November 20, 2025: Here's What's in the Epstein Law; Will the DOJ Actually Release the Records? PLUS Steps Taken to Further Dismantle Education Department...Is it Legal? And More.

Episode Format:

1. President Trump Signs Epstein Bill Into Law; Here's What It Means (2:42)

2. Trump Meets with Saudi Crown Prince; Sparks Criticism After Coming to His Defense (~23:02)

3. Education Department Takes Steps Toward Dismantling; Is It Legal? (~28:39)

4. Quick Hitters: Prosecutors Didn't Show Full Grand Jury Comey's Indictment, House Representative Indicted for $5M FEMA Fraud, House Rejects Censure Measure Against Delegate Over Texts with Epstein, Larry Summers' Resigns from OpenAI Board Amid New Epstein Emails, Court Says Texas' Congressional Map is Discriminatory (~36:43)

5. Rumor Has It: Did Trump Call a Reporter 'Piggy?' Will All SNAP Recipients Have to Reapply and Is Fraud and Waste Rampant? Did Trump and Clinton Engage in Oral Sex? (~42:41)

6. Critical Thinking Segment (~49:48)

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President Trump Signs Epstein Bill Into Law; Here's What It Means

​​https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr4405/BILLS-119hr4405ih.pdf 

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/epstein-files-vote-2025/

https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/11/18/congress/johnson-thune-epstein-files-gop-00658475

https://www.democrats.senate.gov/es/sala-de-prensa/leader-schumer-floor-remarks-ahead-of-receiving-unanimous-consent-to-pass-the-house-bill-to-release-the-epstein-files-and-send-it-to-trumps-desk

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115548785919046772

https://x.com/AGPamBondi/status/1989411168067440722?s=20

https://www.ms.now/news/epstein-bill-wedge-mike-johnson-john-thune-rcna244858

https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1407001/dl?inline

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/18/reasons-epstein-files-might-not-come-out/87318753007/

Trump Meets with Saudi Crown Prince; Sparks Criticism After Coming to His Defense

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIK1gSDw25w 

https://www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/documents/assessments/Assessment-Saudi-Gov-Role-in-JK-Death-20210226v2.pdf 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/18/trump-defends-mbs-saudi-arabia-00656679 

https://apnews.com/article/trump-saudi-arabia-crown-prince-mohammad-takeaways-38951aebe5ed6b3bb83530a94382ed82 

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/saudi-crown-prince-marks-return-us-after-7/story?id=127594469 https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-defends-saudi-crown-prince-rips-fake-news-abc-reporter-question-jamal-khashoggis-murder 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45812399 

https://www.cnn.com/world/middleeast/jamal-khashoggi-fast-facts 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/26/timeline-of-the-murder-of-journalist-jamal-khashoggi 

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/26/us/politics/jamal-khashoggi-killing-cia-report.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/20/world/middleeast/trump-saudi-khashoggi.html

Education Department Takes Steps Toward Dismantling; Is It Legal?

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/18/trump-dismantle-education-department.html

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/11/19/ed-department-sheds-several-offices-but-spares-special-ed/31746/

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/18/trump-administration-sets-out-massive-education-department-restructuring-plan-00656464 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/improving-education-outcomes-by-empowering-parents-states-and-communities/

https://www.ed.gov/about/ed-overview/federal-role-in-education

https://www.parents.com/parents-guide-to-the-department-of-education-11699085

https://www.americanprogress.org/article/frequently-asked-questions-about-the-u-s-department-of-education/

Trump says student loans will be handled by Small Business Administration

Trump says student loans, special needs programs will be moved to new departments

Student loans, Pell grants will continue despite Education Department downsizing, expert says

What to know about how Trump's executive order will affect education

What does the Department of Education do? Trump shutdown explained

What's the future of FAFSA and financial aid if the Department of Education closes?

What happens to my child's IEP if the Department of Education closes?

What could happen to your student loans without the Education Department

Why do Republicans dislike the Department of Education? The answer goes back decades

https://apnews.com/article/trump-dismantling-education-department-8b5d0961700f0fe69d18ea80b437c8b8#:~:text=School%20meal%20programs%20are%20funded,buy%20local%20farm%2Dfresh%20food.

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/donald-trump-dismantle-education-department-linda-mcmahon-randi-weingarten-jimmy-carter-teachers-union-8c8605cahttps://www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/edcast/25/02/unpacking-us-department-education-what-does-it-actually-do#:~:text=It%20was%20created%20in%20an,the%20nation's%20largest%20teacher's%20union.

Quick Hitters

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/james-comey-seeks-dismiss-selective-vindictive-case-key-hearing-rcna244777 

https://www.axios.com/2025/11/20/sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-indicted-what-to-know 

https://san.com/cc/house-doesnt-censure-democratic-delegate-plaskett-over-epstein-texts/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/14/epstein-text-messages-cohen-house-hearing/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=facebook,threads,twitter&utm_medium=social

https://norman.house.gov/uploadedfiles/censure_plaskett.pdf   

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/larry-summers-resigns-openai-board-jeffrey-epstein-emails-rcna244766 

https://x.com/schwarz/status/1988743926136860960/photo/1 

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/18/nx-s1-5604412/redistricting-midterm-election-texas

Rumor Has It

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0uieT2RVKs

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/white-house-issues-statement-trumps-111007479.html  

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/all-snap-recipients-required-reapply-trump-admin-cracks-down-fraud-business-usual-over 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/usda-head-says-everyone-snap-223750634.html 

https://nypost.com/2025/11/16/us-news/usda-chief-says-everyone-will-have-to-reapply-for-snap-benefits-after-claiming-rampant-fraud/ 

https://www.propel.app/snap/food-stamp-recertification-how-does-it-work/ 

https://dhs.dc.gov/service/documents-you-may-need-determine-eligibility 

https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2025/05/02/usda-participates-targeted-snap-benefit-fraud-operations 

https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/11/18/usda-snap-fraud/

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF10860

https://san.com/cc/how-snap-theft-antiquated-ebt-cards-feed-global-crime-and-starve-victims/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvDLcYeSKxw 

https://x.com/AFpost/status/1989454760106410319/photo/1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8lK8SWoSIU

https://people.com/jeffrey-epstein-brother-apologizes-bill-clinton-being-confused-as-bubba-11851685