When we win the #midterms, we should not have to wait until January for newly elected officials to take office but even then I suspect that #Johnson will refuse to swear them in. He's already had a practice run with #AdelitaGrijalva
#adelitagrijalva — Public Fediverse posts
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Gunman kills 2 at Arizona gay bar with other LGBTQ+ venues on apparent hit list
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/tuscon-hate-crime-bar-killing
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As cost of youth sports grows, Congress eyes regulation of private equity https://www.rawchili.com/nhl/628968/ #AdelitaGrijalva #BernieSanders #BlackBearSportsGroup #ChrisDeluzio #ChrisMurphy #Congress #CoryBooker #Hockey #JunkFees #MapleLeafs #MapleLeafs #MikeRulli #NHL #PrivateEquity #Toronto #TorontoMapleLeafs #TorontoMapleLeafs #VultureInvestor #YouthSports
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/596083/ ’90 Day Fiancé’ star reunites with sick daughter in Arizona #AdelitaGrijalva #Éire #Entertainment #IE #Ireland #TV
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’90 Day Fiancé’ star reunites with sick daughter in Arizona
“Every parent should be able to be with their child during a medical emergency,” Grijalva said in a…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #TV #AdelitaGrijalva #Entertainment
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https://www.europesays.com/people/150313/ James Carville Warns GOP Could Pull This ‘Dangerous’ Stunt If Midterms Don’t Go Its Way #AdelitaGrijalva #AlHunt #DemocraticStrategist #GOP #house #JamesCarville #MikeJohnson
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#ApacheStronghold 'We Are Still Fighting'
Statement from Dr. #WendslerNosie Sr.
March 20, 2026"Many of you have heard that on Friday, the Ninth Circuit again refused to stop the Government from giving #OakFlat to #ResolutionCopper for destruction. This is sad news. But we will never stop fighting to protect Oak Flat and each place that is sacred to our people. And we are still fighting—in the courts, in Congress, and, most importantly, spiritually.
In the courts, there are still four lawsuits seeking to protect Oak Flat. All four cases are still going. And any one of these cases could still put a stop to the Government’s and Resolution’s plans to destroy Oak Flat:
- In Lopez v. United States, on the day after Friday’s ruling, seven brave Apache women filed an emergency appeal in the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the Court to stop the mine and protect Oak Flat. The Supreme Court could rule on that appeal any day. The women in that case can also ask the Ninth Circuit to reconsider its ruling in their case. The deadline to ask for reconsideration is April 27, 2026. That case focuses on religious freedom.
- In #SanCarlosApache Tribe v. United States, also part of Friday’s ruling, the Tribe can also ask the Ninth Circuit to reconsider its ruling and/or appeal to the Supreme Court. That case focuses on the Tribe’s rights, tribal consultation, and the inadequacy of the government’s decision-making process.
- In Arizona #Mining Reform Coalition v. United States, also part of Friday’s ruling, several environmental groups and the Inter-Tribal Association of Arizona can also ask the Ninth Circuit to reconsider its ruling and/or appeal to the Supreme Court. That case focuses on the government’s unfair appraisal of Oak Flat and inadequate #EnvironmentalReview.
- Apache Stronghold v. United States, which is our case, has been 'stayed' (or temporarily put on hold) waiting for the Ninth Circuit’s ruling, which came on Friday. Now that the Ninth Circuit has ruled, our case will start again in the district court. We will continue making every possible legal claim to protect Oak Flat.In Congress, on Tuesday, Representative #AdelitaGrijalva introduced legislation to preserve public lands in the Chí’chil Biłdagoteel Historic District and fight back against the proposed mine. This bill is an important part of the fight to protect Oak Flat.
But even more than legally and politically, we are continuing to fight spiritually. This fight has never been primarily about law or politics. It is about who we are as human beings, religiously and spiritually. If we allow sacred places to be destroyed for profit, we are saying that nothing is truly sacred. We are losing something essential about our humanity—our ability to respect #MotherEarth, to honor what is holy, and to live in balance with the world around us.
