"We have a split economy." New data is offering mixed messages on the state of the U.S. economy. Ron Insana and @justinwolfers.bsky.social discuss on the #11thHour.

"The whole thing is really weird." @glennthrush.bsky.social breaks down the bizarre caveats the Justice Department shared to explain away Trump's latest mentions in the Epstein files.

TONIGHT: The DOJ releases its biggest trove of Epstein-related documents and several mention Donald Trump. Plus, new data shows the economy is booming, yet consumer confidence remains low. @glennthrush.bsky.social @davidmdrucker.bsky.social @justinwolfers.bsky.social @markhertling.bsky.social

"[Bari Weiss] is the editor. She has to make those choices. She should do it in a way that builds confidence." @nytimes.com Executive Editor Joe Kahn joins the #11thHour to discuss the recent controversy at CBS News, and what it says about the state of journalism today.

"Looks like they're going to win this thing." Paramount is upping the stakes in its hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, with Larry Ellison now guaranteeing more than $40 billion of his own personal fortune to finance the deal. Dan Nathan and Rohit Chopra discuss the details on the #11thHour.

"This is a Game of Thrones-esque weekend." @timmiller.bsky.social on the infighting at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest event this weekend.

After voting to force the Justice Department to release the Epstein files -- few Republicans appear willing to push the administration to comply with the law. @sbg1.bsky.social: "This is not surprising."

TONIGHT: DOJ expected to release more info from the Epstein files. - Plus, the infighting threatening the future of MAGA and Turning Point USA. @stephruhle.bsky.social @sbg1.bsky.social @peterbakernyt.bsky.social @daniellamicaela.bsky.social @timmiller.bsky.social @choprausa.bsky.social ‪

"All he knows how to do is slap his name onto things." @hayesbrown.bsky.social on Trump's name being added to The Kennedy Center.

"We really haven't learned anything yet." The #Nightcap reacts to the political fallout following the Justice Department's partial release of the Epstein files.

Deputy AG Todd Blanche told Congress that it would take two more weeks to review, redact and release all of the Epstein materials. @kristygreenberg.bsky.social: "I don't understand why this is so impossible."

TONIGHT: Breaking news as the Justice Dept. partially releases Epstein files despite Friday deadline for all unclassified records. President Trump heads to North Carolina to sell his message on the economy. The Kennedy Center gets new signage and now includes Trump's name despite legal concerns.

"They can just walk into anyone's house." @jaredmcclain.bsky.social on ICE agents reportedly entering construction sites without a warrant.

"The use of the word 'historic' on a repeated basis renders it meaningless." Ron Insana on the Trump administration's misleading description of the economy.

"They'll start to look for a motive." Law enforcement officials confirmed tonight that the suspect behind the Brown University shooting and the killing of an MIT professor was found dead. Rob D'Amico and @joycewhitevance.bsky.social discuss with @crampell.bsky.social on the #11thHour.

TONIGHT: Breaking news on Brown University shooting suspect found dead in New Hampshire – Trump returns to the campaign trail to test new affordability message as the DOJ faces Epstein files deadline tomorrow – & ICE ramps up immigration crackdowns at construction sites.

"Every single one of those boat strikes... is a murder." Former U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Dave Maurer on Trump's military strikes on alleged drug boats.

"That's our building, which means our money was spent." Joel Payne reacts to Trump installing a "Presidential Walk of Fame" that displays his grievances about several of his predecessors, like Biden and Obama.

TONIGHT: Trump address the nation, touting the economy and insisting prices are going down - Plus, Speaker Johnson faces a GOP revolt in the House over expiring ACA subsidies - And, the U.S. military announces new boat strike that kills four. @symonedsanders.bsky.social @johnjharwood.bsky.social

Trump posted that he was declaring a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers coming in and out of Venezuela. Fact check from @markhertling.bsky.social: "It is illegal to threaten this or attempt to do it."

"Things aren't going well." @justinwolfers.bsky.social reality check after the November jobs report threw up some potential economic warning signs.

"Wiles knew what she was doing." The White House is racing to contain the fallout of Susie Wiles' stunningly candid interview with Vanity Fair. @peterbakernyt.bsky.social, @davidmdrucker.bsky.social, and @lacaldwelldc.bsky.social discuss the latest with @symonedsanders.bsky.social on the #11thHour.

TONIGHT: White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles pulls back the curtain on Trump's policies and his cabinet – Nov. jobs report shows unemployment hits four-year high – & Trump orders blockade of all 'sanctioned oil tankers' in and out of Venezuela.

@stephruhle.bsky.social shares her #Nightcap MVP of the Year, Pope Leo XIV.

"When he uses the word 'hoax,' it's a tell." @ralstonreports.bsky.social explains why Trump calls everything from Epstein conspiracy theories to the affordability crisis a "hoax."

