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November 18, 2025
Matt Gaetz's producer fired after posting wildly antisemitic video that sparked turmoil at the MAGA network
Monday 17 November 2025 15:11 EST A producer for Matt Gaetz’s One America Network show has been fired after he sparked turmoil at the MAGA network for sharing a blatantly antisemitic video on social media, prompting at least one anchor to publicly condemn Gaetz and the staffer. TheWrap was the first to report that Vish Burra, a booker and scriptwriter for The Matt Gaetz Show. The Independent has since confirmed Burra has been terminated, with network executives finding his posts to be offensi ...
Go to discussionPresident Trump says he will meet with NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani
Updated Nov. 17, 2025, 3:42 p.m. ET President Donald Trump said he is planning on meeting with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. Trump has repeatedly bashed Mamdani, calling him a communist and endorsing opponent Andrew Cuomo, the former Democratic New York governor who lost in the primary and ran in the general election as an independent. But Mamdani, a 34-year-old state assemblyman from Queens who identifies as a Democratic socialist, won the race with historic voter turnout. “The m ...
Go to discussionTrump says he would be 'OK' launching strikes in Mexico to fight drug smuggling
12h WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump opened the door Monday to launching U.S. strikes in Mexico, a move that would be a dramatic escalation of his administration’s fight against drug cartels. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump answered a question about potentially striking Mexico or sending American troops or other personnel into the country by saying it would be “OK with me." “Would I launch strikes in Mexico to stop drugs? OK with me, whatever we have to do to stop dru ...
Go to discussionWhite House aides had to kill one of Trump's home improvement plans for the Oval Office
Monday 17 November 2025 17:03 EST Donald Trump had plans for even more major refurbishment to the Oval Office before White House aides killed the idea, a new book has claimed. The president had planned to hang a chandelier in the historic room, right through the center of the U.S. crest in the center of the ceiling, though the endeavor was later deemed structurally unsound. Since returning to office, the president has already undertaken a string of renovations at the White House to make the ...
Go to discussionLast Hard 'No' GOP Vote On Releasing Epstein Files Flip Flops, Will Vote 'Yes'
Nov 17th, 2025, 4:44 pm Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Tx), who declared just days ago he was voting against compelling the Trump administration to release the Epstein files, has had a change of heart. On Friday, Nehls posted to social media, “I’ll be voting NO on the Epstein Hoax.” “The Democrats are using the Epstein Hoax to distract us from the winning of President Trump and his administration,” Nehls continued, adding: My message to my Republican colleagues: Don’t let this noise keep us from de ...
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