That is why we are calling on all people to continue raising their voices, in prayer and protest, to protect Oak Flat—to protect the sacred. We, the Apache Stronghold, invite you to an upcoming spiritual gathering on March 28-29, 2026 at Oak Flat.
The legal system may try to reduce our struggle to questions of ownership and profit. But our connection to Mother Earth predates those systems. It is something each one of us is born into, something we carry in our prayers, our songs, and our way of life. No matter what the courts rule, no matter what the government tries to do, we will never stop fighting to preserve our sacred places. We will not lose our connection to the Creator."
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https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2026/03/apache-stronghold-we-are-still-fighting.html#ChíchilBiłdagoteel #ProtectOakFlat #SanCarlosApache #ResolutionCopper #Arizona #RioTinto #SaveOakFlat #CopperMining #Fight4OurExistance #SacredLand #TontoNationalForest #WesternApaches #ProtectTheSacred #IndigenousNews #IndigenousActivism #CorporateColonialism #DefendTheSacred #CensoredNews #ReaderSupportedNews
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Rep #AdelitaGrijalva on #SOTU: Lying, Gaslighting And Maligning
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/25/adelita_grijalva_sotu
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#MissKittyPolitics Digest Edition - Thomas #Albus. Georgia. Repeat. Lock ballots away. LEGALLY. smh. No election certification. YES, that is the plan for 2026. Succeed in a couple #Democrat states and then those #Representatives never get seated. #AdelitaGrijalva anyone? Are you with me? More otw.
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Vote on releasing Jeffrey Epstein files set to go ahead as US government shutdown ends
As the longest government shutdown in US history winds up, a fresh bout of political infighting is brewing…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #AdelitaGrijalva #DonaldTrump #Epstein #Epsteinbill #epsteinfiles #Istheshutdownover? #jeffrey #JeffreyEpstein #mikejohnson #USPolitics #usshutdown
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U.S. Congress Members Reintroduce Federal ‘Right to Read’ Act
U.S. lawmakers reintroduce legislation that would support "evidence-based reading instruction, well stocked and staffed school libraries, family literacy programs, a wide range of reading materials, and the freedom to choose what to read."…
https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/12/u-s-congress-members-reintroduce-federal-right-to-read-act/#AdelitaGrijalva #FreedomtoRead #JackReed #Libraries #RighttoRead
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ICE Denies Pepper-Spraying Rep. Adelita Grijalva in Incident Caught on Video https://theintercept.com/2025/12/05/adelita-grijalva-pepper-spray-ice-protest/ #uspoli #ICEViolence #ICELies #ICEGestapo #ICENazis #UnmaskICE #AdelitaGrijalva #PepperSpray #CivilRights #HumanRights #fascism #authoritarianism #oligarchy
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Rep. #AdelitaGrijalva was pepper sprayed during #ICEraid
#NaziUSA #AbolishICE#AbolishDederalTHUGS
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Latino Firsts in Politics to Celebrate in 2025
Latinos have a lot to brag about in politics this year. Our community witnessed a number of firsts…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #AdelitaGrijalva #LatinoFirstsinPolitics #marcorubio #Politics #secretaryofstate
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https://www.europesays.com/2581413/ Latino Firsts in Politics to Celebrate in 2025 #AdelitaGrijalva #LatinoFirstsInPolitics #MarcoRubio #Politics #SecretaryOfState
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Wednesday Reads: Trump’s Corruption on Full Display
Good Afternoon!!
Long-time friends Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump
Yesterday was a dramatic day in the efforts by Congressional Democrats and a few Republicans to force the release of the Epstein files held by the DOJ? Could the Epstein scandal along with the struggling economy finally bring down Donald Trump after all these years?
Jason Lange and Tim Reid at HuffPost: Brutal New Poll Shows Just How Badly Donald Trump Is Tanking On Epstein And The Economy.
