November 13, 2025: Government Is Officially OPEN; Here's What's in the Funding Bill. Plus House Releases Epstein Emails and Will Vote Whether to Release Even More Epstein Files.

Episode Format:

1. Supreme Court Extends Pause on SNAP Order. Does It Matter? (0:13)

2. Government Officially Re-Opens. Here's What You Need to Know About the Funding Package. (5:50)

3. House Committee Releases Epstein Emails Mentioning Trump and Thousands More Documents. Here's What We Know (24:09)

4. House to Vote on Bill to Require DOJ to Release All Epstein Files in its Possession After Swearing in Democratic Rep. Grijalva (37:25)

5. Quick Hitters: U.S. Mints Last Penny, Court Orders Release of Migrants, Gov. Newsom's Former Chief-of-Staff Pleads Not Guilty (41:07)

6. Rumor Has It: Has Obama Been Making Millions Off Obamacare Royalties? (43:45)

7. Critical Thinking Segment (46:48)

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Supreme Court Extends Pause on SNAP Order. Does It Matter?

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/scotus-issues-emergency-snap-ruling-impacting-millions.amp

https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/trump-administration-again-asks-supreme-court-to-block-order-requiring-it-to-make-full-snap-payments/

https://www.supremecourt.gov/orders/courtorders/111125zr_3204.pdf

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A539/384152/20251111074113123_25a539%20-%20Rollins%20v.%20RISCC%20-%20Response%20to%20Application%20to%20Stay.pdf

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A539/384078/20251110153353557_RI%20Council%20-%20Supplemental%20Br%20-%20FINAL.pdf

Government Officially Re-Opens. Here's What You Need to Know About the Funding Package.

https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr5371/BILLS-119hr5371eas.pdf

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/government-shutdown-house-end-flights-11-12-25

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/11/politics/spending-bill-government-shutdown-end

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/whats-in-the-senate-shutdown-deal

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/live-updates/government-shutdown-latest-house-senate-vote/

https://nypost.com/2025/11/12/us-news/house-rules-committee-advances-key-bill-to-end-government-shutdown/

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5600203-whats-in-senate-deal-reopen-government-shutdown/amp/

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/section_by_section_for_continuing_resolution_and_extensions_divisions.pdf

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/agfy26conf.pdf 

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/FY26%20Ag-FDA%20Conference%20Bill%20Summary.pdf

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/continuing_appropriations_act_2026_bill_text.pdf

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/fy26_mcva_bill_summary_-_majority.pdf

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/mcvafy26conf.pdf

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/fy26_legislative_branch_bill_summary_-_majority.pdf

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/lbfy26aconf.pdf

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/government-shutdown-senate-lawsuits-500k-january-6/

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/11/12/congress/next-steps-on-data-collection-00650193

House Committee Releases Epstein Emails Mentioning Trump and Thousands More Documents. Here's What We Know.

https://san.com/cc/epstein-alleged-in-emails-that-trump-knew-about-the-girls/ 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-slams-dems-bad-faith-epstein-doc-release-demand-files-intensifies

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/politics/epstein-trump-emails-oversight-committee 

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-democrats-release-new-epstein-emails-referencing-trump/story?id=127435983 

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c2dr3z9egljt 

https://people.com/virginia-giuffre-huge-trump-fan-promise-release-epstein-files-11832756#:~:text=NEED%20TO%20KNOW,a%20former%20friend%20of%20Epstein.

https://www.newsweek.com/virginia-giuffre-said-donald-trump-bill-clinton-book-nobodys-girl-10917361

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Wolff_(journalist)#:~:text=Michael%20Wolff%20(born%20August%2027,a%20former%20editor%20of%20Adweek.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hTNH5woIRio578onLGElkTWofUSWRoH_

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5602658-discharge-petition-epstein-files-grijalva/

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-epstein-emails-11-12-25

https://oversight.house.gov/release/oversight-committee-releases-additional-epstein-estate-documents/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/11/12/republicans-release-23000-epstein-files/ 

https://abcnews.go.com/US/virginia-giuffre-trump-jeffrey-epstein/story?id=127468657

House to Vote on Bill to Require DOJ to Release All Epstein Files in its Possession After Swearing in Democratic Rep. Grijalva

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/12/politics/adejlita-grijalva-swearing-in

https://pressgallery.house.gov/member-data/party-breakdown 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrats-swearing-in-tips-scales-house-battle-unseal-epstein-documents 

https://www.thoughtco.com/pro-forma-sessions-in-congress-3322325

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5602398-speaker-johnson-swears-in-grijalva/ 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/rep-grijalva-signs-petition-on-epstein-files-giving-it-the-218th-signature-needed-to-force-house-vote 

https://history.house.gov/Institution/Origins-Development/Oath-of-Office/ 

https://nypost.com/2025/11/12/us-news/rep-adelita-grijalva-sworn-in-to-congress-immediately-signs-epstein-documents-petition/

Quick Hitters

https://apnews.com/article/us-mint-treasury-department-penny-end-production-86139df5644ef0885a9baf98e9677380

https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2025/11/12/ice-release-300-detained-immigrants

https://san.com/cc/newsoms-former-chief-of-staff-indicted-on-public-corruption-charges/

Rumor Has It: Has Obama Been Making Millions Off Obamacare Royalties?

https://www.facebook.com/ALLODSatire/ 

https://dunning-kruger-times.com/#google_vignette 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2025/11/09/trump-posts-claim-about-obamacare-royalties-that-originated-on-satirical-news-site/ 

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/musk-obama-royalties/ 

https://www.greenmatters.com/health-and-wellness/does-obama-get-royalties-for-obamacare 

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/nov/10/donald-trump/is-obama-getting-royalties-from-obamacare-no-trump/ 

https://www.factcheck.org/2025/02/posts-spread-false-claim-about-doge-halting-supposed-obamacare-royalties/ 

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/royalty.asp 

https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S1-C7-1/ALDE_00000233/