{"id":171831,"date":"2025-11-14T09:25:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T09:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-president-faces-potentially-damaging-congressional-vote-over-releasing-epstein-files-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T09:25:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T09:25:05","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-president-faces-potentially-damaging-congressional-vote-over-releasing-epstein-files-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-president-faces-potentially-damaging-congressional-vote-over-releasing-epstein-files-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: president faces potentially damaging congressional vote over releasing Epstein files – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

Attempts to persuade two female members of Congress to withdraw backing for petition appear to have failed \u2013 key US politics stories from Thursday 13 November at a glance
Donald Trump<\/a> is facing the prospect of a politically damaging congressional vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> files after attempts to press two female members of Congress to withdraw their backing for it appeared to have failed.
The reported refusal of Lauren Boebert, a Republican representative from Colorado, and Nancy Mace, from South Carolina, to remove their names from a discharge petition to force a vote leaves Trump exposed on an issue that carries the possibility of turning segments of his Maga base against him.
Boebert reportedly stood firm on supporting the petition after being invited by Trump to the White House in an effort to persuade her to withdraw her signature, according to the New York Times<\/a>.
The outlet reported that the meeting happened hours after Democrats on the House of Representatives\u2019 oversight committee released a trove of emails from the files that suggested that Trump may have known more about Epstein\u2019s underage sex trafficking activities than he previously acknowledged.
The disgraced late financier \u2013 who died by suicide in prison in 2019 while awaiting trial \u2013 wrote<\/a> in one email that Trump, his former close friend, \u201cknew about the girls\u201d.
The New York Times reported that the White House sought to persuade Boebert to change her mind \u2013 enlisting Pam Bondi, the attorney general, and the FBI director, Kash Patel \u2013 before issuing \u201cvague threats\u201d when the tactic did not work.
The paper, citing people \u201cfamiliar with her thinking\u201d, reported that the hardline approach had the counterproductive effect of persuading Boebert that there may be a conspiracy to conceal the contents of the files and caused her to dig in.
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The lawsuit, filed in federal court in California, challenges the congressional map championed by Gavin Newsom, the state\u2019s Democratic governor, in response to a Republican gerrymander in Texas, sought by Donald Trump. The justice department\u2019s intervention<\/a> in the case sets up a high-profile showdown between the Trump administration and Newsom, one of the president\u2019s chief antagonists and a possible 2028 contender.
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However, the corporation has rejected his demands for compensation, after lawyers for Trump threatened to sue for $1bn (\u00a3760m) in damages unless the BBC<\/a> issued a retraction, apologised and settled with him.
The BBC has also agreed not to show the edition of Panorama again.
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James Comey<\/a>, the former FBI director, and the New York attorney general, Letitia James<\/a>, will ask a federal judge on Thursday to drop the criminal charges against them, arguing that Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s hand-picked US attorney, who obtained the indictments against them, was unlawfully appointed.
The hearing at the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia in front of Judge Cameron Currie will mark the first time a judge will consider one of several efforts James and Comey have made to dismiss the indictments before trials.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The Democratic congressman is the latest target of Trump\u2019s retribution campaign against his critics, the congressman confirmed on Thursday.
NBC News reports<\/a> that Swalwell is facing a federal criminal investigation for alleged mortgage fraud, just as three other Democratic officials have faced in recent months. The outlet says the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency sent a letter to the attorney general claiming Swalwell may have committed mortgage and tax fraud.
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Donald Trump\u2019s family business increased the pace at which it hired foreign workers on temporary visas this year, even as his administration was placing obstacles in the way of other businesses that wanted to do the same, a report published Thursday claimed.
According to Forbes, which analyzed data from the US Department of Labor, the Trump Organization sought to bring in at least 184 foreign workers<\/a> in 2025 for temporary positions at the US president\u2019s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, two golf clubs and his Virginia winery.
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Joe Lewis, the British billionaire and former owner of Tottenham Hotspur FC, is to be pardoned by Donald Trump over a 2024 conviction for his part in a \u201cbrazen\u201d insider trading scheme<\/a>.
Lewis, 88, was fined $5m (\u00a33.8m) and given three years of probation by a New York<\/a> judge last year but was spared jail time<\/a> after pleading guilty to involvement in a plan that prosecutors said was designed to enrich his friends, lovers and employees.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The New York City mayoral election may be remembered for the remarkable win of a young democratic socialist<\/a><\/strong>, but it was also marked by something that is likely to permeate future elections: the use of AI-generated campaign videos.
The US state department has announced that it will designate four European self-described anti-fascist groups as Foreign Terrorist Organisations<\/a><\/strong>, as the Trump administration broadens its campaign against what it portrays as an international wave of leftist violence.
Wall Street came under pressure on Thursday, enduring its worst day in a month as a sell-off of technology stocks intensified.<\/a><\/strong> After an extraordinary rally around hopes for artificial intelligence that propelled global stock markets to record highs, fears that tech firms are now overvalued loom large.
While Donald Trump\u2019s justice department has downplayed the possibility that other men were involved in Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s abuse of teen girls, an email released on 12 November as part of the House oversight committee\u2019s Epstein investigation shows an exchange between the late financier and an associate where they discuss \u201cgirls\u201d and travel.<\/a><\/strong>
Pennsylvania senator John Fetterman was hospitalized on Thursday after a heart condition flare-up caused him to fall on his face outside his home<\/a><\/strong>.
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened Wednesday, 12 November<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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