"We have to address the structural drivers of high prices in American health care." With the Senate deadlocked, critical health care subsidies are all but guaranteed to expire at the month's end. @repauchincloss.bsky.social joins the #11thHour to discuss what it means for millions of Americans.

@stephruhle.bsky.social explains how the *Affordable* Care Act became Trump's biggest problem in fighting the Affordability Crisis.

"This is not new and nobody is making it up to go after Trump." @davidmdrucker.bsky.social and @stephruhle.bsky.social discuss Donald Trump's plea to get credit for the economy, even as he mocks the affordability issue.

TONIGHT: Senate rejects health care bills as premiums are set to spike for millions next month – new reporting on the White House preparing to seize more oil tankers off the coast of Venezuela – & Disney’s deal with OpenAI, and what it could mean for the future of media and artificial intelligence.

"There's some very spooky stuff - other countries that do this kind of thing do it to crush dissidents." @byjacobward.bsky.social and @stephruhle.bsky.social discuss the plan to require foreign visitors to provide their social media history on the #Nightcap.

"The upside is favors from Trump - that's exactly how it works." @bhgreeley.bsky.social and @stephruhle.bsky.social dig into how the Trump family uses crypto on the #Nightcap.

"I think it is coming close to a crisis if 40% of America are living paycheck to paycheck." @clairecmc.bsky.social and @stephruhle.bsky.social react to Trump mocking the affordability issue on the #Nightcap.

TONIGHT: The US seizes an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, and Trump suggests keeping the oil from it – US Border Patrol proposes foreign travelers must disclose five years of their social media history – how Donald Trump Jr's fortune jumped 5x in the last year thanks to his Crypto ventures.

@stephruhle.bsky.social breaks down why the only grade that actually matters is the one given by the voters.

In a surprising pivot, President Donald Trump says the U.S. will allow Nvidia to sell its powerful H200 chips to China, in exchange for a 25% cut of the revenue. Ron Insana and Danny Moses discuss the implications on the #11thHour.

"He continues to believe that that word 'affordability' is a quote-unquote hoax." Jeff Mason and @stephruhle.bsky.social dig into Trump's indecision on how to talk about the economy.

TONIGHT: Trump gives himself an "A plus plus plus plus" on the economy, but voters have a different point of view – The White House gives Nvidia the green light to sell more powerful AI chips to China – & Australia bans social media for kids under 16.

Paramount has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, powered by Jared Kushner and the sovereign wealth funds of Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, and Qatar. @davidgura.bsky.social and @oliverdarcy.bsky.social discuss the implications of the potential deal on the #11thHour.

"The court is going to tell Trump, 'you get to be the first president in American history who can seize total control over independent agencies.'" Mark Joseph Stern's read on how the Supreme Court will rule in the case of the president's attempt to fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission/

"It is amazing that Trump is already at this stage of his presidency, not even one year in, where he's offering a bailout from his own policy." @sbg1.bsky.social and @stephruhle.bsky.social dig into Trump's newly-announced farm bailout.

TONIGHT: The President backtracks after saying he'd have "no problem" releasing thevideo of the second boat strike in the Caribbean – a big day at the Supreme Court as Justices could give more power to fire government officials – & Paramount makes a hostile bid for Warner Brothers, Discovery.

@stephruhle.bsky.social looks back at what brought down members of the first Trump administration and why this time is different.

@stephruhle.bsky.social shares her #Nightcap MVP of the Week: The Pentagon press corps.

"Content is not just a product, it is our culture." @pablo.show joins @stephruhle.bsky.social to explain why the Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery deal is about far more than dollars and cents.

TONIGHT: It’s #Nightcap time: A week of chaos for the White House – The blockbuster $83 billion Netflix - Warner Bros. deal – & Sabrina Carpenter pushes back on the Trump administration. @stephruhle.bsky.social @alivitali.bsky.social @steveliesman.bsky.social @sykescharlie.bsky.social @pablo.show

@stephruhle.bsky.social breaks down the administration's plan to give babies investment accounts.

"MAGA was exhilarating until it was not." Rich Logis of @leavingmaga.org joins @stephruhle.bsky.social to discuss why he left the MAGA movement.

On DOJ's second attempt to indict New York AG Letitia James, out-of-state federal prosecutors were brought in to present the case to the grand jury. They did not convince them. @joycewhitevance.bsky.social joins @stephruhle.bsky.social to discuss.

"Pete Hegseth was already on social media crowing about it and treating it like it was a video game." @radiofreetom.bsky.social and @stephruhle.bsky.social discuss the Pentagon carrying out another deadly boat strike in the midst of a controversy over a strike in September.

TONIGHT: The first classified briefings on a US boat strike that killed survivors– a grand jury refuses to reindict NY Attorney General Letitia James just weeks after her case was dismissed – & a former MAGA warrior turns his back on the movement; why he’s now helping other MAGA diehards defect.