President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell to 38%, the lowest since his return to power, with Americans unhappy about his handling of the high cost of living and the investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
The four-day poll, which concluded on Monday, comes as Trump’s grip on his Republican Party shows signs of weakening. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a measure to force the release of Justice Department files on Epstein. Trump had opposed the move for months while one of his closest supporters in Congress, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, turned into a harsh critic over his resistance. Trump reversed his position on Sunday as lawmakers prepared to move forward without him.
The survey showed Trump’s overall approval has fallen two percentage points since a Reuters/Ipsos poll in early November.
The poll, which was conducted online, surveyed 1,017 U.S. adults nationwide and had a margin of error of about 3 percentage points.
Trump started his second term in office with 47% of Americans giving him a thumbs up. The nine-point decline since January leaves his overall popularity near the lows seen during his first term in office, and close to the weakest ratings for his Democratic predecessor in the White House, Joe Biden. Biden’s approval rating sank as low as 35% while Trump’s first-term popularity fell as low as 33%
NPR: Poll: Democrats have biggest advantage for control of Congress in 8 years.
Heading into the 2026 midterm elections, there are some very big warning signs for Republicans in the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.
The survey of 1,443 adults, conducted from Nov. 10-13 found:
- Democrats holding their largest advantage, 14 points, since 2017 on the question of who respondents would vote for if the midterm elections were held today;
- President Trump’s approval rating is just 39%, his lowest since right after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol;
- A combined 6-in-10 blame congressional Republicans or Trump for the government shutdown; and
- Nearly 6-in-10 say Trump’s top priority should be lowering prices — and no other issue comes close….
Coming off huge wins up and down the ballot across the country in this year’s off-year elections, Democrats lead Republicans, 55%-41%, when people were asked who they would vote for in their district if the election for Congress were held today.
It’s the largest Democratic advantage on this question, known as the congressional ballot, in the Marist poll since November 2017. The parallel is striking, considering that was at the same point in Trump’s first term as this poll now. Democrats wound up winning 40 House seats in 2018.
If the midterms were today, most say they would pick a Democrat. What’s more, independents chose Democrats by a 33-point margin on this question. It’s all quite the reversal of fortune from a year ago when, just before the 2024 elections when President Trump won back the White House, the parties were tied on the congressional ballot.
Historically, Democrats have needed a sizable advantage on the congressional ballot to signal that they would do well in upcoming midterms.
After months of efforts by Democrats to force the release of the Epstein files, suddenly yesterday their plans came to fruition in surprising fashion.
AP: Congress acts swiftly to force release of Epstein files, and Trump agrees to sign bill.
Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.
Congressman Thomas Massie speaks at a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act on November 18, 2025, with fellow Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Ro Khanna [Annabelle Gordon Reuters]
When a small, bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced a petition in July to maneuver around Speaker Mike Johnson’s control of the House floor, it appeared a longshot effort — especially as Trump urged his supporters to dismiss the matter as a “hoax.”But both Trump and Johnson failed to prevent the vote. The president in recent days bowed to political reality, saying he would sign the bill. And just hours after the House vote, senators agreed to approve it unanimously, skipping a formal roll call.The decisive, bipartisan work in Congress Tuesday further showed the pressure mounting on lawmakers and the Trump administration to meet long-held demands that the Justice Department release its case files on Epstein, a well-connected financier who killed himself in a Manhattan jail while awaiting trial in 2019 on charges he sexually abused and trafficked underage girls.For survivors of Epstein’s abuse, passage of the bill was a watershed moment in a years-long quest for accountability.“These women have fought the most horrific fight that no woman should have to fight. And they did it by banding together and never giving up,” said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene as she stood with some of the abuse survivors outside the Capitol Tuesday morning.“That’s what we did by fighting so hard against the most powerful people in the world, even the president of the United States, in order to make this vote happen today,” added Greene, a Georgia Republican.
