THE PRIVY POST

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Volume 1 • Issue No. 322 • Updated Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 08:05 PM UTC

House passes bill to force release of Epstein files

Sources: AP News


Trump dismisses US intelligence findings on Saudi crown prince's involvement in Khashoggi killing

Sources: AP News, NPR


Federal judges block Texas from using new congressional map in 2026 midterms

Sources: AP News


Meta prevails in FTC antitrust case, won't have to spin off WhatsApp and Instagram

A federal judge ruled against the Federal Trade Commission in an antitrust suit that claimed Meta stifled competition by buying upstart rivals Instagram and WhatsApp, determining the FTC had not demonstrated Meta holds a monopoly in social media.

Sources: AP News, NPR


Trump administration moves to dismantle Education Department by shifting programs to other agencies

The Trump administration is shifting work from the Education Department's offices of elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, and Indian education to other federal agencies without congressional approval, as part of efforts to dismantle the department.

Sources: AP News, NPR


NTSB finds cargo ship experienced two blackouts before crashing into Baltimore bridge

Sources: AP News


Zelenskyy visits Turkey to jump-start talks to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Sources: AP News


Trump administration proposes expanding 'public charge' rule to penalize immigrants using benefits

The administration proposed expanding the public charge rule to consider immigrants' use of safety net programs like SNAP or Medicare when determining legal status, which advocates say could create chaos and deter lawfully present immigrants from seeking needed benefits.

Sources: NPR


Honda recalls 256,600 Accord Hybrids due to software error that may cause loss of drive power

Sources: AP News


Cloudflare resolves major outage that impacted thousands of services including ChatGPT and X

Sources: AP News