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“Not going to work”: Megyn Kelly tries to downplay Epstein emails

Conservative media host Megyn Kelly offered a carefully hedged reaction to newly released emails from the case files of Jeffrey Epstein. Kelly acknowledged that the documents “sound bad” for President Donald Trump while simultaneously assuring her audience that Democrats’ attempts…

November 13, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Justice Department sues to block California’s new congressional map

The Justice Department has joined a lawsuit to stop new election maps from going into effect in California, setting up a fight that could determine control of the House of Representatives in 2026. Californians voted overwhelmingly in support of Proposition…

November 13, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Underage girl at center of Gaetz probe began sex work to pay for braces: report

Mere months after he was floated for the position of U.S. Attorney General by President Donald Trump, former congressman Matt Gaetz is a trivia question, his political career effectively dead. That didn’t stop the New York Times from piling on,…

November 13, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Gonna vote for it”: Republicans break ranks to vote on Epstein files bill

House Republicans are coming out in favor of voting for a bipartisan measure to release the Justice Department‘s files on Jeffrey Epstein. The resolution has been gaining traction since its proposal by representatives Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., last…

November 13, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

“Permanently impaired”: Trump administration won’t release economic data for October

The Trump administration said this week that several key pieces of U.S. economic data for October, including inflation and employment figures, will not be released. The White House cited the prolonged government shutdown, saying it left statistical agencies unable to…

November 13, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Emails: Jeffrey Epstein offered to give Russia “insight” into Trump

New emails show that Jeffrey Epstein tried to contact Russia’s top diplomat with knowledge about President Donald Trump prior to a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2018. Among the hundreds of emails released yesterday by Congressional investigators were…

November 13, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Texas Democrats have the last laugh over MAGA gerrymandering

In case anyone wonders if there’s any point in taking a stand only to be forced to capitulate down the road, I would invite you to consider an episode from last summer.  When Republican members of the Texas legislature passed…

November 13, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Donald Trump’s path to authoritarian rule is wide open

Even after eight moderate Senate Democrats cut a deal with Republicans, absent subsidies for the Affordable Care Act, to end the shutdown on Sunday evening, the party’s sweeping victory in the Nov. 4 elections has provided a jolt of energy…

November 13, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Trump has exploited pardons and clemency to reward allies and supporters

The beneficiaries of President Donald Trump’s mercy in his second term have mostly been people with access to the president or his inner circle. Those who have followed the rules set out by the Department of Justice, meanwhile, are still…

November 13, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0

Johnson promises vote on Epstein files “next week”

House Speaker Mike Johnson revealed that representatives in Congress’s lower chamber would vote on whether to release the Department of Justice‘s Jeffrey Epstein case files next week. Johnson had kept the House of Representatives from convening during the government shutdown,…

November 13, 2025 · by Friedrich Arndt · 0