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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 …
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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.
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump approval falls to lowest of his term over prices and Epstein files, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds  — Trump's approval rating falls to 38%, weighed down by cost of living concerns, Epstein  — Only 26% approve of Trump's handling of everyday expenses
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.
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Senate sends bill to release Epstein files to Trump
Alex Miller / Fox News:
Senate unanimously agrees to send bill demanding Epstein file release to Trump's desk
The Hill:
House overwhelmingly votes to release Epstein files
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
House rejects resolution to censure House Democrat over texting Epstein during hearing
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Clay Higgins explains why he was the lone ‘no’ vote on Epstein files release
Nicholas Wu / Politico:
House set to vote on Plaskett censure measure
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill Seeking Release of Epstein Files
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Trump's Justice Department may have accidentally handed Democrats five House seats  —  In a decision that could potentially reshape the 2026 midterm elections and cement the Democratic Party's future control of the US House, a federal court just struck down the gerrymandered Texas maps …
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Trump's Scheme to Give the GOP Extra House Seats Just Blew Up in His Face … A federal court struck down Texas' new gerrymander on Tuesday, in an extraordinary rebuke to Republicans who sought to hand the GOP five additional seats in the House of Representatives.
The Downballot:
Morning Digest: Court blocks new Texas map, dealing surprise blow to Republicans
Eleanor Klibanoff / The Texas Tribune:
Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midterms
Punchbowl News:
11/19/25 ☀️ AM: … President Donald Trump and House Republicans thought …
Discussion: Politico
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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Washington Post:
‘Things happen’  —  Setting the record straight about our murdered colleague.  —  Just now
Farrah Tomazin / The Daily Beast:
Trump Attacks Another Female Reporter After ‘Piggy’ Rant
Isabel Fattal / The Atlantic:
Trump Told a Woman, ‘Quiet, Piggy,’ When She Asked Him About Epstein
Discussion: The Independent and The Wrap
Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
Trump faces criticism for referring to female Bloomberg reporter as ‘piggy’
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 …
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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Phillips P. OBrien / Phillips's Newsletter:
Trump Was Working With Putin The Entire Time
Politico:
A peace deal ‘as soon as this week’
Discussion: Reuters
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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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
CNN shows that when media orgs fight Trump, they win
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Federal appeals court rejects Trump's ‘meritless’ case against CNN
Discussion: UPI and MS NOW
Anjali Huynh / The Boston Globe:
Long a coveted voice, Larry Summers withdraws from a half-dozen groups amid Epstein ties.  Harvard's not among them.  —  For decades, former Harvard University president Larry Summers has been recognized as a leading voice on the American economy, regularly consulting for think tanks …
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Emine Sinmaz / The Guardian:
New York Times cuts ties with Larry Summers over Epstein emails
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.
Discussion: Raw Story, MPR News and Pharyngula
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Trump's Tariffs Sent Trade Plummeting in August  —  The steep tariffs President Trump issued in August led to a significant contraction in imports and the trade deficit, newly released data shows.  —  ‘Really Good Friends’: Trump Lauds Saudi Leader During Lavish Visit
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.
Discussion: NPR and PBS NewsHour
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.  —  ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn't access abortions.  Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother …
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.”
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field  —  The Nuzzi/RFK Jr. mess and the revelation of Esptein's journo pals lay bare a profound moral absence at the heart of our free press. … The news of journalist Olivia Nuzzi's affair with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. …
NBC News:
Pardoned Capitol rioter tried to bribe child sex victim with promise of Jan. 6 payout, officials say  —  Andrew Paul Johnson, 44, faces multiple charges in Florida, including lewd/lascivious molestation, according to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office.  —  A man pardoned by President Donald Trump …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Jason Lalljee / Axios:
Exclusive: Coinbase explains donation to Trump's ballroom  —  Coinbase donated to President Trump's $300 million White House ballroom project as an appeal to the administration, Emilie Choi, the cryptocurrency exchange's president and COO, said at Axios' BFD event on Tuesday.
 
 
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GovExec.com:
Final Schedule F regulations to describe civil service protections as ‘unconstitutional overcorrections’
Tobias Peter / American Enterprise Institute:
Legalizing Single-Family Home Conversions to Duplexes, Triplexes, or Townhomes in Washington, DC's, New Comprehensive Plan
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