In the end, only one lawmaker in Congress opposed the bill. Rep. Clay Higgins, a Louisiana Republican who is a fervent supporter of Trump, was the only “nay” vote in the House’s 427-1 tally. He said he worried the legislation could lead to the release of information on innocent people mentioned in the federal investigation.
Read more about the bill and Trump’s sudden reversal at the AP link.
This morning, the bill went to Trump. Politico: Senate sends Epstein files bill to Trump.
The Senate has officially passed legislation forcing the Justice Department to release more information about the case it built against the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Senators had locked in an agreement to automatically pass the bill as soon as it was received from the House, which overwhelmingly passed it on Tuesday.
It now heads to President Donald Trump’s desk, where he has said he will sign it. That comes despite the fact that Speaker Mike Johnson sought eleventh-hour changes to the House-passed bill and didn’t rule out the possibility he would encourage Trump to veto it.
Assuming Trump follows through, the Justice Department will have 30 days to release the materials with redactions to protect Epstein’s victims.
Will Pam Bondi resist releasing the files? William Kristol at The Bulwark: ‘The Epstein Class.’
Who says Congress never gets anything done?
It was only a week ago that newly sworn in Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) provided the final signature needed on the discharge petition to force a vote on The Epstein Files Transparency Act. Yesterday, the House approved the act by a vote of 427–1. About three hours later, the Senate deemed it passed by unanimous consent. The legislation will be transmitted to the White House today. President Trump has said he will sign the bill into law.
Epstein survivors speak at Capitol Hill news conference.
This act requires that the Justice Department make public within thirty days all the unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials in its possession related to any of Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal activities, civil settlements, immunity, plea agreements, and investigatory proceedings. It specifies that “no record shall be withheld, delayed, or redacted on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary.”
The authors of the legislation tried to make sure any exceptions were narrowly drawn. The attorney general can only withhold or redact information from personal or medical files—the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy—or information that would jeopardize an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution, “provided such withholding is narrowly tailored and temporary.” The law requires that all redactions must be accompanied by a written justification in the Federal Register.
Obviously, there is no guarantee that Donald Trump’s attorney general will carry out these legislative instructions in good faith. Pam Bondi could try to turn tight and reasonable exceptions into wide open loopholes. Her boss, the president, has already ordered up an investigation of Democrats tied to Epstein—and she quickly said she’d comply. Could that be a predicate for withholding documents?
But would she even bother to cite that investigation? There are, after all, no assurances that the attorney general won’t try to simply withhold documents and information without telling us she’s done so.
And so “distrust and verify” should be the motto going forward. Congress, the media, the survivors—everyone committed to having the truth come out—needs to be prepared to keep the pressure on throughout, and to scream from the rooftops if there seems to be evasion or stonewalling.
Read the rest at The Bulwark.
Trump’s blatant corruption and his disdain for women reporters were both on display as he struggled to deal with his failure on the Epstein files issue.
Trump hosted Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in his tacky, gold-encrusted oval office yesterday, and then held a state dinner in bin Salman’s honor last night. The U.S. intelligence community found that bin Salman gave the order to murder Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2019, but also Saudi Arabia was largely responsible for the 9/11/2021 attacks.
Kathryn Watson and Jennifer Jacobs at CBS News: Trump welcomes MBS for White House visit with fanfare for Saudi crown prince and military flyover.
President Trump welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS, to the White House with an elaborate military display Tuesday, praising the crown prince and insisting the U.S.-Saudi relationship has never been better as the two countries look to sign major business and national security deals.
Trump meets with Saudi Crown Prince in the oval office.
The pomp and circumstance — and the president’s praise and warmth toward MBS — were more typical of a visit from an allied Western democracy than an absolute monarchy with a troubled human rights record, pointing to the president’s focus on economic and business ties above virtually all else. The White House sees Saudi Arabia as a critical security partner in a turbulent Middle East, as well as an economic partner.
