Today marks a truly historic moment. Epstein’s survivors are closer than ever to the accountability, transparency, and justice they deserve. The full House of Representatives is set to vote on releasing the Epstein files—and based on everything I’m hearing, this could be an overwhelming, near-unanimous vote. Hundreds of Republicans appear ready to break from Donald Trump and support full disclosure.
This morning, I spoke with Annie Farmer, one of Epstein’s courageous survivors. Her message to lawmakers—and to anyone still trying to shield the powerful people who enabled Epstein and Maxwell for years—was powerful, direct, and impossible to ignore. I need your help: share this interview everywhere. Let her voice be heard.
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Here’s all the news you missed this morning:
The House is set for an overwhelming bipartisan vote to force release of all unclassified Epstein files after Trump abruptly reversed his opposition and urged Republicans to support the bill, creating major pressure on the GOP-led Senate as lawmakers push for transparency, survivors join advocates on Capitol Hill, and the Justice Department prepares for possible mandated disclosure within 30 days.
President Trump called a reporter “quiet, piggy” when asked about the Epstein files, drawing scrutiny amid bipartisan pressure to release the records, ongoing GOP fractures, and a pending House vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act that could force disclosure of thousands of documents.
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said he is “deeply ashamed” and will step back from public roles after newly released Epstein emails revealed extensive contact with the convicted sex trafficker, prompting calls from Sen. Elizabeth Warren and others for institutions like Harvard and OpenAI to cut ties, even as Summers maintains teaching duties and denies involvement in any crimes.
A Tennessee judge ruled that Gov. Bill Lee’s deployment of the National Guard to Memphis under Trump’s crime initiative violates state law, siding with local Democratic officials, but delayed the injunction for five days to allow an appeal as debates continue over the governor’s authority and the legality of the federally backed Memphis Safe Task Force.
A worldwide Cloudflare service outage caused major platforms—including X and ChatGPT—to go offline Tuesday morning, with Cloudflare citing an internal service degradation leading to intermittent failures; while services began recovering, the company warned users may still see elevated error rates as remediation continues.
Hundreds of federalized National Guard troops deployed by the Trump administration to Illinois and Oregon are being sent home amid ongoing legal battles with Democratic governors, leaving only state-based Guard units in place after courts blocked or limited Trump’s attempts to use out-of-state forces in Democratic-led cities.
New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani confirmed he has reached out to the White House to schedule a meeting with President Trump, aiming to address New York’s affordability crisis despite months of sharp clashes between the two, while Trump signaled openness to the meeting even as he continues to label Mamdani a “communist” and dismiss voter concerns about the economy.
Immigration raids in Charlotte—part of a federal Border Patrol operation that has already detained more than 130 people—have sparked widespread fear, business closures, church absences, and accusations of racial profiling after aggressive arrests, including of U.S. citizens, as community groups report residents avoiding public spaces and some detainees being transferred to out-of-state detention centers.
President Trump said he would be “OK” with launching U.S. military strikes in Mexico to combat drug cartels, refusing to say whether he would seek Mexico’s permission, while also suggesting he would target cocaine factories in Colombia and declining to rule out sending troops to Venezuela, escalating regional tensions as Mexico and Colombia reiterate opposition to unauthorized U.S. military action.
Acting FEMA Administrator David Richardson resigned after six turbulent months marked by sharp criticism of his delayed response to the deadly July floods in Texas, his lack of emergency management experience, internal unrest within FEMA, and the Trump administration’s push to downsize or phase out the agency, with FEMA Chief of Staff Karen Evans set to take over as acting administrator on December 1.
The Trump administration is scrambling to reframe its sweeping tariff rollbacks after exempting more than 200 food products and easing duties on key trading partners, as rising prices, voter backlash, economic strain, and a looming Supreme Court ruling threaten the core of Trump’s tariff agenda.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is making his first U.S. visit since becoming a global pariah after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, meeting President Trump for talks expected to include major economic and defense deals.
Trump is welcoming Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Washington for his first White House visit since Khashoggi’s 2018 murder, with the administration set to announce billions in deals—including a controversial sale of F-35 stealth jets—signaling a full diplomatic rehabilitation of the crown prince despite human rights concerns and regional security implications.
A new report finds that hundreds of thousands of Floridians with criminal records are funneled into low-wage, no-benefit temporary agency jobs—often the only work available under supervision rules—leaving many feeling “disposable” as temp agencies suppress wages, block permanent hiring, and frequently engage in exploitation, wage theft, and retaliation.
A new analysis shows California farms sprayed roughly 15 million pounds of PFAS “forever chemicals” on crops like almonds, grapes, pistachios, alfalfa, and tomatoes from 2018–2023, raising major concerns as the persistent toxins contaminate food, soil, and water, threaten farmworker health, and remain unregulated in U.S. pesticides despite known links to cancer and organ damage.
The UN Security Council overwhelmingly approved a US-drafted resolution endorsing President Trump’s Gaza plan — establishing a “Board of Peace,” authorizing a multinational stabilization force, and laying groundwork for Gaza’s reconstruction and eventual Palestinian statehood — though Russia, China, Hamas, and many Palestinians criticized the plan’s vagueness, potential foreign control, and mandate to disarm Hamas.
Britain’s MI5 issued an “espionage alert” to lawmakers warning that Chinese intelligence operatives are actively targeting MPs through LinkedIn, recruiters, and consultants to gather information and build long-term influence networks, following the collapse of a recent spying case due to lack of disclosed evidence.
See you this afternoon.
— Aaron
