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Trump asks Justice to examine Democrats’ ties to Epstein; Bondi complies

By Maegan Vazquez and Shayna Jacobs
Nov 14, 2025 6:47 pm - President Donald Trump called on the Justice Department on Friday to examine the relationships between deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and several prominent Democrats, including former president Bill Clinton, and Attorney General Pam Bondi quickly tapped federal prosecutors in Manhattan to take on the job.
50-year mortgage proposal has one notable benefit but a number of drawbacks

By KEN SWEET
Nov 14, 2025 4:05 pm - The White House says it is considering backing a 50-year mortgage to help alleviate the home affordability crisis in the country. But the announcement drew immediate criticism from policymakers, social media and economists, who said a 50-year mortgage would do little to resolve other core problems in the housing market, such as a lack of supply and high interest rates.
Officials in North Carolina city vow to resist looming federal immigration crackdown

Nov 14, 2025 4:04 pm - Officials and community leaders opposing a pending federal immigration crackdown in North Carolina’s largest city characterized it Friday as an invasion, and urged Charlotte residents to protest peacefully and record agents' actions from a distance.
Emails reveal Epstein's network of the rich and powerful despite sex offender status

By JESSE BEDAYN
Nov 14, 2025 9:17 am - By the time Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl, he had established an enormous network of wealthy and influential fri...
Congress tightens THC restrictions on hemp, closing farm bill loophole

By Andrew Jeong
Nov 13, 2025 8:18 pm - Congress on Wednesday stiffened restrictions on hemp, a form of the cannabis plant that was legalized in the 2018 farm bill, in a provision tucked into the legislation signed into law by President Donald Trump that ended the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
BBC apologizes to Trump over its misleading edit, but says there’s no basis for a defamation claim

By BRIAN MELLEY
Nov 13, 2025 8:15 pm - The BBC apologized Thursday to U.S. President Donald Trump over a misleading edit of his speech on Jan. 6, 2021 but said it had not defamed him, rejecting the basis for his $1 billion lawsuit threat.
What’s next in Congress on the push to release the Epstein files

By MATT BROWN and JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Nov 13, 2025 8:01 pm - The House is speeding toward a vote next week on releasing files related to the sex trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, a step that comes after months of resistance from Republican leaders.They have no choice but to allow consideration of the bill after a petition on the measure reached the necessary 218 signatures.
States scramble to send full SNAP food benefits to millions of people after government shutdown ends

By GEOFF MULVIHILL and DAVID A. LIEB
Nov 13, 2025 7:29 pm - With the longest U.S. government shutdown over, state officials said Thursday that they are working quickly to get full SNAP food benefits to millions of people who made do with little-to-no assistance for the past couple of weeks.
Durbin defends shutdown vote, says it wasn’t coordinated with Schumer

By Brenden Moore
Nov 13, 2025 6:02 pm - Saying he could not justify “playing with other people's lives” as millions of Americans went without their paychecks and benefits, Sen. Dick Durbin on Thursday defended ...
Chicago civil rights leader Jesse Jackson hospitalized for rare neurological disorder

By SOPHIA TAREEN
Nov 13, 2025 2:55 pm - The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who has been receiving around-the-clock care at home, has been hospitalized with a rare neurological disorder, according to his Chicago-based organization.

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