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Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released 19 new photos from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s estate. Democrats say they have obtained 95,000 new photos.

This batch of photos appear to include some big names, including:

• President Trump

• Former President Clinton

• Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon

• Bill Gates

• Former Prince Andrew

• Filmmaker Woody Allen

One photo appears to show novelty "Trump condoms" with a cartoon image of Trump on each package along with the words “I’m HUUUUGE!”

Keep in mind: None of the photos appear to show misconduct. The president has long denied any wrongdoing in connection to Epstein, saying they knew each other but had a falling out.

Is this tied to the Epstein file release?: No, The Associated Press notes the photos released today are separate from the Department of Justice case files that will be released by mid-December.

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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) touted this week there has been movement in releasing the files since his legislation passed.

But for what it’s worth, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) seems skeptical the files will be fully released. “I’ll only believe it when I see it,” she responded when asked by CBS whether she’s confident the Trump administration will release the full Epstein files.

Trump reportedly spoke with Thailand’s prime minister this morning about the country's conflict with Cambodia.

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Indiana Republican lawmakers took the extraordinary step Thursday of bucking President Trump’s demand for the state to redraw its congressional map to make it more GOP-friendly.

It wasn’t even close.

Trump had publicly pressured state lawmakers in the deep-red state to approve the new map, but the state Senate rejected it with a 19-31 vote — 21 Republicans joined Democrats in voting “no.”

This has been the talk of the political world. Republicans are increasingly anxious about their prospects in the 2026 midterms.

Trump allies are furious over the move. And Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) said there will be “political consequences” for the Republican state senators who voted against the efforts, backing the president’s vow to primary those lawmakers.

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith (R) wrote in a since-deleted post on the social platform X that Trump threatened to withhold federal funding if state lawmakers rejected the new map.

The political arm of the conservative Heritage Foundation had also warned of federal funding being stripped from Indiana if the vote failed, a position that drew broad backlash.

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) praised Indiana’s efforts as a “good night for the American people.

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Minority voters helped propel President Trump to victory in 2024, but The Washington Post reports he is losing support among Black, Latino and Asian Americans.

Excerpt: “Extended conversations with minority voters who cast ballots for Trump in 2024 showed mixed feelings about the president and their votes. Some still hope he will deliver on economic promises that have yet to materialize. Others have been turned off by Trump’s rhetoric and actions toward minorities. Still others say they voted more against what they saw as an out-of-touch Democratic Party than for Trump, and their future political loyalty remains up for grabs.”

Read more: ‘The minority voters who powered Trump to a second term are drifting away’

Spooked. The recent off-year election losses and underperformances are worrying the GOP, The Hill’s Julia Manchester reports.

The latest GOP losses: “On Tuesday, Democrats flipped Miami’s mayoral office for the first time in nearly 30 years and won a conservative-leaning state House district in Georgia that Trump carried by 12 points last year.” Read more

Senators rejected both the Democratic proposal to extend the expiring health care subsidies and Republicans’ bill to let them expire but transfer that money into health savings accounts (HSA). That means health care premiums are likely guaranteed to skyrocket in January for millions of Americans.

However, Trump made a comment Thursday night that could signal optimism for next year. He suggested he would be willing to work with Democrats on the issue of health care.

To be honest: This is likely in Trump’s best interest. Republicans are grappling with affordability issues for Americans, including health care costs.

Related read in The Atlantic: Journalist Jonathan Chait writes how “Obamacare changed the politics of health care.” Essentially, “It’s one thing for Republicans to deny hypothetical care. It’s another to take this tangible benefit away.”

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“An unusually large pileup of Second Amendment challenges has landed at the Supreme Court, which will consider taking up the cases behind closed doors Friday,” The Hill’s Zach Schonfeld reports.

That’s on top of the two gun cases the justices have already agreed to hear early next year.

The new cases the court is deciding whether to take up: One involves felons possessing guns, the next involves a ban on AR-15s and the last is about high-capacity magazine bans. Read a quick explainer on each of the cases

— Ground cinnamon was recalled in 14 states due to potential lead contamination.

— The IRS announced higher contribution limits in 2026 for retirement accounts. Here are the changes

— The new chair of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine panel says he was fired from his pediatric cardiology practice because of his position on the committee.

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