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3:40 PM ET, November 19, 2025

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Marist Poll:
A Look to the 2026 Midterms, November 2025  —  Democrats with Double-Digit Lead on 2026 Generic Ballot  —  The Democrats currently have a 14-point lead against the Republicans among registered voters nationally on the 2026 generic congressional ballot question.  This has changed considerably.
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Politico:
‘Democrats are going to come to regret this’: After Epstein vote, Trump ready to attack … Her office did not respond to a request for comment, but a staffer told the Washington Post that Plaskett had received texts from Epstein, along with “staff, constituents and the public at large,” during a hearing.
New Republic:
Trump's Plot to Rig 2026 Is Falling Apart, and Boy Is He Mad About It  —  Suddenly, President Trump's effort to rig the 2026 midterms with corrupt gerrymanders appears in trouble.  A panel of judges just blocked the GOP gerrymander in Texas, which had added five seats.
Reuters:
Brutal New Poll Shows Just How Badly Donald Trump Is Tanking On Epstein And The Economy  —  The four-day poll comes as the president's grip on his Republican Party shows signs of weakening.  —  President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to 38%, the lowest since his return to power …
Discussion: Mediaite, Newsweek, SundayTimes and The Hill
Lakshya Jain / The Argument:   2026 is looking terrible for Republicans
Reuters:
US Justice Department will release Epstein files within 30 days, Bondi says
Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
What's next once Trump signs bill releasing the Epstein files
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:   Democrats see a plan to undermine elections in Trump's surge of federal agents in cities
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
“Quiet Piggy!”  —  Subscribe to Civil Discourse and become part of a community that believes …
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:   Trump is in Full Retreat
Alex Gangitano / Politico:
Who is the Democrat talking with Trump on health policy?
Discussion: The Hill, Bloomberg Law and Raw Story
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Ella Lee / The Hill:
DOJ admits full grand jury never reviewed final Comey indictment, further imperiling case  —  The Justice Department on Wednesday admitted that the operative indictment against former FBI Director James Comey was never presented to the full grand jury — a procedural error defense attorneys say should bar the prosecution.
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
Due to Botched Paperwork, Comey May Never Have Been Properly Indicted  —  ALEXANDRIA, VA—In a stunning admission, prosecutors in the James Comey case conceded that the two-count indictment against the former FBI director was never presented to or voted on by a grand jury.
New York Times:
Trump Loyalist Admits Grand Jury Never Saw Final Comey Indictment  —  Grand jurors have to vote on indictments to approve them, but a prosecutor told the judge in the case that only the foreperson formally approved the second charging document, a move that could cripple the case.
Axios:
Scoop: U.S. secretly drafting new plan to end Ukraine war  —  The Trump administration has been secretly working in consultation with Russia to draft a new plan to end the war in Ukraine, U.S. and Russian officials tell Axios. … A top Russian official told Axios he's optimistic about the plan.
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Financial Times:
US and Russian officials draft new peace plan for Ukraine  —  Proposal envisages major concessions by Kyiv and rollback of American military assistance  —  Christopher Miller in New York, Anastasia Stognei in London and Amy Mackinnon in Washington  —  The Trump administration and Russian officials …
Discussion: SundayTimes
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Trump plan asks Ukraine to cede additional territory for security guarantee
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The White House Gold Rush Is On  —  Here is a small selection of stories concerning either the president, a member of his family or a member of his cabinet.  —  This week, President Trump welcomed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia with a lavish reception at the White House.
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Steven Beschloss / America, America:
Snapshot: Trump Excuses Murder and Blames the Victim  —  Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman, culpable for the brutal killing of Jamal Khashoggi, enjoyed a warm welcome to Trump's White House  —  On October 2, 2018, Washington Post columnist and Saudi native Jamal Khashoggi was brutally murdered in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Release the Trump-MBS Call About Khashoggi?
Reuters:
The Charlie Kirk purge: How 600 Americans were punished in a pro-Trump crackdown  —  Two months after Charlie Kirk's assassination, a government-backed campaign has led to firings, suspensions, investigations and other action against more than 600 people.  Republican officials have endorsed …
Discussion: Alternet.org
Axios:
Republican to force vote on ousting GOP Rep. Cory Mills from committees  —  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) plans to force a vote Wednesday censuring Rep. Cory Mills (R-Fla.) and removing him from several committees, according to sources familiar with the matter. … Mace wants to do it for real this time.
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Ross O'Keefe / Washington Examiner:
House votes down censure resolution against Stacey Plaskett over Epstein texts
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Nancy Mace to force vote on censuring Cory Mills
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Trump's Tariffs Sent Trade Plummeting in August  —  The steep tariffs President Trump issued in August led to a contraction in imports and the trade deficit, newly released data shows.  —  President Trump's sweeping tariffs took a toll on trade in August, as imports of goods …
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Mother Jones:
This Is All John Roberts' Fault  —  Imagine: You are at a baseball game, but something is off.  When the blue team is at bat, the umpire calls every pitch a strike.  But when the red team is up, the umpire won't call a single one.  When a red batter hits the ball into a blue player's glove …
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Alan Feuer / New York Times:
F.B.I. Trainee Sues After Being Abruptly Fired Over Display of Gay Pride Flag  —  He described his dismissal as the latest move by senior F.B.I. officials to play politics, damaging morale and hindering the bureau's ability to carry out its public safety mission.
Discussion: CBS News
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New York Times:
After Shutdown, Labor Dept. Says Some Data Is Gone for Good  —  Surveys were delayed and some cannot be collected at all, officials said, further complicating the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates next month.  —  The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced a new schedule on Wednesday …
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Courtenay Brown / Axios:
BLS cancels October jobs report due to government shutdown
Discussion: The Hill, Joe.My.God. and NewsMax.com
ProPublica:
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker.  She Died After She Couldn't Get an Abortion in Texas.  —  Tierra Walker had reached her limit.  In the weeks since she'd learned she was pregnant, the 37-year-old dental assistant had been wracked by unexplained seizures and mostly confined to a hospital cot.
David Dayen / American Prospect:
The AI Bubble Is Bigger Than You Think  —  One thing I've been tracking this year is the areas where Wall Street and Silicon Valley are going to war.  Tech firms clearly want to become banking apps and receive special charters, private equity and crypto are jostling for position in worker 401 …
Oriana González / NOTUS:
A Top Republican Wanted to Reclaim Congress' Spending Authority.  The White House Stopped Him.  —  Democrats have long expressed concern about the Trump administration's efforts to withhold congressionally appropriated funding, arguing that the White House is attempting to circumvent Congress' power of the purse.
Discussion: Alternet.org
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Appeals court panel mulls $1M penalty for Trump in lawsuit against Hillary Clinton … “I can read this complaint,” said Pryor, a George W. Bush appointee.  “It seems a classic shotgun complaint.  It incorporates, by reference, hundreds of paragraphs into succeeding counts.”
Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
To Weaken Minority Voting Power, Republicans Push For Unprecedented Mid-Decade Census  —  Unsatisfied with norm-busting mid-decade partisan gerrymanders, House Republicans are now laying down the intellectual groundwork for an unlawful mid-decade census.  —  At a House Judiciary Subcommittee …
Discussion: Washington Times and Breitbart
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
How Trump's Saudi F-35 deal could alter Mideast balance of power  —  President Trump's deal to allow the sale of F-35 advanced fighter jets to Saudi Arabia has the potential to alter the military balance of power in the Middle East.  —  The package of fifth-generation stealth fighters …
 
