The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it is investigating the University of California, Berkeley, a day after “mob violence” from Antifa protesters occurred outside of a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) event.
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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 12.11.2025.
It displays 168 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
12.11.2025 ⇢ The Day Epstein Emails Tied Trump to Victims
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US media on November 12th initially focused on the Supreme Court's extended block on full SNAP benefit payments, with reports hinting at a potential end to the government shutdown that dominated previous days' news. Early afternoon coverage shifted as the House prepared to vote on a funding bill to officially end the shutdown. However, the day's dominant narrative emerged mid-afternoon with the release of new Jeffrey Epstein emails that repeatedly mentioned Donald Trump, alleging Trump "knew about the girls" and spent time with a victim. This story intensified throughout the evening, with House Democrats releasing more emails referencing Trump, and Republicans responding by releasing thousands of additional files. The White House dismissed these revelations as a Democratic smear.
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The New York Times
A trade truce between the U.S. and China has calmed nerves, but it won’t stop the broader movement of companies to countries like Vietnam.
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The longest government shutdown in history could conclude as soon as Day 43 with almost no one happy with the final result.
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The Senate-passed bill to end the record-long government shutdown moved to the full House for a final vote after a key House panel advanced it early Wednesday morning.
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The Senate-passed funding bill that would end the record-long government shutdown moved to the full House after a key House panel advanced it early Wednesday.
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Marriott terminated its licensing agreement with the San Francisco-based company on Sunday, after the apartment-style accommodations defaulted on its August 2024 agreement.
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The Washington Post
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The legislation is to fund the federal government through Jan. 30, 2026, and three major agencies through September 2026.
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The Epoch Times
The legislation is to fund the federal government through Jan. 30, 2026, and three major agencies through September 2026.
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Marriott terminated its licensing agreement with the San Francisco-based company on Sunday, after the apartment-style accommodations defaulted on its August 2024 agreement.
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Beast
Anish Kapoor says he’s “horrified” agents used the Chicago ‘Bean’ for a PR stunt—and is exploring legal action.
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Today will be high stakes, as the House will vote on a Senate bill that would reopen the federal government
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The Daily Beast
The creator of ‘The Bean’ in Chicago tells the Daily Beast he’s “horrified” agents used it for a PR stunt—and he is exploring legal action.
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NBC News
For much of the Southeast there was an abrupt transition into wintry temperatures after reaching well into the 70s and 80s in recent days.
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05:17⇢Government Shutdown Nears End
⌨US media is overwhelmingly focused on the imminent end of the government shutdown, with reports indicating that the Senate-passed funding bill has advanced through a key House committee and is headed for a full House vote (ABC News, AP News, CBS, CNN, The Epoch Times, Fox News, Washington Examiner). This development aims to reopen the federal government and resolve the record-long shutdown, though flight disruptions are warned to persist (NPR, USA Today).
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The Washington Post
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Another open enrollment, another eye-popping premium increase. Why?
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Trump’s campaign to quell dissent by deploying the American military to U.S. cities comes at an immense price.
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Sean Duffy told reporters some airlines are already talking about "grounding their planes" as Thanksgiving approaches.
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A vote in the House expected on Wednesday could end what is now the longest shutdown on record. Democrats are decrying the plan, saying it fails to address expiring health care subsidies.
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Aymann Ismail
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Here are snapshots of what happened around the country at what could be the beginning of the end of the unprecedented stalemate.
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The Washington Post
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New York Post
Mamdani, 34, didn’t specify when he would contact the administration, but said he would be “proactive” as he tries to thwart Trump’s hard-line immigration and crime policies.
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National Review
For a few years, the all-volunteer military construct was failing. Fresh thinking, financial resources, and untold amounts of effort have turned things around.
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Myriad events have taken place since the House cast its last vote, including a Middle East ceasefire, a World Series and a new Taylor Swift album
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The Atlantic
How the plight of a few hundred birds in Canada became an all-out fight for freedom
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New York Post
Mamdani, 34, didn’t specify when he would contact the administration, but said he would be “proactive” as he tries to thwart Trump’s hard-line immigration and crime policies.
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5 Legal Reforms To Consider as Government Officials Lean on Critics
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Here are snapshots of what happened around the country at what could be the beginning of the end of the unprecedented stalemate.
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President Trump’s threat to resume nuclear weapons tests has sparked unease in Moscow and Beijing and triggered frustration among some U.S. nonproliferation experts who say the administration is sending mixed signals on an intensely sensitive global security issue.
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08:22⇢Shutdown's End Nears
⌨US media is intensely focused on the impending end of the government shutdown, with the House set to vote on a funding bill that has already advanced (ABC News, AP News, CBS, CNN, The Epoch Times, Fox News, NBC News, NPR, USA Today, Washington Examiner). There is ongoing discussion about the Supreme Court extending its block on full food stamp payments (Common Dreams, Newsmax, Vox).
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The Federalist
The United Kingdom is now in a rolling crisis that its leaders can neither manage nor control. We should pay attention.
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Billboard’s number one song on its “Country Digital Song Sales” chart is called “Walk My Walk” by a band called Breaking Rust, and, according to Billboard, Breaking Rust was created by artificial intelligence (AI).