The White House arrival ceremony for the crown prince on Tuesday morning was laden with fanfare, complete with a U.S. military flyover, cannons, horses, and a red carpet. American and Saudi flags adorned the White House South Lawn, and a military band greeted the Saudi royal. Mr. Trump and the crown prince exchanged greetings as they shook hands, and then watched the formation of F-35 and F-16 fighter jets fly by before going inside the White House….
Ahead of bin Salman’s arrival, Mr. Trump told reporters Monday that the U.S. would sell F-35 fighter jets to the Saudis. In the Oval Office, MBS said the Saudis will increase a planned investment of $600 billion in the U.S. to closer to $1 trillion, an announcement that pleased Mr. Trump greatly.
Mr. Trump praised the crown prince in the Oval Office, calling him a “very good friend” and insisting his record on human rights is commendable, despite the State Department’s long list of concerns of human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia. Arbitrary and unlawful killings, disappearances, torture, serious restrictions on freedom of expression and restrictions on religious freedom continue to plague the nation, according to the latest 2024 State Department report.
Trump’s businesses are heavily involved with Saudi Arabia.
During the meeting with bin Salman, Trump denigrated reporter Mary Bruce for asking questions about Jeffrey Epstein and Jamal Khashoggi.
CNBC: Trump calls for ABC’s license to be revoked after reporter asks about Jeffrey Epstein files.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday called for ABC’s broadcast license to be revoked as he angrily lashed out at a reporter from the network who asked why he has not released files on notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, his former friend.
ABC News reporter Mary Bruce
“I think you are a terrible reporter,” Trump told ABC News White House correspondent Mary Bruce.
The president said he did not like Bruce’s “attitude.”
“You ought to go back and learn how to be a reporter. No more questions from you,” Trump said in the Oval Office, where he was meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia.
Trump’s tirade came shortly before the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill to compel the Department of Justice to release all of its records on Epstein.
Bruce also asked the Crown Prince about ordering the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
Brian Stelter at CNN: Analysis: Trump’s anti-press outburst hits differently with a Saudi prince by his side.
President Trump frequently demonstrates his disdain for journalists. He expresses his admiration for authoritarians almost as often.
Tuesday showed how intertwined those two instincts really are.
Trump repeatedly objected to press questions during an Oval Office photo op with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, whose country does not have a free press.
He lashed out at an ABC correspondent, Mary Bruce, after she invoked the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents.
The president said his ally, Brendan Carr, the chairman of the FCC, should “look at” punishing ABC over its news coverage.
“I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and it’s so wrong,” he asserted.
Trump misstated how FCC licenses actually work, but his message was clear: He’d like his government to retaliate the way a dictator would.
The president also called Bruce “insubordinate,” a word he rarely ever uses, while sitting next to the son of the Saudi king.
According to Reporters Without Borders, which tracks press freedom all around the world, “independent media are non-existent in Saudi Arabia, and Saudi journalists live under heavy surveillance, even when abroad.”
Trump even defended bin Salman. BBC: ‘Things happen’ – Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing.
US President Donald Trump said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman “knew nothing” about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as he welcomed the kingdom’s de facto ruler to the White House.
Trump’s comments appeared to contradict a US intelligence assessment in 2021 which determined the crown prince had approved the operation that led to Khashoggi’s death at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018.
Jamal Khashoggi
The crown prince, who has denied any wrongdoing, said at the White House that Saudi Arabia “did all the right things” to investigate Khashoggi’s death, which he called “painful”.
It was his first US visit since the assassination, which sent shockwaves through the US-Saudi relationship.
In the Oval Office on Tuesday, Trump shot back at a reporter who asked a question about the killing.
“You’re mentioning someone that was extremely controversial,” the US president said.
“A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about. Whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happen.”
“But he [the Crown Prince] knew nothing about it,” Trump added. “You don’t have to embarrass our guests.”
