Tuesday, November 18, 2025

Will the Epstein files be released?

The House voted overwhelmingly to release files on the disgraced sex trafficker's dealings. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Tue Nov 18 2025

 

Phaedra Trethan National Correspondent

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👋🏼 Hi there! I'm Phaedra Trethan, thinking a Peppermint Bark Chocolate Shake from Shake Shack sounds pretty good to me (but not good for me).🥤

In Tuesday's news:

The House passed a bill on the release of the Epstein files as survivors speak out.
Could New York City residents get free childcare? The mayor-elect thinks so.
Outages plagued internet and app users. What happened?

But first: I'm not one to rush into the Christmas season (give me a chance to enjoy fall!) but Operation Santa is a great reason to think about the holidays. 🎅🏽 🎁 💝

Will the Epstein files be released?

The House voted Tuesday to release the Epstein filesbut that doesn't mean we'll see them right away.

What's next — and what might derail the files' release.
Watch: Congressional representatives urge release of the Epstein files.
Watch: Epstein survivors speak out.
Former Harvard president and U.S. Treasury secretary Larry Summers said he is "deeply ashamed" of his association with Epstein and will step away from public duties.
President Trump dismissed the grisly murder of a Saudi-American journalist, saying, "Things happen."

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Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia and Ro Khanna, D-California, speak on the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

Annabelle Gordon, REUTERS

Free childcare in NYC?

New York City's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani campaigned — and won — on an affordability platform, promising to take a bite out of the Big Apple's spiraling costs of living. One solution he's proposed: Free childcare. But is that even possible?

Watch: Can Mamdani help Democrats get their mojo back?
Housing is unaffordable for many in big cities across the country. How these mayors are taking on the problem.

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New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani interacts with Pre-K students at Friends of Crown Heights Education Center on Nov. 13, 2025 in the Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City.

Michael M. Santiago, Getty Images

Real quick

A federal judge blocked a GOP-led Texas redistricting effort ahead of the 2026 midterms.
The Department of Education is being dismantled. The latest effort to axe the agency.
The 2024 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore was "preventable," according to the NTSB.
The U.S. is ramping up military operations in the Caribbean. What's happening and what it means.

Is (insert app name here) down for you?

A series of online outages Tuesday morning befuddled users: Outages and other issues were reported on sites and apps including X, Spotify, Amazon, DoorDash, Uber, OpenAI and more. What was behind the outages.

Picture this!

The photographers at National Geographic are the best in the business (except of course for the photojournalists at USA TODAY and the USA TODAY Network).

The venerable magazine released its 2025 Pictures of the Year and we are dazzled at the images. 🤩 🤩 🤩

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A great white shark is captured off the coast of Maine in a rare sighting.

Brian Skerry / Courtesy National Geographic

A break from the news

How a non-speaking teen with autism ended up hosting a radio show. 🎙️
Could Michigan football leave the Big 10? 🤔 🏈
This beloved music artist announced a tour. It could get WEIRD. 🤪 😎 😜

Phaedra Trethan is a national correspondent at USA TODAY. She'd love to hear from readers about The Short List, story ideas from across the nation and whether you cook at home for Thanksgiving or get takeout. Email her at ptrethan@usatoday.com.

A poster reads "Affordable Care Act Premiums Will Rise More Than 75%" as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (2nd-L), accompanied by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) (L) encourage Republicans to extend health tax breaks on Sept. 16, 2025 in Washington, DC.

U.S. adults cut back on utilities, skipped a meal or borrowed money so they could pay for health care or prescription drugs, a recent survey found.

John Skelton of Morenci appears in Lenawee County Circuit Court for a hearing in 2011.
 

Michigan father arraigned on murder charges for disappearance of sons

John Skelton was arraigned Monday on open murder charges in relation to the 2010 disappearances of his three sons.

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the Make America Healthy Again summit in Washington, DC, on November 12, 2025.
 

RFK Jr. questions peanut allergy, vaccine link. What the science says.

The Health Secretary pointed to his own experience with food allergies and why he thinks early exposure in childhood isn't the answer.

U.S. President Donald Trump listens as U.S. Air Force Gen. John Raymond, commander of SPACECOM, speaks in 2019 during an an event to officially launch the United States Space Command during Trump's first term. REUTERS/
 

In Alabama, preparations are underway to welcome Space Command HQ

At the beginning of September, President Trump announced that U.S. Space Command's HQ would move to Alabama. Here's what's happened since then.

An EBT sign is displayed on the window of a grocery store on October 30, 2025 in the Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City.
 

USDA says all SNAP recipients will need to reapply. What to know.

The nearly 42 million Americans who rely on the nation's largest nutrition assistance program may have to reapply entirely as payment begin again.

FILE PHOTO: Andrew Tate, next to his brother Tristan Tate, talks to media representatives after exiting the Bucharest courthouse, in Bucharest, Romania, January 9, 2025. Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. ROMANIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN ROMANIA/File Photo
 

Report: Trump official intervened in Andrew Tate investigation

An investigation from ProPublica claims a Trump administration official asked investigators to return electronics belonging to influencer Andrew Tate

Former President Bill Clinton mingles with people after the 30th Remembrance Ceremony for the Oklahoma City bombing, Saturday, April 19, 2025, inside First Church.
 

Who is 'Bubba?' Not Bill Clinton, Jeffrey Epstein's brother says

Jeffrey Epstein's brother sought to dispel rumors that the 'Bubba' mentioned in a now viral email is not former President Bill Clinton.

British actress Cynthia Erivo and US singer-songwriter Ariana Grande attend the premiere of "Wicked: For Good" at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York on November 17, 2025. (Photo by kena betancur / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
 

Cynthia Erivo shares the sweet way she supports Ariana Grande

"Wicked: For Good" stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande have each other's backs on and off the red carpet.

Journalist Georgia Fort left a toxic company and launched an award-winning independent media company.
 

More women are designing professional lives on their own terms

Women have been leaving corporate jobs at unprecedented rates and pursuing work for balance and joy

Cynthia Erivo takes flight again as the magical Elphaba in the movie musical sequel "Wicked: For Good."
 

'Wicked: For Good' is all that and a pack of flying monkeys – Review

The Oscar-nominated "Wicked" was a pop-culture phenomenon, but "Wicked: For Good" is a tighter, better sequel with new songs and "Wizard of Oz" nods.

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