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The House returns Wednesday for the first time since it voted on Sept. 19.
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The Daily Beast
The documents appear to undercut the president’s claim that he knew nothing about Epstein’s sex crimes.
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The Epoch Times
The legislation is to fund the federal government through Jan. 30, 2026, and three major agencies through September 2026.
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For Democrats, the main issue in the shutdown wasn’t electoral backlash — it was the filibuster. Leadership feared its removal, viewing it as a safeguard to keep the party’s rising left wing in check.
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The 20-year-old was processed and released. Police said a hate-crime enhancement could be added to the case.
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Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released several emails from the estate of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein that refer to President Trump.
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The New York Times
After a 54-day break, the House is expected to vote on the Senate-passed spending deal. Approval would clear it for President Trump’s signature.
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New York Post
The sex offenders were among more than 230 illegals recently rounded up in Florida for a variety of crimes, including numerous drug offenses and even murder, the DHS said.
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The Boston Globe
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President Donald Trump boasts that his tariffs protect American industries, lure factories to the United States, raise money for the federal government and give him diplomatic leverage.
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Mother Jones
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House Republicans, and some Democrats breaking from party obstruction of President Donald Trump, are expected to vote Wednesday to finally reopen government, ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
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The New York Times
In a message obtained by Congress, the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein wrote that Donald Trump spent hours at his house with one of Mr. Epstein’s victims.
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Accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's emails mentioned Trump repeatedly, according to records House Democrats released.
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The emails allege Trump “knew about the girls” because he “asked Ghislaine to stop.” Follow Newsweek’s live coverage.
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09:58⇢Epstein's Trump Ties Revealed
⌨US media is heavily focused on the release of new Jeffrey Epstein emails that repeatedly mention Donald Trump (ABC News, Boston Globe, CNN, NPR, NYTimes, Newsweek, The Daily Beast, HuffPost, Mother Jones, USA Today). These emails allege Trump knew about Epstein's conduct. Separately, the House is set to vote on a Senate funding bill to end the government shutdown (CBS, The Epoch Times, Newsmax, Washington Times).
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The House is returning Wednesday for the first time Sept. 19 to vote on a Senate-passed bill that would end the government shutdown. Follow live updates here.
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Accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's emails mentioned Trump repeatedly, according to records House Democrats released.
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The Washington Post
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The Washington Post
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday the Trump administration will roll back tariffs on products that cannot be replicated domestically.
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The Washington Post
In the 2011 email released by House Democrats, the disgraced financier wrote to Ghislaine Maxwell that Donald Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims and that encounter “has never once been mentioned” by police.
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Associated Press
Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2011 email Donald Trump had “spent hours” at Epstein’s house with a victim of sex trafficking and said in a separate message years later Trump “knew about the girls.”
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The House is returning to vote on a Senate-passed bill that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Follow live updates here.
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National Review
Even a casual look at the actual numbers of our economy refutes the Groypers’ self-defeating, self-pitying doomsaying.
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The Daily Beast
The documents appear to raise questions over the president’s claim that he knew nothing about Epstein’s sex crimes.
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Vice President JD Vance, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and others are navigating the aftermath of Republican losses in last week’s elections.
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Jack Schlossberg announced his run for Congress with photos referencing his uncle John F. Kennedy Jr. “His whole campaign is ridiculous,” political strategist Hank Sheinkopf said.
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Accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's emails mentioned Trump repeatedly, according to records House Democrats released.
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11:06⇢Epstein's Shadow Lengthens on Trump
⌨US media is predominantly focused on the release of new Jeffrey Epstein emails that repeatedly mention Donald Trump, with claims that Trump "knew about the girls" and spent time with a victim (Boston Globe, Washington Post, AP News, The Daily Beast, USA Today, ABC News, CNN, NPR, NYTimes, Newsweek, HuffPost, Mother Jones, Slate). The House is also preparing to vote on a bill to end the government shutdown after 43 days (CBS, The Epoch Times, Newsmax).
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If anyone should be made to own Obamacare’s failures, it’s the program’s architects — not its critics.
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The emails allege Trump “knew about the girls” because he “asked Ghislaine to stop.” Follow Newsweek’s live coverage.
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One America News
United States Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy has revoked thousands of commercial licenses (CDLs) issued to foreign nationals in California.
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Ben Jacobs
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The relentless negativity and performative cruelty of American politics is exhausting. Following Zohran Mandani’s lead, leftists can distinguish ourselves with a concrete political program paired with genuine enthusiasm for ordinary people.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday said Americans would see "substantial announcements" in coming days aimed at lowering the prices of products like coffee, bananas, and other items not grown in the United States.
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Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman blurted out “f—ing a—hole” without realizing his microphone was still on during a heated 2020 Zoom hearing with then-state Attorney General Josh Shapiro as tensions reached a boiling point, his memoir reveals.
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One America News
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani revealed that he plans to speak with President Donald Trump before taking office in January, proclaiming his relationship with the White House is “critical to the success of the city.”
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Associated Press
The White House is accusing Democrats of selectively leaking emails from disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to “create a fake narrative” to smear President Donald Trump.
