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11:15 AM ET, November 18, 2025

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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
New poll: Democrats lead the 2026 House generic ballot, and their edge widens when voters are reminded Republicans control Congress  —  This article reports results from the November Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll.  You can read our previous poll releases here.
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Kate Santaliz / Axios:
Scoop: Mike Johnson to back Epstein files discharge petition  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is reversing course and throwing his support behind a petition to compel the Justice Department to release all its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Axios has learned.
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Epstein files give Trump a taste of political mortality  —  It's too early to call President Trump a lame duck.  But Congress is ready to clip his wings over the Epstein files. … - The vote's inevitability led him to change tack, bless the vote — and look the weakest he's been since his inauguration.
Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Trump faces a splintering GOP — and rare dissent from his party  —  The House of Representatives on Tuesday will vote to release additional investigation files related to the deceased sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein.  —  Just now  —  For nearly 10 months this year, President Donald Trump's every wish …
Discussion: Alternet.org, NPR and Semafor
Skylar Woodhouse / Bloomberg:
Trump Tells Congress Don't ‘Waste’ Time on Obamacare Credits
Discussion: Axios and Washington Post
New York Times:
Trump Bows to Reality in Epstein Reversal, Beating a Rare Retreat
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
7 signs Trump is losing his groove
Discussion: MS NOW
Wall Street Journal:
How Marjorie Taylor Greene Alienated Trump
Robert Jimison / New York Times:   House Democrats Press for Vote to Bar Military Action in Venezuela
Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:
House Republicans race the Senate for a plan to lower health care costs
Discussion: New Jersey Online and MS NOW
Punchbowl News:
11/18/25 ☀️ AM: … During the last four months, the House Republican leadership …
Discussion: New York Daily News
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Words & Phrase We Could Do Without
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Suddenly, Everyone Agrees on Epstein
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
‘I am deeply ashamed’: Larry Summers to step back from public commitments after new Epstein emails
ProPublica:
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation  —  Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show.  Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
Discussion: Political Wire
Meredith Kile / People:
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: ‘Quiet Piggy’  —  The president had several tense exchanges with the press over the weekend, including pointing in the face of a female reporter  — President Donald Trump had several tense exchanges with the press over the weekend
Amanda Moore / The Intercept:
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say  —  A pardoned January 6 rioter has been charged with sex crimes against two children.  Andrew Paul Johnson was arraigned in a Florida court in October on multiple charges …
Discussion: MS NOW
ABC News:
Democratic proposed bill would put new restrictions on donations to Trump's ballroom  —  The bill would impose limits on who can make donations for White House projects.  —  The construction for the ballroom on the White House's East Wing as seen from the top of the Washington Monument, Nov. 17, 2025.
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Politico:
White House plans to release health bill and backs reconciliation  —  A senior White House official said the Trump administration intends to put forward a health bill and left open the possibility of using the fast-track legislative process of reconciliation for passage of health or tariff legislation.
The Atlantic:
Trump's Eye-Popping Postelection Windfall
Discussion: Alternet.org
Ryan Lizza / Telos News:
Part 1: How I Found Out  —  Olivia had just returned from a reporting trip—at least that's what she told me it was—and her Herschel backpack, the one with the flap that never quite closed properly, was tossed beside our bed, its contents scattered on the floor.
John Keough / This Week in Worcester:
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays  —  WORCESTER - Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
New York Times:
C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time  —  If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization.
Discussion: The 19th and Lawyers, Guns & Money
New Republic:
Trump Accidentally Stabs Vance in the Back as MAGA Erupts in Civil War  —  A civil war is unfolding inside the MAGA movement over Nick Fuentes, the neo-Nazi and white supremacist, and President Donald Trump just made it worse.  In an interview, Trump defended Fuentes in a way that will boost his standing inside MAGA.
Mark Jacob / Stop the Presses:
How the media ‘pardon’ political criminals  —  Donald Trump is on a pardon spree.  —  Did you plot to use fake electors to steal an election?  —  You get a pardon.  —  Are you a crypto king convicted in a money laundering operation who gave the Trump family a financial windfall?  —  You get a pardon.
Farnaz Fassihi / New York Times:
In Major Breakthrough, U.N. Security Council Adopts U.S. Peace Plan for Gaza  —  Russia and China abstained in the vote, which provides a legal mandate for the Trump administration's vision of how to move past the cease-fire to rebuild the war-ravaged enclave after two years of war.
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
U.N. Security Council approves Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza
New York Times:
When the G.O.P. Medicaid Cuts Arrive, These Hospitals Will Be Hit Hardest  —  Republicans created a special $50 billion fund to help rural hospitals stay afloat, but the biggest impacts may be in cities.  —  In a typical year, more than 100,000 Medicaid patients depend on the emergency department …
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump's $2,000 tariff checks would cost $450 billion, analysis finds  —  President Trump's promised $2,000 tariff checks would probably cost $450 billion but provide small boosts in both economic growth and employment, per a new analysis of the proposal.
The Bulwark:
MTG Won the Battle.  Can She Win the War?  —  MAGA means never having to say you're sorry.  —  We were all given cause to contemplate the fundamental ricketiness of the modern internet this morning, as a major apparent outage at web-infrastructure provider Cloudflare knocked out access to a bunch of high-traffic sites.
Discussion: CNN
 
 
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Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
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Wall Street Journal:
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Jory Heckman / Federal News Network:
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Trump's business empire goes global while he's in the White House
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Trump's team tried to walk back these false claims. He won't let them
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