The Long Con Comes To An End  —  The Trump Administration Takes Off The Mask (Again) … Yesterday, Friday 21 November, ended up being one kind of day but it was supposed to be another.  21 November, in case you had forgotten, was supposed to be the day that the Trump Administration levelled …

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will resign after fallout with Trump … Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia announced on Friday that she will resign her seat in the House of Representatives in early January, after a dramatic falling out with President Donald Trump over the Jeffrey Epstein files and other issues.

Alito lets Texas reinstate gerrymandered House map that could give GOP 5 more seats … Texas' petition formally asked the justices to weigh in on a matter that could determine control of the House in next year's midterm elections.  A longer-term ruling by the high court restoring Texas …

Judge Places Hold on I.R.S. Data Sharing With ICE  —  A judge halted a federal deportation effort Friday, writing that the tax agency had illegally disseminated the data of some migrants.  —  A federal judge placed on hold a Trump administration effort to use typically confidential tax information …

Costa Rica says it would accept Kilmar Abrego García, contradicting U.S.  —  A Costa Rican official rebutted the Trump administration's claim that the only possible destination to deport the undocumented Salvadoran immigrant is the West African nation of Liberia.

11/22/2025 📝 The Readback  —  Welcome to The Readback, our weekend digest featuring the best of Punchbowl News this week - a quick roundup of all our scoops, analysis and Capitol Hill insight you won't find anywhere else.  We've also included a few of our favorite outside reads from the week.

Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website's Language on Autism and Vaccines  —  In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research.  His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …

EPA just approved new ‘forever chemical’ pesticides for use on food  —  Critics warn the EPA's approvals of new PFAS pesticides could expose more Americans to “forever chemicals” through their food.  —  The Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing …

Justice Dept. attacks judge after prosecutors' stumbles in Comey case  —  Interim U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan scolded a federal judge for using a synonym in court and is giving conflicting accounts of how a grand jury indicted the former FBI director.  —  Just now

Vanity Fair Is Reviewing Its Ties to Olivia Nuzzi  —  The magazine, which recently hired the journalist, said it had been “taken by surprise” by new claims in an essay by her former fiancé, Ryan Lizza.  —  The editor Mark Guiducci has made two big moves since taking the helm of Vanity Fair in June.

AOC built her own political machine.  Now she's deciding her next move.  —  Seven years after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leapt onto the national stage as an outsider, she's learned an inside game and is considering a run for Senate or president.  —  Earlier this year …

Deranged Democrats' latest coup attempt seeks military mutiny  —  Congressional video targets military and intelligence officials as federal courts issue dozens of injunctions  —  Congressional Democrats are openly encouraging anarchy with a new video calling on military and intelligence officials …

Warren Davidson slams Lindsey Graham over Senate data payout provision  —  Rep. Warren Davidson on Friday denounced Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for his plans to capitalize on a new measure that allows senators — but not House members or the general public — to sue the federal government …

Rubio's political future could hinge on Venezuela campaign … The stated goal of the campaign is to battle drug cartels, but U.S. officials and people close to the administration say Rubio and aides hope the effort will lead to Maduro's fall from power.  —  President Donald Trump's willingness …