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Seung Min Kim / Associated Press:
Trump signs bill to release Jeffrey Epstein case files after fighting it for months  —  President Donald Trump signed legislation Wednesday that compels his administration to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, bowing to political pressure from his own party after initially resisting those efforts.
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David R. Lurie / Public Notice:
The lame duck dictatorship  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🔥🔥🔥 Subscribe to PN 🔥🔥🔥  —  Democrats of all ideological persuasions correctly rebuked the decision of eight senators to accept a deal …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Semafor
Jonathan Lemire / The Atlantic:
The Trump Steamroller Is Broken  —  President Donald Trump's administration has been embroiled in scandal and sloppiness.  His own party has defied his political pressure.  His senior staff has been beset by infighting.  He has sparred with reporters and offered over-the-top praise to an authoritarian with a dire human-rights record.
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Trump signs bill to release the DOJ's Epstein files
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Signs Bill on Release of Epstein Files
Deanna Fisher / Victory Girls Blog:
Democrats Are Running Away From Epstein Connections
Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Voters say White House is doing more harm than good on economy  —  Unhappy with the economy.  Pain with prices.  Unsure about Trump administration policies.  It adds up to high disapproval among the president's loyal constituencies.  —  Here are six takeaways from the latest Fox News national survey.
Discussion: Alternet.org and American Thinker
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Politico:   The word Trump hates to say
The Harvard Crimson:
Summers Will Not Finish Semester of Teaching as Harvard Investigates Epstein Ties  —  Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers will immediately leave his role as an instructor at Harvard while the University investigates his ties to child sex trafficker Jeffrey E. Epstein.
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US Department of Justice:
South Florida Congresswoman Charged with Stealing $5 Million in FEMA Funds and Making Illegal Campaign Contributions  —  For Immediate Release  —  MIAMI - A federal grand jury in Miami has returned an indictment charging Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick and several co-defendants …
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Punchbowl News:
11/20/25 ☀️ AM: … Fitzpatrick is considering filing a discharge petition to bring a sanctions bill to the floor.  Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday he's ready to move the Senate's sanctions measure but argued it must originate in the House for procedural reasons.
Discussion: Politico and MS NOW
Associated Press:
US Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida indicted on charges of stealing $5M in disaster funds
US Department of Justice:
Employee of a Federal Official Charged with Conspiracy to Falsely Report Violent Attack and Giving False Statements to Law Enforcement  —  For Immediate Release  —  U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey  —  CAMDEN, N.J. - A New Jersey woman was charged with conspiring …
Discussion: CNN, Fox News, The Handbasket and Mediaite
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David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Ex-Van Drew staffer staged fake attack, writing ‘Trump Whore’ across her stomach and alleging men held her down and cut her body  —  A 26-year-old Ocean City woman who claimed she was brutally assaulted because she worked for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Ocean City) instead orchestrated the entire incident …
Discussion: Joe.My.God., NBC News and New York Post
Matthew Enuco / New Jersey Online:
Ex-staffer for Trump's NJ ally says she was attacked. The feds say she's lying.
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Daily News
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
House unanimously rebukes Thune on data seizure payouts  —  The House unanimously voted 426- Wednesday night to claw back language in last week's government funding bill that could award some GOP senators hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages for having their phone records unknowingly obtained …
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CNN:
House moves to repeal controversial ‘Arctic Frost’ provision that allows GOP senators to seek $500,000 payouts  —  The House on Wednesday unanimously moved to repeal a controversial provision in the government funding law that allows senators to sue the Justice Department for up to $500,000 …
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.
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Washington Post:
Justice Dept. acknowledges full grand jury never saw final Comey indictment
Dan Gooding / Newsweek:
Man Detained by ICE Found Dead, Hanging With Hands and Feet Tied—Attorney  —  Warning: This article contains descriptions of suicide.  Please proceed with caution.  —  A Chinese immigrant was found dead in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention, with his hands and feet tied behind him, an attorney has alleged.
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 …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Trump plan asks Ukraine to cede additional territory for security guarantee
Laura Kelly / The Hill:
Trump's 28-point Ukraine peace plan catches Congress off guard
Amelia Benavides-Colón / NOTUS:
Ethics Committee Opens Probe Into Rep. Cory Mills After Mace's Censure Push  —  The House Ethics Committee launched a formal investigation Wednesday into a host of allegations against Rep. Cory Mills, following a push for censure by his Republican colleague, Rep. Nancy Mace.
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NBC News:
Top military lawyer raised legal concerns about boat strikes  —  The lawyer at U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the operations against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela, disagreed that the strikes are legal and was overruled, according to six sources.
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
Paul Krugman:
The Vibecession Deepens  —  My big discovery yesterday: I can't do serious thinking and writing when jet-lagged and very tired.  Whaddya know.  So just a brief post this morning, before a busy day here in [country and city redacted].  I'll be doing a full primer for Sunday but can't promise much before then.
Devan Cole / CNN:
Judge Boasberg to resume criminal contempt inquiry into Trump officials involved in Alien Enemies Act deportation flights  —  A federal judge said Wednesday that he plans to “promptly” move ahead with an effort to find out which Trump administration officials were responsible for flouting …
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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Judge Boasberg says “justice requires” him to continue contempt inquiry into Trump admin
Gabriela Aoun Angueira / Associated Press:
Trump administration makes major changes to a report it commissioned on FEMA reforms, AP sources say  —  A draft of a much-anticipated report on reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been whittled down in size, with recommendations compiled by a council appointed …
Discussion: New York Times
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Washington Post:   Noem at odds with Trump-appointed panel over future of FEMA
Washington Post:
Social Security scraps plan to limit disability benefits after uproar  —  The policy would have fundamentally altered who qualifies for the two federal disability programs by eliminating or limiting a person's age as a factor to consider.  —  The Social Security Administration has abandoned plans …
Vaccine Safety:
Autism and Vaccines  —  KEY POINTS … Vaccines do not cause Autism*  —  Pursuant to the Data Quality Act (DQA), which requires federal agencies to ensure the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information they disseminate to the public, this webpage has been updated because the statement …
New York Times:
Family Affair: Commerce Secretary's Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy  —  Howard Lutnick is helping push data center projects.  His family companies are profiting from them.  —  Kyle Lutnick, the 29-year-old scion of his family's real estate business, traveled in July to Amarillo, Texas …
Discussion: New York Times
 
 
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Reese Gorman / NOTUS:
The White House Believes Ted Cruz Is Working to Undermine Trump Due to His 2028 Ambitions
Discussion: New Republic
Kelly Hooper / Politico:
Looming affordability crisis set to hit Americans with health insurance through work
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Dogwood
Gallup:
Americans Show Consensus on Many Democracy-Related Matters
Discussion: Axios and Associated Press
Alyssa Lukpat / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says He Will Meet With Mamdani Friday at the White House
 Earlier Items: 
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
‘Lies, smears and AI deepfakes’: DHS tackles fake news about ICE
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Abbott Releases—and Blacks Out—1,400 Pages of Emails With Elon Musk
Discussion: KUT Radio … and Joe.My.God.
Annie Karni / New York Times:
George Conway, a Vocal Foe of Trump, Eyes Congressional Run
Discussion: NOTUS and Raw Story
 

 
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