 
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Ruth Graham / New York Times:
Orthodox Church Pews Are Overflowing With Converts
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Axios:
Trump on Fed Chair Powell: “I'd love to fire his ass”
US Department of Justice:
10 Arrested in Federal Indictment Charging Olympic Athlete-Turned-Cocaine Trafficker with Ordering Murder of Witness in January
Samuel Benson / Politico:
New Utah congressional map puts Republicans in a bind
New York Times:
Anxiety Over Trump's Crackdown Alters Life for Many Immigrants, Poll Finds
Discussion: Washington Examiner
New York Times:
A Climate ‘Shock’ Is Eroding Some Home Values. New Data Shows How Much.
Jory Heckman / Federal News Network:
SBA told laid-off employees they could get their jobs back. It rescinded that offer a day later
 Earlier Items: 
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Spoiler: We . . . Win?  —  I come to you at the turning of the tide.  —  ∙ Paid
Jennifer Weiner / New York Times:
Jeffrey Epstein's Victims Are the Real Story
Discussion: NPR
Joseph Gedeon / The Guardian:
State department to cut 38 universities from research program over DEI policies
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
What Is Lindsey Halligan Hiding From Letitia James?
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
Epstein Larry Summers Openai / Associated Press:
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers quits OpenAI board after release of Epstein emails
Ben Jacobs / Politico:
Forget Joe Rogan. The Next Big Podcast Bro Is in the Senate.
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Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Apple says general counsel Kate Adams and policy chief Lisa Jackson will retire, and Jennifer Newstead, Meta's former chief legal officer, will replace Adams

Kurt Wagner / Bloomberg:
Sources: Meta is considering deep budget cuts to its metaverse efforts in 2026, potentially as high as 30% and most likely including layoffs as early as January

Will Oremus / Washington Post:
Two studies suggest AI chatbots can shift political views more effectively than TV campaign ads, especially by presenting many claims, regardless of accuracy
 
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