Zelensky says handing Ukraine €140-160B in frozen assets would hit Putin hard: “It would destabilize their system.” He stressed it’s not just for weapons, but for producing air defenses and protecting energy. Combined with €80B in lost energy revenue, it’s a powerful tool to push Russia toward peace

The House Oversight Committee released an additional 20,000 pages of documents the GOP-led panel received from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender whose death by suicide spawned intense scrutiny of the high-profile people he knew. https://cnn.it/4qW1ps3

So proud of my friend and fellow Welsh Pembroke Corgi owner @andrewfeinberg.com for asking this question: “What was the president doing with Virginia Giuffre for hours at Epstein's house?"

The White House says that key inflation and jobs data for October will “likely never” be released due to the government shutdown. The last time a shutdown delayed a jobs report was in October 2013, when the report was delayed by a few weeks.

"Dad used to say to me: 'You’re a king.' I’m getting there. Dad wasn’t a big reader, but he liked this line from Shakespeare. 'All the world’s a stage, and you gotta be the biggest guy on it'" - Trump? www.thebulwark.com/p/im-not-giv...

Longest government shutdown in U.S. history ends www.msnbc.com/way-too-earl...

Jackson, 84, a protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., is under observation for progressive supranuclear palsy, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition said. https://cnn.it/4nWJuir

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Four Republicans said they would vote to release the files after House Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed a vote would take place.

Civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson has been taken to the hospital, according to the activist nonprofit he founded.

The U.S. government is set to reopen after a record-setting, 43-day shutdown. Here is what to know.

Four months ago, President Trump blocked the release of the Epstein files. Yesterday's disclosure of thousands of Epstein emails showed why. Trump and his allies had promised to release the files before the 2024 election. He then reversed course in July.

In @timdickinson.bsky.social first exclusive with The Contrarian, he sits down with Rep. Elect Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) to discuss everything from her deliberately delayed swear-in to the Epstein files. An absolute must watch! https://contrarian.substack.com/p/the-50-day-swear-in-rep-elect-grijalva

A bipartisan group of former FCC leaders petitions the agency to repeal the policy the Trump administration invoked in discussions surrounding Jimmy Kimmel at ABC and in the investigation of "60 Minutes" at CBS.

Emails show Jeffrey Epstein raging that Donald Trump could “crack” after being sent a Daily Beast article on the president’s psychological state.

Sean Hannity found himself scrambling for control when a liberal radio host hijacked a segment meant to mock her—turning it into a live-fire exchange over Trump, Epstein, and presidential dementia.

A judge is set to decide whether the appointment of Lindsey Halligan as interim U.S. attorney in eastern Virginia was valid, as defendants in the James Comey and Letitia James prosecutions argue it was unlawful.

My full interview with Leader Hakeem Jeffries from @waytooearly.bsky.social on @msnbc.com is HERE: m.youtube.com/watch?v=3ioi...

Details on the newly released emails from Jeffrey Epstein. And, the government shutdown has ended, but health insurance subsidies remain in limbo, with a vote on the matter expected next month. n.pr/4oIXa1y

OPINION by @zeeshanaleem.bsky.social: “This alleged special treatment only raises more questions about how Maxwell has been able to secure it — and whether she’s expected to offer anything in return.” READ MORE: www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Buried deep in the bill to end the government shutdown is a provision that would let Republican senators whose phone records were seized during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection sue the federal government for damages.

Tonight the Northern Lights over Chicago. Last night was a high-bar to reach, but it's rather amazing to see the aurora borealis this active this far south of the Arctic Circle

Panoramic View of the Northern Lights last night over the Chicago Skyline.