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 may soon learn that their housing is at risk.
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Today’s GovBrief News
Trial begins for former NY governors' aide accused of acting as Chinese agent who blocked Taiwan officials and accepted millions in COVID vendor kickbacks.
Source: CNN
November 12, 2025
Appeals court hears arguments on law cutting Planned Parenthood Medicaid funds as 20 clinics close and Justice Department admits guidance on eligibility remains unfinalized.
Source: The Associated Press
November 12, 2025
SNAP benefits restoration varies by state after Trump administration reversed emergency funding pledge, leaving 42 million recipients with varying amounts.
Source: WGN
November 12, 2025
HUD plan cuts permanent housing funds by two-thirds, threatening 170,000 disabled formerly homeless people with return to streets while shifting billions to work requirements and treatment mandates.
Source: The New York Times
November 12, 2025
Iowa jail issues ICE detainer on Arizona tribal member despite tribal ID, fingerprints and prior bookings, claiming clerical mix-up hours before scheduled deportation.
Source: News From the States
November 12, 2025
Atlanta Fed President Bostic announces February retirement as Powell's chair term also nears expiration, three years after trading scandal involving 154 blackout-period transactions.
Source: CNBC
November 12, 2025
Justice Department drafts classified opinion granting troops immunity for boat attacks killing 76 people despite allies calling operations violations of international law.
Source: Reuters
November 12, 2025
DHS kept Chicago gang records seven months past deletion order in violation of domestic intelligence rules, with 797 files on mostly Black and Latino residents labeled by police as "SCUM BAG" or "TURD."
Source: Wired
November 12, 2025
House Democrats release Epstein emails claiming Trump knew about underage girls hours before shutdown vote, prompting GOP to release 20,000 more pages.
Source: NBC News
November 12, 2025
Federal judge orders release of 615 immigration detainees arrested under Trump's mandatory detention policy, calling it departure from prior law that entitled them to bond hearings.
Source: The Chicago Sun-Times
November 12, 2025
Spanberger calls for pause in UVA president search until her inauguration, citing legitimacy concerns after faculty and student no confidence votes in Youngkin-appointed board.
Source: WRIC Richmond
November 12, 2025
Johnson swears in Grijalva 50 days after Arizona special election, immediately before shutdown vote she signs as 218th name on Epstein files discharge petition.
Source: The Hill
November 12, 2025
Johnson vows next week repeal of Senate provision allowing senators $500,000 lawsuits over phone records searched during Jack Smith's January 6 investigation.
Source: Roll Call
November 12, 2025
Trump signs funding bill ending 43-day shutdown after Senate Democrats accept promised vote on health care subsidies instead of immediate extension.
Source: CBS News
November 12, 2025
California revokes 17,000 commercial driver's licenses given to immigrants with federal work authorization after Duffy cuts $40 million in funding, though Newsom denies immigration motive.
Source: ABC News
November 12, 2025
Flight cancellations drop to 900 as air traffic controller absences fall to 1% of delays, hours before shutdown vote ends 13,000 controllers' unpaid work.
Source: Reuters
November 12, 2025
Former Newsom chief of staff charged with stealing $225,000 from Becerra campaign funds for private jets and designer handbags while claiming $1 million in false tax deductions.
Source: KCRA Sacramento
November 12, 2025
Catholic bishops issue first special pastoral message in 12 years opposing mass deportation and dehumanizing rhetoric in rare rebuke of Trump policies.
Source: Axios
November 12, 2025