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The U.S. has signalled to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Ukraine must accept a U.S.-drafted framework to end the war with Russia that proposes Kyiv giving up territory and some weapons, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. The sources, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the matter, said the proposals included cutting the size of Ukraine's armed forces, among other things. Washington wants Kyiv to accept the main points, they said. ... On Wednesday ...

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January 6 rioter who was pardoned by Trump arrested for child sexual abuse

A man who took part in the 6 January 2021 attack on the US Capitol and was pardoned by Donald Trump earlier this year has been arrested on multiple child sexual abuse charges in Florida, according to local authorities. The man, identified as 44-year-old Andrew Paul Johnson, was taken into custody in August in Tennessee and extradited to Florida where, according to arrest records, he faces charges of lewd and lascivious child molestation of a child under 12, lewd and lascivious child molestation ...

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Bondi says she'll follow law on Epstein files, hints at 'new information'

Shortly after the Senate approved and sent a bill to force the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files to President Donald Trump's desk on Wednesday, Attorney General Pam Bondi faced questions on how the administration will respond. "We have released over 33,000 Epstein documents to the Hill, and we will continue to follow the law and to have maximum transparency. Also, we will always encourage all victims to come forward," Bondi said at a news conference alongside FBI Director Kash Pate ...

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Gov. Greg Abbott was ordered to release emails with Elon Musk. Most of the 1,400 pages are blacked out.

Nov. 19, 2025, 4:30 a.m. Central Months after fighting to keep secret the emails exchanged between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office and tech billionaire Elon Musk’s companies, state officials released nearly 1,400 pages to The Texas Newsroom. The records, however, reveal little about the two men’s relationship or Musk’s influence over state government. In fact, all but about 200 of the pages are entirely blacked out. Of those that were readable, many were either already public or provided min ...

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Trump officials say president is plotting new wave of retribution after Epstein bill vote

Wednesday 19 November 2025 13:09 EST The White House is planning to use the Epstein files against Democrats after they, in addition to several Republicans, successfully pressured lawmakers to vote to compel the Justice Department to release the remainder of the files against President Donald Trump’s wishes. After both chambers of Congress agreed to send the Epstein Files Transparency Act to Trump’s desk, two unnamed White House officials indicated to Politico that they plan to draw attention ...

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Trump approval falls to lowest of his term over prices and Epstein files, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

(Reuters) President Donald Trump's approval rating fell to 38%, the lowest since his return to power, with Americans unhappy about his handling of the high cost of living and the investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The four-day poll, which concluded on Monday, comes as Trump's grip on his Republican Party shows signs of weakening.

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Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI board after release of emails with Epstein

(CNBC) Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said Wednesday that he will resign from the board at OpenAI after the release of emails between him and the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Summers had announced Monday that he would be stepping back from all public commitments, but it was not immediately clear whether that included his position at the artificial intelligence startup.

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Delayed September Jobs Report Expected to Show Continued Weak Growth

(Morningstar) Economists predict that the September jobs report, scheduled to be released Thursday, will show a continued soft job market, with only a slight uptick in hiring after a weak reading in August. Nonfarm payrolls are predicted to have expanded by 50,000 in September, up from 22,000 in August, according to consensus estimates from FactSet. By contrast, the US economy was adding roughly 100,000 jobs per month at the start of the year.

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Senators rage against phone data payout measure won by Thune

(CNN) In interviews Tuesday with nearly a dozen lawmakers, confusion, frustration and anger ran rampant about what has quickly become branded as a politically toxic, taxpayer-funded windfall for a select few. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) went so far as to quip there could be “some stabbings” at the Senate GOP’s weekly lunch Wednesday when the topic will inevitably get discussed. “Whoever put this in had an obligation to tell us about it, and they didn’t,” said Kennedy. “There’s something called trust and good faith around here.”

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Democrats target federal officials accused of civil rights violations in new legislation

(NBC News) Seizing on allegations of federal law enforcement officials committing constitutional violations as part of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, Democrats have launched a new effort to allow civil rights claims against rogue agents. Lawmakers on Tuesday reintroduced legislation that would ensure federal officials, including immigration agents and other law enforcement officers, can be sued individually for constitutional violations. The bill, introduced in the House and Senate by Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga. and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., would amend a post-Civil War era law that allows such claims against state and local officials to make it clear that federal officials are covered too.

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