Good morning everyone. I spent much of last night reading two things: Virginia Giuffre’s memoir and the new Epstein documents released by the House Oversight Committee. I could not sleep knowing there was more the public needed to see, and there is. The White House is effectively frozen this morning as even more Epstein records surface. Before I get to the news, I need to say something essential: this is not just about Trump or any single man. It is about a decades long system that preyed on young girls. The survivors must come first. Today and always.
The fight for truth and transparency is only beginning because more files are coming. I have made it my mission to uncover the truth, and I will not stop, no matter how badly this White House wants silence.
The White House is virtually paralyzed this morning, gripped by turmoil as the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files sends shockwaves through the West Wing. Donald Trump has remained conspicuously silent on Truth Social for more than 17 hours, and during a late-night Oval Office appearance—held to sign the government funding bill—he abruptly refused to take questions about the disclosures, a rare and telling break from this Administration’s usual posture. The political fallout is intensifying by the hour, and it comes as even more explosive documents are expected to surface.
House Speaker Mike Johnson plans a vote next week on mandating full disclosure of Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein, accelerated after a successful bipartisan discharge petition and amid expectations that dozens — possibly over 100 — Republicans will defect to support it.
Newly released emails show that journalist Michael Wolff privately advised Jeffrey Epstein on how to manage and potentially exploit his relationship with Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign, revealing an unusually close and ethically fraught dynamic between reporter and source.
Jeffrey Epstein on Trump: “Have them ask my houseman about donald [Trump] almost walking through the door leaving his nose print on the glass as young women were swimming in the pool and he was so focused he walked straight into the door.”
Jeffrey Epstein claimed to spend Thanksgiving with Donald Trump in 2017. That was Trump’s first Thanksgiving after being sworn in as President of the United States during his first term:
Jeffrey Epstein on Trump: “worse in real life and in person.”
Jeffrey Epstein on Trump: “I have met some very bad people. None as bad as Trump. Not one decent cell in his body.”
President Trump signed a funding bill to end the record 43-day government shutdown, reopening the federal government while triggering new political battles over health care subsidies, SNAP benefits, and blame for the crisis.
In an uncommon near-unanimous move, U.S. Catholic bishops condemned the Trump administration’s mass-deportation crackdown as violating “God-given human dignity,” launching a national pro-migrant campaign and calling for comprehensive immigration reform as their first major response to the administration’s policies.
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro condemned President Trump’s lethal boat strikes as unlawful and suspended intelligence sharing with the U.S., calling Trump a “barbarian” and warning that the escalating military actions in the Caribbean amount to aggression against Latin America.
A federal judge is hearing a challenge to whether acting U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan — a former Trump lawyer with no prosecutorial experience — was lawfully appointed, a dispute that could upend the indictments of James Comey and Letitia James and spotlight broader legal challenges to Trump-installed prosecutors.
Trump’s push to rename the Pentagon from the Department of Defense to the Department of War could cost up to $2 billion due to global signage, branding, and digital overhauls, drawing bipartisan criticism and requiring congressional approval.
A new study suggests Epstein-Barr virus may be the underlying trigger for lupus by reprogramming immune cells to attack the body, strengthening calls for an EBV vaccine and reshaping understanding of autoimmune disease.
A bipartisan group of former FCC leaders is urging the agency to repeal its “News Distortion” policy, warning that its recent use under Trump-appointed Chair Brendan Carr, including in disputes involving “60 Minutes” and Jimmy Kimmel, risks government overreach and could be weaponized to pressure or censor broadcasters.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff Dana Williamson was placed on leave last year after he learned she was under federal investigation and is now indicted on 23 corruption-related charges tied to an alleged scheme involving a dormant Xavier Becerra campaign account, while Becerra says he cooperated with investigators.
Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, 84, has been hospitalized and is under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy, a degenerative neurological disease he has managed for years, according to the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
Starbucks workers in more than 25 U.S. cities launched a “no contract, no coffee” strike on the company’s high-traffic Red Cup Day, accusing the chain of stonewalling union negotiations and urging customers to boycott while they push for a first contract.
After President Claudia Sheinbaum was publicly groped on a Mexico City street, her government unveiled a national plan to combat sexual abuse, prompting debate between officials pushing tougher criminal penalties and activists who argue lasting change requires broader cultural and educational reforms.
Israel is seeking a 20-year military aid agreement with the U.S., double the usual length and redesigned to include “America First” elements like joint defense R&D, aiming to secure Trump administration support amid rising skepticism toward foreign aid.
