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12:20 PM ET, November 19, 2025

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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: Reuters, The Hill and Newsweek
The Bulwark:
The Epstein Saga Has Only Just Begun  —  The next phase will involve ensuring Trump complies with the disclosures.  Let us distrust and verify.  —  This morning, a remarkable vibe-shift data point out of Marist College: Their latest poll gives Democrats a whopping 14-point lead among registered voters …
Discussion: The Contrarian
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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Politico:
Supreme Court set to wade into a case that could tip the scales for the midterms … While the justices have been wrangling with thorny election-related legal issues for years — including another major redistricting case the court delayed in October — many analysts suspected the court …
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
What Is Lindsey Halligan Hiding From Letitia James?
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Trump's Scheme to Give the GOP Extra House Seats Just Blew Up in His Face
Slate:
Republicans Are Suing to Kill California's Pro-Democratic Gerrymander. They Have a Huge Problem.
Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
“Quiet Piggy!”  —  Subscribe to Civil Discourse and become part of a community that believes we have the power to save democracy, and that we don't have to obey a president who wants us to give up our rights so he can be a king.  Being informed is our superpower.
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Alex Miller / Fox News:
Senate unanimously agrees to send bill demanding Epstein file release to Trump's desk
Politico:
‘Democrats are going to come to regret this’: After Epstein vote, Trump ready to attack
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate sends Epstein files bill to Trump
Victoria Bisset / Washington Post:
Only lawmaker to vote no on Epstein files calls it a ‘principled’ stand
Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:   Trump is in Full Retreat
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
Phillips P. OBrien / Phillips's Newsletter:
Trump Was Working With Putin The Entire Time  —  Phillips's Newsletter is a reader-supported publication.  To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.  —  Well, the story is out and the fait accompli to screw Ukraine (and Europe) will soon be delivered to Kyiv.
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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.
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
How to Negotiate with Russia  —  Account for history, law, and above all Ukraine
Discussion: UPI
Politico:
A peace deal ‘as soon as this week’
Discussion: The Sun and Reuters
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Boebert yells at Republicans on House floor after censure of Democrat fails  —  Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) yelled and wagged her finger at her Republican colleagues on the House floor Tuesday night after the chamber rejected a resolution to censure Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands) with the help of a handful of Republicans.
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Calen Razor / Politico:
Capitol agenda: GOP dreams face harsh legislative reality
Discussion: New York Magazine, CNN and Raw Story
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
House rejects resolution to censure House Democrat over texting Epstein during hearing
Epstein Larry Summers Openai / Associated Press:
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers quits OpenAI board after release of Epstein emails  —  Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers is resigning from OpenAI's board of directors, the ChatGPT maker and his office said Wednesday.  —  His departure comes after the release of emails showing …
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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.”
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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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: LifeNews.com
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Trump attacks ABC reporter after question about killing of Saudi journalist Khashoggi  —  President Donald Trump denounced ABC News' Mary Bruce as a “terrible reporter” Tuesday and threatened the network's license to broadcast after she asked him three sharp questions at the White House.
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New York Times:
Who Is Attending Trump's Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince?
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 …
Joseph Gedeon / The Guardian:
State department to cut 38 universities from research program over DEI policies  —  Exclusive: Trump administration proposal would exclude elite schools that use diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices  —  The state department is proposing to suspend 38 universities including Harvard …
Michael Stratford / Politico:
Trump picks new CFPB director amid efforts to close agency … His ability to serve as the acting CFPB head was set to expire in December under the Vacancies Act, which typically limits such acting appointments to 210 days but extends that period if the president nominates another person for the job.
Jonah Kaplan / CBS News:
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say  —  More than a dozen men have been arrested after trying to solicit a minor for sex in Bloomington, Minnesota, police say.  —  According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5.
Tom Joscelyn / Just Security:
State Dept's Foreign Terrorist Designations Undermine Claims of “Antifa” Threat  —  On Nov. 13, the State Department added four European entities to the U.S. government's list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs), claiming that they are affiliated with “Antifa.”
Ben Jacobs / Politico:
Forget Joe Rogan.  The Next Big Podcast Bro Is in the Senate. … Three times a week, late in the evening, a middle-aged man pulls a microphone out of a Pelican briefcase, unscrews a bottle of Bai flavored antioxidant water and opens a window into the future of American politics.
Tom Balmforth / Reuters:
US proposals to end Russia's war involve Ukraine giving up land, some weapons, sources say  —  The U.S. has signalled to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Ukraine must accept a U.S.-drafted framework to end the war with Russia that proposes Kyiv giving up territory and some weapons …
Discussion: Don Surber
Lauren McGaughy / ProPublica:
Gov. Greg Abbott Was Ordered to Release Some of His Emails With Elon Musk.  Most Are Blacked Out.  —  Months after fighting to keep secret emails between Gov. Greg Abbott and Elon Musk, Texas officials released 1,400 pages of records.  But they reveal little about the two men's relationship or Musk's influence over state government.
 
 
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Paul Krugman:
Reminder: Crypto Is a Trump Trade
Discussion: Alternet.org
Roque Planas / The Guardian:
Nearly all immigrants detained in Trump Chicago raid had no criminal conviction
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Trump Migrant Crackdown Spurs New Wrongful Deportation Claims
Discussion: The Guardian
Norman Ornstein / The Contrarian:
We do not want to go back to sham health insurance plans and denials
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Good work if you can get it: Elon Musk is set to make more than every elementary school teacher COMBINED
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