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What Happened Today – November 18, 2025

Four workers in full protective suits and respirators clean radioactive contamination inside Three Mile Island auxiliary building, October 1979

Three Mile Island personnel cleaned radioactive contamination from the auxiliary building after the 1979 partial meltdown, the worst nuclear accident in U.S. history now being restarted with public funds for private AI infrastructure.

Trump’s own supporters finally forced his hand today. After months of White House pressure to bury the Epstein files, the GOP broke ranks and voted with the Democrats.  The House voted 427-1 to compel their release. Hours later, the Senate passed it unanimously. When ABC’s Mary Bruce asked why Trump doesn’t just order the release … Read more

What Happened Today – November 17, 2025

Palestinian children hold plates and containers while receiving food aid from charitable workers in Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip during Ramadan. A young boy in a red and yellow shirt looks directly at the camera while others gather around food distribution pots.

Displaced Palestinians receive food from charitable Tekiya during Ramadan in Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip. © 2025 UNRWA Photo by Ashraf Amra

Don’t get distracted from our crumbling healthcare infrastructure. CDC scientists linked measles outbreaks across multiple states today. If transmission continues through January, the U.S. loses measles elimination status after 25 years. NIH cuts halted treatment for 74,000 people mid-clinical trial. And tens of millions face health insurance increases of 25% or more as ACA subsidies … Read more

What Happened Today – November 16, 2025

Woman standing above crowd holding large "Release the Epstein Files" sign at outdoor rally with protesters and additional signs visible in background

A protester demanding the Epstein files release at the October 18 No Kings Day rally in Washington, D.C., weeks before the discharge petition forced Trump's reversal on transparency. (Photo by Geoff Livingston / CC BY 4.0)

Donald Trump didn’t suddenly decide that transparency is good. He reversed himself on Sunday night and called for House Republicans to vote for the release of the Epstein Files because the vote was happening anyway. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), who filed the discharge petition, predicted that 100 Republicans would vote for it. Those are choices … Read more

What Happened Today – November 15, 2025

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on horseback wearing a cowboy hat and western clothing, with Mount Rushmore visible in the background during filming of a Department of Homeland Security advertisement.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem filmed a DHS immigration ad at Mount Rushmore in October as part of a $220 million campaign funneled through a Delaware shell company to her spokesperson's husband's firm. (Department of Homeland Security)

They’re pillaging our treasury. Trump purchased $82 million in bonds from companies and cities his policies directly control. His DHS Secretary funneled $220 million through a Delaware shell company created days before the contract, straight to her spokesperson’s husband’s firm. A Fed Governor caught violating trading rules resigned in August after receiving $41,000 in free … Read more

What Happened Today – November 14, 2025

Stacey Plaskett questioning Michael Cohen in 2019 at a House Oversight Committee hearing.

Virgin Islands Delegate Stacey Plaskett questioned former Trump attorney Michael Cohen during the February 27, 2019 House Oversight hearing while receiving real-time text messages from constituent Jeffrey Epstein directing her to ask about Trump assistant Rhona Graff. (C-SPAN)

MAGA is eating itself in plain sight. Conservative influencer Laura Loomer took down Trump’s IRS chief counsel nominee today using “#LOOMERED”  while a White House official confirmed her posts prompted the withdrawal. Trump completely disavowed Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Indiana’s Republican-controlled Senate refused to even vote on redistricting despite Trump’s personal phone call and two … Read more

What Happened Today – November 13, 2025

USMC Harrier II landing on the USS Iwo Jima during Operation Southern Spear

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II prepared to land aboard USS Iwo Jima in the Caribbean as part of Operation Southern Spear deployments that have killed 80 people in attacks on alleged drug boats without providing evidence vessels smuggled drugs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tanner Bernat)

The administration is suppressing dissent at every level. Federal employees at NIH, USDA, and Fannie Mae fired or on leave for organizing public letters, going on TV about shutdowns, or warning about legal violations. A Texas A&M professor was removed from her graduate class for teaching about white supremacy within MAGA. An Iowa teacher’s aide … Read more

What Happened Today – November 12, 2025

A One Philly SNAP warehousing point to help hungry people cut off by the government. (Photo courtesy of City of Philadelphia)

They returned after six weeks and chose Epstein files theater over hungry children. A Native American in Iowa was hours from deportation despite showing tribal ID and matching fingerprints. Hundreds of Chicago immigrants are held improperly without bond. Children across 42 states woke up hungry because SNAP funding still hasn’t resumed. And 170,000 disabled Americans … Read more

What Happened Today – November 11, 2025

Prison phones at San Diego County Sheriff's facility, which offers free video calls, contrast with FCC's new rules allowing companies to charge families up to $0.41 per minute despite evidence that contact reduces recidivism. (Photo courtesy of San Diego County Sheriff's Office)

Trump again refused to rule out attacking Venezuela today. The difference is that the USS Gerald R. Ford strike group is now arriving. This armada includes destroyers, dozens of aircraft, and thousands of soldiers. They’re linking up with a sizeable attack force already there. U.S. based aircraft are also within attack range. No one knows … Read more

What Happened Today – November 10, 2025

The Marco Polo platform burns excess gas at dusk in Green Canyon, Gulf of Mexico, as Trump administration opens California waters to drilling without confirmed buyers or pipelines to deliver the oil.

Trump went to the Supreme Court twice to stop food aid for 42 million Americans. Federal judges kept blocking his attempts, so he escalated to the Supreme Court. He threatened states that gave out benefits anyway, demanding they take back money from families who’d already bought groceries. A federal judge blocked that today. Now the … Read more

What Happened Today – November 9, 2025

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban signed the White House guest book during Friday meeting where Trump promised unannounced currency protection and sanctions relief in exchange for $600 million in LNG purchases. (White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Trump spent Sunday taking victory laps while Democrats folded. He promised every American $2,000 from tariffs despite only collecting enough to cover roughly one-third of Americans. He demanded states “undo” food aid already loaded on people’s cards. Then he watched eight Senate Democrats cave to advance a shutdown deal with no guarantee on health care … Read more