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New York City (NYC) Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani explained that the relationship he has with President Donald “will be critical to the success” of the city, and added that he plans to call Trump before taking office.
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The Daily Beast
Moments after explosive new emails reignited the Epstein firestorm, MAGA Republicans named the victim at the heart of them.
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The Washington Post
Democrats did not secure their top health care priority in the bipartisan deal to reopen the government that most in the party oppose, but they didn’t walk away empty-handed.
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The emails allege Trump “knew about the girls” because he “asked Ghislaine to stop.” Follow Newsweek’s live coverage.
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New York Post
Trouble in paradise already?
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The New York Times
Democrats released emails showing that Jeffrey Epstein discussed his relationship with President Trump, and Republicans released 20,000 more documents.
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12:40⇢Epstein's Trump Echoes
⌨US media continues its extensive focus on the release of new Jeffrey Epstein emails that repeatedly mention Donald Trump (Breitbart, MSNBC, NYTimes, Newsweek, AP News, The Daily Beast, Slate, ABC News, Boston Globe, CNN, NPR, Washington Post, HuffPost, Mother Jones, USA Today). These emails allege Trump knew about Epstein's conduct and spent time with a victim. Separately, New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani announced plans to speak with President Trump, calling their relationship "critical to the success of the city" (Breitbart, One America News Network, Jacobin). The House is also preparing to vote on a bill to end the government shutdown (CBS, The Epoch Times, Washington Times).
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Associated Press
The White House is accusing Democrats of selectively leaking emails from disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to “create a fake narrative” to smear President Donald Trump.
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President Donald Trump announced a dramatic drop in crime since the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched “Operation Midway Blitz,” a crackdown on illegal immigrants protected under Illinois’ sanctuary status.
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New York City (NYC) Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani explained that the relationship he has with President Donald “will be critical to the success” of the city, and added that he plans to call Trump before taking office.
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The Washington Post
The Department of Homeland Security closed out the 2025 fiscal year with the best border numbers in five decades, showing significant drops in every major category except one: the number of terrorism suspects detected crossing.
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Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are facing severe backlash after releasing cherry-picked emails involving Jeffrey Epstein that mention President Donald Trump, despite no evidence of wrongdoing.
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National Review
As Oscar Wilde might have said, to lose one presidency over economic angst may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness.
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The Washington Post
In response, Republicans on the House Oversight Committee made public thousands of files from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate.
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NBC News
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Associated Press
The White House is accusing Democrats of selectively leaking emails from disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to “create a fake narrative” to smear President Donald Trump.
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The Daily Beast
As the firestorm over the Epstein files reignited, the White House doubled down on slamming the issue as a “hoax.”
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One America News
President Donald Trump is set to host a White House dinner with a prominent group of Wall Street executives on Wednesday night, including CEOs from JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and BlackRock.
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Beast
The president’s tirade came after damning documents were released showing he “spent hours” with an Epstein victim.
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The president’s comments highlight a push to balance tougher immigration enforcement with industry calls for more skilled workers amid persistent shortages.
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UPDATE: TRUMP HOUNDING ROGUE GOP'ERS — REPORT
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Officially changing the Department of Defense to the Department of War can only be done by Congress and would require some pricey updates.
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The emails allege Trump “knew about the girls” because he “asked Ghislaine to stop.” Follow Newsweek’s live coverage.
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In a Jan. 23, 2016, email, Epstein revealed that he broke off contact with “Slick Willy” after “he swore, with whole-hearted conviction to me that he had done something.
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Jeffrey Epstein: Trump 'Spent Hours At My House' With Victim
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Trump said he plans to sign a funding package ending the shutdown once it passes the House of Representatives, who are voting Wednesday night.
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14:38⇢Epstein's Trump Echoes Resound
⌨US media continues its extensive focus on the release of new Jeffrey Epstein emails, now with House Democrats releasing emails referencing President Trump and Republicans responding by releasing thousands more files. These new releases allege Trump "knew about the girls" and spent time with a victim (ABC News, Boston Globe, Newsweek, AP News, Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Newsmax, Reason, The Blaze, HuffPost, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, NYTimes, Mother Jones, Slate). The White House dismissed these as a Democratic smear.
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The Federalist
Democrats appear to be obviously hiding exculpatory information about Trump.
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Republicans released over 20,000 pages of documents on Jeffrey Epstein. Earlier, Democrats disclosed emails linking President Trump to the disgraced financier.
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One America News
The longest government shutdown in United States history may be coming to an end.
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The Washington Post
In response, Republicans on the House Oversight Committee made public thousands of files from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate.
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New York City (NYC) Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani explained that the relationship he has with President Donald “will be critical to the success” of the city, and added that he plans to call Trump before taking office.
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The Washington Post
House Democrats on Wednesday put out a batch of old emails that show disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein trying to implicate President Trump in his sex trafficking operation.
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Republicans released over 20,000 pages of documents on Jeffrey Epstein. Earlier, Democrats disclosed emails linking President Trump to the disgraced financier.
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President Trump warned Republicans to say out of House Democrats' push to release Jeffrey Epstein-related files.
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