The crown prince added that Saudi Arabia “did all the right steps” to investigate the murder, which he called “painful” and a “huge mistake”.
A US intelligence report made public in 2021 – under President Joe Biden’s administration – determined that the crown prince had approved of a plan to “capture or kill” Khashoggi in Istanbul. During his first administration, Trump White House officials declined to release the report.
While dozens of Saudi officials faced sanctions in the wake of the assassination, none directly targeted the crown prince.
Trump attacked another reporter on Air Force One on Friday for asking about the Epstein files. The Guardian: Trump faces criticism for referring to female Bloomberg reporter as ‘piggy’
Donald Trump, who has a history of making extremely personal attacks on female journalists, referred to a Bloomberg News correspondent as a “piggy” during a clash onboard Air Force One on Friday.
While the remark did not initially get much attention, it picked up some traction on Tuesday and has drawn backlash from fellow journalists, including some who have previously been attacked by Trump themselves.
Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey
Catherine Lucey, Bloomberg’s White House correspondent, had taken advantage of a press opportunity with the president – known as a gaggle – to ask a question about the unfolding Jeffrey Epstein scandal and the possibility of the House voting to release all of the files related to his case, which now appears likely.
As Lucey started to ask why Trump was behaving the way he was “if there’s nothing incriminating in the files”, Trump pointed at her and said: “Quiet. Quiet, piggy.” [….]
“Disgusting and completely unacceptable,” CNN anchor Jake Tapper wrote on X, sharing a clip of the incident. Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson also called the remark “disgusting and degrading”.
When asked about the incident, Lucey directed the Guardian to a spokesperson for her news organization.
“Our White House journalists perform a vital public service, asking questions without fear or favor,” a Bloomberg News spokesperson said on Tuesday afternoon. “We remain focused on reporting issues of public interest fairly and accurately.”
The New York Times on the guests at the state dinner for Crown Prince bin Salman last night (gift link): Who Attended Trump’s Dinner for the Saudi Crown Prince?
The world’s richest man. One of the world’s most famous soccer players. The president of soccer’s governing body. Dozens of executives from the finance, tech and energy sectors.
These are some of the guests who attended President Trump’s black-tie dinner for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia at the White House on Tuesday evening.
The red carpet welcome for Prince Mohammed is an extraordinary moment in diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia. It is his first visit to the United States since the 2018 killing of the Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, which U.S. intelligence determined the prince ordered. Prince Mohammed has denied involvement.
After Mr. Khashoggi’s murder, some Western business executives and government officials backed out of Saudi Arabia’s global investment conference, including leaders of major American financial institutions. But by the following year, top deal makers were back at the event in Riyadh, the Saudi capital.
On Tuesday, Mr. Trump and the crown prince cast their partnership as one that would reap benefits for both countries. Already, Mr. Trump has agreed to sell F-35 fighter jets to the kingdom, and the prince has promised to invest nearly $1 trillion in the United States.
Use the gift link to see the list of powerful people who saw fit to honor the Saudi Crown Prince at last night’s state dinner.
More stories to check out today:
Politico: Appeals court panel mulls $1M penalty for Trump in lawsuit against Hillary Clinton.
The Harvard Crimson: Harvard To Launch New Investigation Into Epstein’s Ties to Summers, Other University Affiliates.
The New Republic: Trump’s Plot to Rig 2026 Is Falling Apart, and Boy Is He Mad About It.
Mark Joseph Stern at Slate: Trump’s Scheme to Give the GOP Extra House Seats Just Blew Up in His Face.
Marisa Kabas at The Handbasket: Moral rot in elite journalism is killing the whole field.
That’s it for me today. What’s on your mind?
