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"There is no pretense of evenhanded justice. That core principle is gone." – ICAP's Mary McCord on the President's weaponization of the Department of Justice.

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Image of the New York Times Quote of the Day that reads: Nov. 18, 2025 “There is no pretense of evenhanded justice. That core principle is gone.” Mary McCord, who once oversaw the Justice Department’s national security division and is now a professor at Georgetown Law, on the president’s near-total success in subordinating the Justice Department to his will.
November 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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With Annie Farmer's powerful recounting of the law enforcement failures on Epstein -- under Democratic and Republican administrations alike.

We prepared this chronology:

Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
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Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
A comprehensive timeline of the failure of federal law enforcement to address Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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The House is expected to vote Tuesday on legislation to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on Jeffrey Epstein, the culmination of a monthslong effort that has overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership. https://to.pbs.org/43yvYKy
WATCH LIVE: House expected to vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files
President Donald Trump on Monday said he would sign the bill if it passes both chambers of Congress, adding, “Let the Senate look at it.”
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November 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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HOPIUM CHRONICLES: A Failed, Unpopular Trumpism Is In Retreat On Many Fronts Now - And We Cannot Let Republicans Escape
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A Failed, Unpopular Trumpism Is In Retreat On Many Fronts Now - And We Cannot Let Republicans Escape
Early funding of our parties and candidates is essential to holding Republicans accountable for the extraordinary damage they've done to the country
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November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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PREVAIL: Cast Him Out: No More MAGAmazement
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Cast Him Out: No More MAGAmazement
I come to break the Orange Enchanter's spell and liberate you from his rough magic, so you can see things as they really are...and join me in demanding his immediate resignation.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Can’t make it up.

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November 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Today, the Alabama Educational Television Commission holds a public meeting to discuss severing ties with PBS. But, no public comment will be allowed. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Alabama public TV viewers fight to save PBS access after Trump cuts threaten partnership
Commission to discuss partnership at public meeting, while longtime members warn they'll withdraw support if PBS programming ends.
www.yahoo.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Is the U.S. showing early signs of state capture?

Naomi Roht-Arriaza compares patterns of state capture from four countries and highlights the warning signs emerging in the United States.

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Is the U.S. Becoming a Captured State? A Comparative Perspective
Patterns of state capture in South Africa, El Salvador, Sri Lanka and Guatemala offer a cautionary guide for the United States.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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benwikler.bsky.social
Does "no insurance" even qualify as the concepts of a plan
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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justsecurity.org
Pres. Trump’s recent social media post that the US should “start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis” left experts puzzled.

Former arms control official Frank A. Rose outlines why it’s wholly unnecessary:

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#NuclearTesting #Russia #China
Trump’s Nuclear Testing Remark Was a Signal -- Not a Strategy
The stockpile is strong, and the call to test has no technical foundation. Resuming nuclear tests wouldn't make America safer.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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democracydocket.com
A federal judge refused to block the government’s overhaul of a DHS immigration status database into a national voter verification tool, even as she questioned its legality. The new GOP-backed database is aimed at purging noncitizens from voter rolls.
https://bit.ly/48ig3Cx
Judge ‘Doubts the Lawfulness’ of Trump’s Voter Purge Database But Won’t Block It For Now
Read more here.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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justsecurity.org
Today's news roundup:
-UN Security Council adopts US plan for Gaza
-Judge says DOJ may have committed misconduct in Comey case
-US and European aid cuts could result in 22.6 million deaths worldwide
-China has lent $200B to U.S. tech and infrastructure projects
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www.justsecurity.org/124916/early...
Early Edition: November 18, 2025
A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.
www.justsecurity.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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justsecurity.org
What would a uniformed lawyer’s analysis of the Trump administration’s lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers look like?

Read Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army (ret.) Dan Maurer’s thorough mock “operational legal review.”

www.justsecurity.org/124939/hypot...
Hypothetical Legal Review of Narcotrafficking Strikes
A mock operational legal review examining the legal basis for U.S. military operations targeted suspected drug traffickers.
www.justsecurity.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Making sense of what’s happening in the Comey prosecution, after a day of ping pong action with court orders & the government’s efforts to avoid turning over grand jury material to the defense—& why it’s critically important for the future of our democracy joycevance.substack.com/p/what-happe...
What Happens When The Government Loses Its Credibility: The Comey Prosecution
This is one of those long posts we occasionally have when a judge files a highly significant order.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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The House will vote today to release the Jeffrey Epstein files.

