LOADING ERROR LOADINGDozens of House Republicans may vote in support of releasing files related to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), a GOP sponsor of the legislation. The legislation would compel the Justice Department to disclose files tied to its investigation of Epstein and his death in federal prison. Massie said he was hopeful a decisive House vote would send a message to Senate Republicans who’ve signaled little appetite for the measure thus far. AdvertisementIn a Truth Social post on Sunday evening, Trump said Republicans should vote for the bill after previously trying to block it. His reversal occurred after it was clear many House Republicans planned to vote for the release of the Epstein files.

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The Trump administration hopes its deepest secrets remain hidden, but we will not stop demanding answers. Your membership strengthens journalism that holds those in power to account. We remain committed to providing you with the unflinching, fact-based journalism everyone deserves. Thank you again for your support along the way. Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times.

November 17, 2025 08:05 UTC

AdvertisementThe Ford rounds off the largest buildup of U.S. firepower in the region in generations. With its arrival, the “Operation Southern Spear” mission includes nearly a dozen Navy ships and about 12,000 sailors and Marines. The carrier strike group, which includes squadrons of fighter jets and guided-missile destroyers, transited the Anegada Passage near the British Virgin Islands on Sunday morning, the Navy said. Experts disagree on whether or not American warplanes may be used to strike land targets inside Venezuela. “And it has raised a lot of anxieties in Venezuela but also throughout the region.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGIn an email in the newly-released files related to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein’s brother appears to suggest there is a photo of President Donald Trump “blowing” a person named Bubba. Trump had a long friendship with Jeffrey Epstein before the two had a falling out in 2004 over a piece of real estate. Clinton also reportedly had a relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, but after Epstein’s arrest in 2019, Clinton’s rep has said that he did not know about Epstein’s criminal activity. AdvertisementStill, social media has taken the rumor about Clinton and Epstein, and ran with it. Social media comedians A Twink and A Redhead made a parody video saying they were in the room where Trump “sucked” Clinton “allegedly.”

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AdvertisementMore than a dozen House Democrats have called for Schumer’s ouster over what they say is a lack of leadership, despite the lawmaker himself not voting for the GOP bill. In a separate interview on the same NBC show, Kaine stressed that he does not “need a permission slip from” Schumer to vote a certain way. He also shot back at the House Democrats calling for Schumer to step down, toting the leader’s legislative wins under the Biden administration. “I don’t tell Ro Khanna or AOC or anybody else who you should pick as your House leader, because I got a full-time job being a senator,” he continued. “I don’t need to freelance opinions about House leadership.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGNov 16 (Reuters) - The United States conducted another attack on an alleged drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific on Saturday, killing three people aboard, the Pentagon said on Sunday. The announcement said the boat was in international waters when it was struck by Joint Task Force Southern Spear. AdvertisementIt was the 21st known attack on drug boats by the U.S. military since early September in what it has called a justified effort to disrupt the flow of narcotics into the United States. U.S. Air Force via APLawmakers in the U.S. Congress, human rights groups and U.S. allies have raised questions about the legality of the attacks. U.S. officials have accused Cartel de los Soles of working with the criminal organization Tren de Aragua to send narcotics to the United States.

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Netanyahu has long asserted that creating a Palestinian state would reward Hamas and eventually lead to an even larger Hamas-run state on Israel’s borders. The creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel is seen internationally as the only realistic way to resolve the conflict for the long term. Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel’s opposition to a Palestinian state has “not changed one bit” and is not threatened by external or internal pressure. In September, after the U.K., Australia and Canada formally recognized a Palestinian state, Netanyahu blasted the countries for proffering a “prize” to Hamas. The military later said its forces had killed someone in the Far’a area of the West Bank who “attempted to harm them,” with no details.

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has claimed that the Democrats rushing toward a vote next week to release files linked to the sex trafficking investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is a part of the party’s “entire game plan.”“President Trump has clean hands. Epstein is their entire game plan,” he added. Johnson then accused Democrats of “cherry pick[ing] three emails out of 20,000 documents” to “try and imply that the president was guilty.”AdvertisementHouse Speaker Mike Johnson says "there's nothing to hide" in the Epstein files regarding Trump's purported involvement with Jeffrey Epstein. The world leader’s administration has faced heavy scrutiny from its own MAGA supporters and others in recent months over its handling of the Epstein files. Khanna and Massie have been leading the push for the Trump administration to release files related to Epstein.

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Appearing Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” host Dana Bash directly asked Greene what she thinks caused her breakup with Trump. I believe the country deserves transparency and these files,” she continued. Getty ImagesAdvertisement“The most hurtful thing he said, which is absolutely untrue, is [that] he called me a ‘traitor,’” she said. “Well, I certainly hope we can make up … I certainly hope to see that happen,” she responded. Your initial support helped get us here and bolstered our newsroom, which kept us strong during uncertain times.

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AdvertisementAhead, registered dietitians share the various ripeness levels, what a banana looks like at each stage, and the health conditions or goals that are best addressed at each level of ripeness. While good gut bacteria and blood sugar management are generally important for your health, they may apply to some individuals more than others. RipeYaorusheng via Getty Images A fully ripe banana has no green showing on the ends. “For example, a ripe banana has 14 milligrams of vitamin C but an overripe one has 10 milligrams,” Sauceda said. Advertisement“This stage is best for baking and freezing (banana bread, cookies, smoothies) rather than as a raw snack,” Zenker said.

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Marin via Getty Images Post-coital dysphoria is a condition marked by feelings of agitation, melancholy, anxiety or sadness after intercourse that can last between five minutes and two hours. When he was in his early 20s, Los Angeles-based writer Brandon G. Alexander often felt an inexplicable sadness after sex, even when it was “good” sex with people he liked. It’s also called “post-coital tristesse,” which literally means “sadness” in French. AdvertisementAs to why it’s so common in both men and women, a study of twins suggested that genetics may play some sort of role. AdvertisementThat’s something that Alexander, the writer who experienced PCD often in his 20s, had to learn on his own as he approached his 30s.

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Illustration: HuffPost; Photo: Getty Images The circulation of these racist AI videos is not neutral and could not only stigmatize SNAP recipients, it could also inform public policies. In 2020 data, white people accounted for 44.6% of adult SNAP recipients and 31.5% of child recipients in 2020. A recent Fox News article headline on these AI videos about SNAP initially read “SNAP Beneficiaries Threaten to Ransack Stores Over Government Shutdown,” according to the Internet Wayback Machine. The headline later became “AI Videos of SNAP Beneficiaries Complaining About Cuts Go Viral,” and a correction was added noting that some of the videos were AI. Engaging with this content helps it spread the real stigma that some SNAP recipients feel, Mould said.

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On a recent podcast episode, Colleen Ballinger addressed multiple accusations and apologized to her fans. “I didn’t think about a power dynamic that could have been there, I didn’t think about a parasocial relationship and I should have,” Ballinger said. “I should have been more responsible in thinking about that, but I didn’t even think about myself that way. Ballinger said on “Tea Time” that she was “angry” at the allegations, leading her to upload the musical non-apology video. Ballinger addressed multiple accusations, including one from a former fan who said Ballinger embarrassed them during a yoga challenge at one of Ballinger’s stage shows.

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