#abcNewsReporterMaryBruce #adelitaGrijalva #bloombergReporterCatherineLucey #dischargePetition #donaldTrump #epsteinFiles #epsteinFilesTransparencyAct #jamalKhashoggi #jeffreyEpstein #pamBondi #roKhanna #saudiCrownPrinceMohammedBinSalman #thomasMassie #trumpPolls
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'I'm appalled by him': Epstein survivor slams Mike Johnson for 'theatrics' amid big vote
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Rep. Adelita Grijalva Speaks out on Epstein Files http://www.democracynow.org/2025/11/13/adelita_grijalva #uspoli #trump #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #SexTrafficking #ChildExploitation #GOPHarbouringSexTraffickers #AdelitaGrijalva
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Democratic Representative-elect #AdelitaGrijalva sworn in 🎉🎉🎉after weeks of delay
Runs 2+ hours
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GeIqOZVobvY&pp=ygUeZGVtb2NyYWN5IG5vdyBhZGVsaXRhIGdyaWphbHZh
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After 50-Day Delay, Grijalva’s First Act in Congress Is to Trigger Epstein Vote
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23-min special
Analyzing content of 3 #Epstein e-mails and why they are “damning” for #Trump
Intersection between release & House Speaker Mike Johnson, protecting #Trump, being forced to administer oath of office to Rep. #AdelitaGrijalva
Why conspiracy theorist #MarjorieTaylorGreene fell out w Trump
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@jessicadenson07.bsky.social reacts to SCATHING emails released today by the #HouseOversightCommittee disclose Trump's interactions with #Epstein victims, just as #AdelitaGrijalva and signs the discharge petition to release the full #Epsteinfiles. www.youtube.com/live/-u4WLW0...
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After a 50-day wait, Arizona Rep. #AdelitaGrijalva is sworn into #Congress
: NPRhttps://www.npr.org/2025/11/12/nx-s1-5606350/adelita-grijalva-swearing-in
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Finally.
"House Speaker Mike Johnson swears in Arizona Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva. Grijalva is expected to be the 218th signature that lawmakers need to force a vote on ordering the DOJ to release the Epstein files."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wths5uXml3Q #AdelitaGrijalva #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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Effort to release Epstein files finally advances after newly sworn-in Democrat becomes final signatory
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"House Republicans—yes, Republicans—confirmed that Trump was at Epstein’s house when teenage victim Virginia Giuffre was there. That was prompted with the release this morning of an email that Epstein wrote to Maxwell:"
~ Dean Obediallah
#Trump #Epstein #coverup #HouseofRepresentatives #AdelitaGrijalva #GhislaineMaxwell #MikeJohnson #pedophiles #DirtyDonald #VirginiaGiuffre
/12https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/glenn-kirschner-on-the-epstein-files
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"So what worse to know than what we already do? What’s in there that made the entire House of Representatives get shut down for seven weeks to protect this dead pedophile’s cabal? What did Dan Bongino see in those files the FBI was combing through on Trump that made him go insane and basically quit and disappear?"
~ Marcie Jones
#Trump #Epstein #coverup #HouseofRepresentatives #AdelitaGrijalva #GhislaineMaxwell #MikeJohnson #pedophiles #DirtyDonald #VirginiaGiuffre
/11https://www.wonkette.com/p/epstein-files-with-trump-in-em-coming
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"This is a very, very big deal. It’s Trump’s soft white underbelly. He can’t shake his relationship with Epstein, and today we are learning that he can’t shake his connection to Virginia Guiffre, the double-victim who was first abused by these men, including Trump, and then in the depths of despair, killed herself."
#Trump #Epstein #coverup #HouseofRepresentatives #AdelitaGrijalva #GhislaineMaxwell #MikeJohnson #pedophiles #DirtyDonald #VirginiaGiuffre
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"Very, VERY, VERY bad day for Donald J. Trump. …
Trump slipped up in July when referring to Guiffre and told the press that Epstein 'stole her from me.'
That’s the single guiltiest statement Trump has ever made."