This is not a hoax.
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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At least he actually used a picture of you and not say a picture of Jake sullivan, sorry @weissmann.substack.com
marcelias.bsky.social Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 19h
Just another example of Trump targeting me and a group of his political opponents. I wear his scorn like a badge of honor.
November 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Evidence suggests the Russian secret services appears to have ordered the blowing up of a railway line in Poland over the weekend, a Polish government spokesman said.
Poland suggests Russia is behind railway blast on Ukraine delivery line
Polish officials say Russian secret services appear to have ordered the sabotage of a railway line in Poland.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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NEW: Donald Trump’s grip on his party appears to be faltering in ways unseen since the immediate aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack.

He may yet reassert himself, but the gathering clouds signal a GOP reckoning with its post-Trump future.

The 7 signs:

www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
7 signs Trump is losing his groove
The president has faced a series of brush-offs and brushbacks that threaten his aura of invincibility.
www.politico.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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In light of Marjorie Taylor Greene’s apparent ideological turnabout, “I thought I’d suggest some lines of inquiry for Greene’s next media appearance,” @Yair_Rosenberg writes: www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Four Simple Questions for Marjorie Taylor Greene
A few recent breaks with her party do not negate a lifetime of conspiracies.
www.theatlantic.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Reposted by Peggy Camp
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This must have been fun to draft.

"The logical conclusion from Ms. Halligan's declaration is that no one from the government presented a new indictment to the grand jury after it issued a no bill."

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Moreover, with respect to the presentment, the affidavit Ms. Halligan voluntarily presented raised significant concerns about whether the operative indictment was actually presented to the grand jury, and if so, by whom. The logical conclusion from Ms. Halligan's declaration is that no one from the government presented a new indictment to the grand jury after it issued a no bill. Ms. Halligan's declaration attests that she did not reappear before the grand jury upon learning of the grand jury's vote to no bill the indictment she presented between 2:18PM and 4:28PM. See ECF No. 188-1 at 2 ("During the intermediary time, between concluding my presentation and being notified of the grand jury's return, I had no interaction whatsoever with any members of the grand jury."). And, importantly, she asserts that "the transcript accurately reflects the entirety of the government's presentation and presence in front of the grand jury. There was no additional presentation, interaction, or discussion with the grand jury outside of what is reflected in the transcript." ECF No. 188-1 at 1 (emphasis added). If no one from the government presented the operative indictment, as logically follows from Ms. Haligan's own assertions and her ultimate handing up of a purported indictment that differs from the one partially no true billed, then the grand jury did not vote on it. See ECF No. 193 at 17-18.
November 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Trump and Epstein— now Trump boldly says this is a Democrat problem because all of Epstein’s friends were Democrats. Except the emails and photos show: Trump was a friend. And Steve Bannon was a friend. Etc.
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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"I got a call from the general counsel at the F.B.I. about changing exceptions to the gift rules because his boss, Kash Patel, felt like he should be able to accept more expensive gifts..."

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
60 Attorneys on the Year of Chaos Inside Trump’s Justice Department
Sixty former staffers describe an environment of suspicion and intimidation within the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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baldwin.senate.gov
Americans know the price they’re paying at the cash register. Instead of trying to convince Americans that costs are down, Trump needs to actually do what he said he would on Day 1. I’m ready to work with him to do it.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Fact check: Grocery prices are up, not ‘way down’ as Trump claimed | CNN Politics
Newly released inflation figures show that President Donald Trump was wrong when he repeatedly claimed this month that grocery prices are “down” or “way down.”
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November 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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JUST IN: A federal judge has thrown out DOJ’s lawsuit to compel NY to aid in immigration arrests at state courthouses.

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November 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Breaking News: Larry Summers said he was “deeply ashamed” about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and would step back from public commitments, but continue teaching.
Larry Summers to Step Back From Public Commitments Over Epstein Emails
New emails showed that Dr. Summers, a former Harvard president, had stayed in touch with Jeffrey Epstein for years after Mr. Epstein faced sex trafficking charges.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:40 AM