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Trump threw in the towel on dissuading House Republicans from backing a measure to release files related to Jeffrey Epstein, saying Sunday night that GOP lawmakers should instead embrace the vote

The vote set for this week had been shaping up as a major test of GOP loyalty to the president.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-plays-hardball-with-gop-lawmakers-as-epstein-vote-approaches-4700b01b

President Trump said he is withdrawing his support for GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor, a longtime backer who called for the release of Justice Department investigative files into Jeffrey Epstein

The Georgia Republican has recently criticized the administration on several issues including affordability.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-withdraws-support-for-once-staunch-backer-marjorie-taylor-greene-89798ddf

Bill Pulte has used a low-profile federal housing post to make waves, attacking the president’s foes, ousting ethics watchdogs and championing radical policies

Bill Pulte oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and has used that post to make waves, attacking Trump’s foes, ousting ethics watchdogs and making radical policy proposals.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/bill-pulte-profile-d000c844

Trump administration officials including Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have discussed scaling back the role of Marty Makary, the Food and Drug Administration commissioner

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. considered installing a new leader to manage the agency on a day-to-day basis.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/rfk-jr-fda-head-management-7dce398f

Trump said he is withdrawing the nomination of Donald Korb to be the IRS’s top lawyer, pulling the plug on the pick just days before Korb was set to be confirmed by the Senate

The sudden move means continued turmoil at the top ranks of the tax agency, which has seen a revolving door in its most senior jobs all year.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-withdraws-his-pick-for-top-irs-lawyer-06480f39

Trump ups the ante in Venezuela standoff

The White House’s campaign of military pressure on Venezuela seems to be intensifying, yet there’s little clarity on its end goal.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/17/trump-venezuela-standoff-maduro-regime/

Trans women attend Vatican event with Pope Leo, but not at head table

A group of 48 transgender women attended a major Vatican event on Sunday with Pope Leo XIV, continuing a tradition that began under Pope Francis.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/16/pope-leo-transgender-women-vatican/

One man’s obsessive quest to uncover Brazil’s buried Nazi past

The story of Brazil’s fugitive Nazis is clouded by uncertainty and conspiracy theories. But one local journalist is convinced he is closing in on the truth.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/16/brazil-nazis-tunnels-fugitives-ibiruba/

Muslim mayor, Jewish voters, Trump rage. London’s lessons for Mamdani.

As a fellow Muslim governing a financial capital for the past decade, London’s Sadiq Khan offers precedents and cautions for New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/16/sadiq-khan-london-zohran-mamdani/

Trump recasts foreign terror list to focus on ‘antifa,’ cartels

The administration is making an unprecedented expansion, designating entities in Europe and Latin America not typically a focus of U.S. counterterrorism efforts.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/15/trump-antifa-terrorist-list/

U.S. Marines in Haiti exchange gunfire with suspected gang members

The incident comes after months of the U.S. Embassy in Haiti warning of violence in the nation’s streets.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/15/marines-haiti-gangs/

Trump’s escalating Venezuela rhetoric, military moves alarm region’s leaders

President Trump’s tough approach to Latin America has showered rewards on some leaders. For others, it’s an unwelcome return to the long history of U.S. intervention.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/15/trump-venezuela-latin-america/

UAE faces growing outrage over support for paramilitary in Sudan

Human rights groups, members of the U.S. government and regional experts increasingly blame the United Arab Emirates for fueling violence in Sudan.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/15/uae-sudan-rsf-support-backlash/

In Darfur, Sudan’s lost children wander through a landscape of death

Around 200 unaccompanied children have arrived in the Sudanese town of Tewila after escaping El Fashir, where RSF fighters have carried out mass killings.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/11/15/sudan-el-fashir-children-killings/

Six Ancient Roman Statues Have Been Stolen From Syria's National Museum

The theft is a serious loss for the country's cultural heritage, which had already sustained extensive damage during a long civil war
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/six-ancient-roman-statues-have-been-stolen-from-syrias-national-museum-180987684/

Watch Suckerfish Hitch a Wild Ride on Humpback Whales in Rare Video Footage

Suckerfish—also known as remoras—are harmless, but the whales didn't seem to be fans of their hitchhiking
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/watch-suckerfish-hitch-a-wild-ride-on-humpback-whales-in-rare-video-footage-180987695/

The Florentine Diamond Was Thought to Be Lost to History. It's Actually Been Safely Tucked Away in a Canadian Bank Vault All Along

Empress Zita of Bourbon-Parma wanted the jewel's location to be kept secret for 100 years after the death of her husband, Charles I, in 1922. Their descendants now plan to display it at a museum
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/this-florentine-diamond-was-thought-to-be-lost-to-history-its-actually-been-safely-tucked-away-in-a-canadian-bank-vault-all-along-180987665/