~ Lucian K. Truscott
#Trump #Epstein #coverup #HouseofRepresentatives #AdelitaGrijalva #GhislaineMaxwell #MikeJohnson #pedophiles #DirtyDonald #VirginiaGiuffre
/9https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/the-guiltiest-words-that-ever-came
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"This correspondence predates Trump’s political career, undercutting any claim that these exchanges were politically motivated. Epstein, long before Trump’s campaign, was making clear that Trump was no innocent bystander."
How's that Trump bible working out for you, Jeanine Pirro?
#Trump #Epstein #coverup #HouseofRepresentatives #AdelitaGrijalva #GhislaineMaxwell #MikeJohnson #pedophiles #DirtyDonald
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"In one 2011 email, Epstein told Maxwell that Trump had 'spent hours at my house,' 'knew about the girls,' and that Trump was 'that dog that hasn’t barked.' Maxwell replied, 'I have been thinking about that.' The significance of this cannot be overstated."
~ Ben Meiselas
#Trump #Epstein #coverup #HouseofRepresentatives #AdelitaGrijalva #GhislaineMaxwell #MikeJohnson #pedophiles #DirtyDonald
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I mean 🤬🤬🤬
Though #AdelitaGrijalva provided the final signature necessary to advance a vote on the #EpsteinFiles, the vote will likely not place before December. Under the rules that govern this procedural maneuver, the #House cannot act on the measure until after it “ripens” for 7 legislative days — days when #Congress is in session.
How slowly the bureaucracy moves!
#Trump #Epstein #criminal #law #rape #SexualAssault #SexTrafficking #felon47 #CoverUp
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"Until now, it’s been a weapon rarely used—because, let’s be honest, most members of Congress would rather not upset their leadership or risk their donor base. But this time, it’s different.
This time, it’s about the Epstein files. …
As for Mike Johnson, this is the part where the sermon turns against the preacher."
#Trump #Epstein #coverup #HouseofRepresentatives #AdelitaGrijalva #GhislaineMaxwell #MikeJohnson #pedophiles
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"Johnson’s problem is that he’s no longer the gatekeeper. The discharge petition, a little-known but powerful tool, allows members of Congress to bypass leadership and force a vote on a bill if 218 representatives sign on."
~ Michael Cohen
#Trump #Epstein #coverup #HouseofRepresentatives #AdelitaGrijalva #GhislaineMaxwell #MikeJohnson #pedophiles
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"In addition, we have a new bombshell email this afternoon. This is Jeffrey Epstein, in 2018, talking about 'i know how dirty donald is.'
Maybe that line — I KNOW HOW DIRTY DONALD IS — can be carved on the lintels of the new Epstein Ballroom at the White House, and as a scrolling frieze around the entire ceiling?
#Trump #Epstein #coverup #HouseofRepresentatives #AdelitaGrijalva #GhislaineMaxwell
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"The emails reportedly show that Donald Trump not only knew about Epstein’s criminal behavior but also spent 'hours' at Epstein’s residence with one of his victims. The timing of the committee’s release has amplified the political and moral stakes of the coming vote."
#Trump #Epstein #coverup #HouseofRepresentatives #AdelitaGrijalva #GhislaineMaxwell
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"The discharge petition, designed to bypass the Speaker and majority leadership, compels a bill to the House floor once a majority of lawmakers have signed on.
This move comes amid new bombshell revelations from the House Oversight Committee, which released emails between Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and journalist Michael Wolff."
#Trump #Epstein #coverup #HouseofRepresentatives #AdelitaGrijalva #GhislaineMaxwell
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Aaron Parnas reports that Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva has been sworn into the House, and,
"With Grijalva’s swearing-in and immediate signing of the petition, Democrats and a handful of Republicans have triggered one of the most dramatic and rarely used maneuvers in congressional procedure."
#Trump #Epstein #coverup #HouseofRepresentatives #AdelitaGrijalva
/1https://aaronparnas.substack.com/p/breaking-democrats-reach-218-signatures
