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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
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Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Senate sends bill to release Epstein files to Trump  —  The Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a bill to compel the Justice Department to release all files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, sending it to President Trump's desk. … - The Senate passed the bill …
The Hill:
House overwhelmingly votes to release Epstein files  —  The House on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill directing the Department of Justice to release the files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a move that came after months of intense opposition from President Trump and GOP leaders.
Alex Miller / Fox News:
Senate unanimously agrees to send bill demanding Epstein file release to Trump's desk  —  Resolution passed both chambers with unanimous support, heads to Trump's desk  —  No Senate Republicans blocked an attempt to force a vote on a resolution that would compel the release of documents and files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill Seeking Release of Epstein Files  —  Here's the latest.  —  The House on Tuesday approved a bill directing the Justice Department to release all files related to its investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein …
Isabel Fattal / The Atlantic:   Trump Told a Woman, ‘Quiet, Piggy,’ When She Asked Him About Epstein
Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
Who is Clay Higgins, the only House member to vote against releasing the Epstein files?
Bloomberg:
Senate Agrees to Pass Epstein Files Bill Approved by House
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
House rejects resolution to censure House Democrat over texting Epstein during hearing
Politico:
Senate approves Epstein files bill, sending it to Trump's desk
Reuters:
House to vote on full Epstein files' release — the move Speaker Mike Johnson fought for months
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.
Slate:
Republicans Are Suing to Kill California's Pro-Democratic Gerrymander.  They Have a Huge Problem.  —  California Republicans, now joined by the Trump administration's Department of Justice, have sued California in federal court to stop implementation of Proposition 50, a voter-passed ballot measure …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Law Dork
Eleanor Klibanoff / The Texas Tribune:
Federal court blocks Texas from using new congressional gerrymander in 2026 midterms  —  The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through this unusual mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump.  —  TAKE OUR CONTENT — PLEASE!
Punchbowl News:
11/19/25 ☀️ AM: … President Donald Trump and House Republicans thought they had a winning midterm strategy — redraw congressional maps in red states to gain an insurmountable edge heading into 2026.  —  This would be a huge plus for Trump, who wouldn't have to face a Democratic-run House or a possible impeachment push.
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
John Hanna / Associated Press:
Federal judges block Texas from using its new US House map in the 2026 midterms
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Republicans fear a midterm slump without Trump on the trail
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Who Is Attending Trump's Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince?  —  The New York Times identified some of the guests invited to President Trump's dinner for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia.  —  The world's richest man.  One of the world's most famous soccer players.
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Washington Post:
‘Things happen’  —  Setting the record straight about our murdered colleague.  —  Just now  —  The United States government often advances its national interests by working with nasty people, and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is one of the nastiest.
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Trump attacks ABC reporter after question about killing of Saudi journalist Khashoggi
National Press Club:
National Press Club Statement on President Trump's Remarks on the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi
Discussion: Zeteo and The Hill
April Rubin / Axios:
Trump with MBS on Khashoggi: “A lot of people didn't like” him
Russ Choma / Mother Jones:   Trump Meets Business Partner In the Oval Office
Washington Post:
Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
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
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. …
Politico:
A peace deal ‘as soon as this week’  —  With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine, Ali Bianco and Rachel Umansky-Castro  —  Good Wednesday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard.  Get in touch.  —  In today's Playbook ...  — The White House has a secret peace deal with Moscow.  How will Ukraine react?
Discussion: Reuters
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Axios:
Scoop: U.S. secretly drafting new plan to end Ukraine war
Discussion: Reuters and NewsMax.com
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.
Discussion: CBS News and The Independent
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Texas Governor Declares Muslim Civil Rights Group a ‘Terrorist Organization’  —  Gov. Greg Abbott said the state could now take steps to shut down the Council on American-Islamic Relations.  The group said the declaration had no basis in fact or law.  —  Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas declared …
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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: Raw Story and The Daily Caller
GovExec.com:
Final Schedule F regulations to describe civil service protections as ‘unconstitutional overcorrections’  —  OPM officials told agency HR leaders Tuesday that President Trump has Article II constitutional authority to remove tens of thousands of career federal workers in jobs over potential “resistance to policy.”
Katie Hawkinson / The Independent:
Good work if you can get it: Elon Musk is set to make more than every elementary school teacher COMBINED  —  Tesla shareholders approved a $1 trillion pay package for the world's richest person  —  in Washington, D.C.  —  Your support helps us to tell the story
Discussion: Breitbart
New York Times:
Trump Said to Authorize C.I.A. Plans for Covert Action in Venezuela  —  The president has signed off on possible operations inside Venezuela but has also reopened back-channel communications with the government of President Nicolás Maduro.  —  With the largest U.S. aircraft carrier …
Tobias Peter / American Enterprise Institute:
Legalizing Single-Family Home Conversions to Duplexes, Triplexes, or Townhomes in Washington, DC's, New Comprehensive Plan  —  We propose that the District of Columbia adopt what we call light-touch density policies in the next version of its Comprehensive Plan.
 
 
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
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