House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer issued subpoenas to JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank on November 18, 2025, demanding Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records as part of the committee’s ongoing investigation into the federal government’s handling of the Epstein case. Chairman Comer simultaneously sent a letter to […]
A federal three-judge panel has found that plaintiffs are likely to prove at trial that Texas racially gerrymandered its 2025 congressional map in violation of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. The 2-1 decision, issued Monday in the Western District of Texas, is a preliminary injunction that blocks implementation of the new […]
Both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate moved swiftly on Tuesday to compel the Justice Department to publicly release files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, sending the legislation to President Donald Trump’s desk. The House voted overwhelmingly 427-1 to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act, with Louisiana […]
On November 14, Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray announced that there weren’t enough votes within the Republican-controlled chamber to move forward with a special redistricting session scheduled for December 1. The decision blocked Trump’s efforts to redraw Indiana’s congressional maps, which currently give Republicans a 7-2 advantage. Supporters […]
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Monday against California, Governor Gavin Newsom, and Attorney General Robert Bonta, challenging two state laws that ban federal law enforcement officers from wearing face masks during operations and require them to display visible identification. The lawsuit, filed November 17 in the U.S. […]
U.S. Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick issued an opinion Monday, granting Comey’s legal team access to transcripts, audio recordings and all evidence presented to the grand jury that indicted him in September on charges of making false statements to Congress and obstruction of a congressional proceeding. Comey was indicted September […]
Nearly 400 clinical trials testing treatments for cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases, and other conditions have been disrupted by grant terminations at the National Institutes of Health, affecting more than 74,000 research participants, according to a new study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine. The research reveals that between February […]
The Federal Aviation Administration lifted its emergency flight restrictions Monday morning, restoring normal operations across the National Airspace System after air traffic controller staffing levels rebounded following the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. The cancellation order, which took effect at 6 a.m. EST on November 17, removes all operating […]
President Donald Trump executed a dramatic reversal on the Epstein files question this week, suddenly calling on House Republicans to vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein case documents. In a Truth Social post Sunday evening, Trump urged House Republicans to support the legislation, stating, “As I said on Friday night […]
Article Update Nov. 17, 2025: President Trump has now publicly called for House Republicans to vote for the release of the long-sought Jeffrey Epstein files, stating, “We have nothing to hide” after previously resisting calls for disclosure. With pressure from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers ahead of an anticipated House […]
