associated Press, IJR, Politico, Fox News, PoliticusUSA, The Hill, Los Angeles Times, The Japan News, Semafor, CBS News and Breitbart
Punchbowl News:
11/17/25 ☀️ AM: … The crown prince will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday morning. The president will later host a White House dinner for the Saudi leader. … A Capitol Hill visit isn't yet locked in, but lawmakers are targeting Tuesday afternoon.
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Mediaite, Washington Examiner and Breitbart
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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The Guardian, The Hill, Reuters, Bloomberg, RTÉ, NBC News, Raw Story, Mother Jones and Semafor
New York Times:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Extends an Olive Branch to Trump
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Syracuse Post-Standard, RealClearPolitics, Rolling Stone, New York Sun, NOTUS, NewsMax.com, Bloomberg, New York Post, Mediaite, Joe.My.God. and The Guardian
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 251
This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 251
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Palm Beach Post, NewsMax.com, IJR and The Hill
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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NewsMax.com, New Republic, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Grabien and NBC News
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
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 and NewsMax.com
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
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CNN, IJR, The Daily Signal and Fortune
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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Washington Examiner
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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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New York Times, France 24, The Guardian, WCNC-TV, Newsweek, Reuters, IJR, The Independent, CBS News, Los Angeles Times, New York Sun, NOTUS, The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart, The Post Millennial and UPI
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.
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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Associated Press, The Independent, Los Angeles Times, Townhall, The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite
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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Ted Cruz sets stage for 2028 run with Tucker jabs — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is laying the groundwork for a 2028 presidential bid by leaning into his feud with Tucker Carlson — and staking out turf as a traditional, pro-interventionist Republican.
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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MyNorthwest.com, New York Post, UPI, NOTUS, Townhall, NewsMax.com, Raw Story, RedState, NBC News, Mediaite and New Republic
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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The Free Press, New York Times, The Guardian, Mediaite, Lawyers, Guns & Money, UPI, Straight Arrow News, The Sun, NBC News, The Hill, CBS News and Washington Examiner
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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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Washington Post:
Fight over abortion could doom Congress's health care plans — Republicans and Democrats are deeply divided over a potential change to the ACA subsidies. — Just now — Democrats emerged from the longest government shutdown in U.S. history with a hard-won promise from Republicans …
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Fortune, Commonplace, The Hill, Florida Politics, MS NOW and Politico
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 and YouTube
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 …
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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The Sun, United States Department …, UPI, RTÉ, Reuters, RedState, Fox News, The Post Millennial, Washington Examiner, The Japan Times and Newsweek
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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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Wall Street Journal, Axios, RedState, New York Post, UPI, NewsMax.com, NPR, Al Jazeera, CBS News, The Moderate Voice, The Sun and Salt Lake Tribune
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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Reuters and The American Spectator
