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Khanna, Massie, Greene urge Senate to pass Epstein bill unchanged, warn of ‘reckoning’
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House lawmakers gearing up to vote Tuesday on a bill that would force the Justice Department to release all its files relating to Jeffrey Epstein are pressuring the Senate to pass the measure without any amendments.
The legislation is coming to the House floor Tuesday afternoon via a mechanism called a discharge petition led by Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky. A discharge petition allows a bill to get a House-wide vote against leaders’ wishes, provided the petition gets support from most lawmakers in the chamber. In this case, the petition last week earned support from most lawmakers in the chamber, including from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga.
«This has never been political. This is not about questions of Trump or Biden. This is a question of doing the right thing for survivors. We’re going to get a vote today. I expect an overwhelming vote in the House of Representatives. And I don’t want the DC swamp playing any games,» Khanna said Tuesday as he appeared at a press conference alongside Massie, Greene and some of Epstein’s survivors.
«They need to pass this in the Senate, and they should not amend it. President Trump has said he would sign the Epstein Transparency Act. It’s going to get overwhelming support in the House. It should go straight to the Senate, and it should be signed. No amendments, no adding loopholes. Justice is long overdue,» he added.
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Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., speaks with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
Massie reiterated Khanna’s statements.
«As Ro said, don’t muck it up in the Senate. Don’t get too cute,» Massie warned the upper chamber. «We’re all paying attention. If you want to add some additional protections for these survivors, go for it. But if you do anything that prevents any disclosure, you are not for the people, and you are not part of this effort. Do not muck it up in the Senate.»
GOP lawmakers who spoke with Fox News Digital Monday evening said they would vote for the bill and were optimistic their colleagues would as well — though many of them said they still had concerns about how it was written.
It comes after House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., who had been against the bill but pushed parallel transparency efforts in Epstein’s case, said he hoped it would undergo material changes when it reached the Senate to give more protection for innocent people whose names may appear in the files against their wishes.
«These women have fought the most horrific fight that no woman should have to fight, and they did it by banding together and never giving up,» Greene said Tuesday. «And that’s what we did by fighting so hard against the most powerful people in the world, even the President of the United States, in order to make this vote happen today.»
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell were both indicted on federal sex trafficking charges stemming from Epstein’s years of abuse of underage girls. (Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
«I was called a traitor by a man that I fought for five, no, actually, six years for. And I gave him my loyalty for free. I won my first election without his endorsement, beating eight men in a primary, and I’ve never owed him anything. But I fought for him for the policies and for America First,» Greene said, days after President Donald Trump pulled his endorsement of the Georgia Republican. «And he called me a traitor for standing with these women and refusing to take my name off the discharge petition.»
«Let me tell you what a traitor is,» Greene added. «A traitor is an American that serves foreign countries and themselves. A patriot is an American that serves the United States of America and Americans, like the women standing behind me.»
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«And today, you are going to see probably a unanimous vote in the House to release the Epstein files. But the fight, the real fight will happen after that. While I want to see every single name released so that these women don’t have to live in fear and intimidation, which is something I’ve had a small taste of in just the past few days. Just a small taste,» she added. «They’ve been living it for years, but the real test will be will the Department of Justice release the files, or will it all remain tied up in investigations?»
Khanna also called Tuesday the «first day of real reckoning for the Epstein class.»
«We’re here to stand with forgotten and abandoned Americans against an Epstein class that had no regard for the rules or the laws,» Khanna continued. «Because survivors spoke up, because of their courage, the truth is finally going to come out. And when it comes out, this country is really going to have a moral reckoning.»
Sky Roberts, left, brother of Virginia Giuffre, who was abused by Jeffrey Epstein, and his wife, Amanda Roberts, hold up a photo of Giuffre as they speak during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images)
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«How did we allow this to happen? There should be no buildings named after people in this Epstein class. There should be no scholarships named after them. They shouldn’t be enjoying the perks of being affiliated with corporations or universities, or writing op-eds or being lionized. And many of the survivors will tell you some of these people still are celebrated in our society. That’s disgusting. There needs to be accountability,» he also said.
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
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SCOOP: Trump ally Kid Rock jumps into key governor’s race with high-profile endorsement
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EXCLUSIVE — Detroit native and cultural icon Kid Rock is taking sides in the race for Michigan governor.
The famed musician and entertainer with a working-class persona who is known for his conservative political views is endorsing Republican Rep. John James in the 2026 race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
The Michigan governor’s office and a Democrat-controlled open U.S. Senate seat are top targets for the GOP to flip in November’s midterm elections.
«As our next Governor of Michigan, I know you will bring many victories to our GREAT STATE!» Kid Rock, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, said in a statement shared first with Fox News Digital on Sunday.
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Musician and Detroit native Kid Rock, left, joins Republican Rep. John James of Michigan, who is running for governor. (John James gubernatorial campaign)
James, who’s in his second term representing a swing congressional district in suburban Detroit, said in a statement, «Kid Rock is a good friend. We share our love for Detroit, the state of Michigan and the United States of America!»
«I’m honored to have the endorsement of this unapologetic freedom-loving patriot and I look forward to working with him and every other Michigander to make Michigan great again!» added James, a West Point graduate and veteran of the Iraq War, and a businessman who was the 2018 and 2020 Republican Senate nominee in the Great Lakes battleground state.
Kid Rock’s backing of James comes a couple of hours before the singer and songwriter headlines Turning Point USA’s «All-American Halftime Show» during the Super Bowl.
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Musician Kid Rock performs on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Kid Rock is an outspoken supporter of President Donald Trump, backing him in all three of his presidential campaigns. He performed his song «American Bad Ass» at the 2024 Republican National Convention with altered lyrics to showcase his support for Trump.
Trump, whose sway over the GOP remains immense and whose endorsements in Republican primaries are highly coveted and extremely influential, to date has not weighed in on Michigan’s gubernatorial race.
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A release from James’s campaign highlighted that «John James has stood with President Trump consistently since 2018, and every subsequent election, maintaining a clear and steady alignment when others backed his opponents, ran against him, or stayed silent.»
The James campaign also emphasized that «Kid Rock and John James share deep Detroit roots and a common view of Michigan as a state defined by hard work, manufacturing, culture, and natural beauty — from the Great Lakes to the communities that power the Midwest economy.»
Rep. John James of Michigan, seen at the 2024 Republican National Convention, is running for governor in the battleground state’s 2026 race. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty)
James is the clear polling front-runner in a very crowded field of Republicans vying for the GOP nomination in the August primary. Among the other Republicans in the race are former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox, Michigan Senate Minority Leader Aric Nesbitt, former state House of Representatives Speaker Mike Leonard, and businessman Perry Johnson, a longshot candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination who is making his second bid for governor.
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is the clear front-runner among three candidates for the Democratic nomination.
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Former three-term Democratic Mayor Mike Duggan of Detroit is campaigning for governor as an independent.
The race in Michigan is rated a toss-up by three top nonpartisan political handicappers: the Cook Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball.
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Iran’s top diplomat says nation’s power lies in defying pressure: ‘No to the great powers’
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Iran is prepared to pursue diplomacy while remaining ready to defend itself if challenged, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday, arguing that Tehran’s strength lies in its ability to stand firm against pressure.
«We are a man of diplomacy, we are also a man of war; not in the sense that we seek war, but … we are ready to fight so that no one dares to fight us,» he said, according to Press TV, Iran’s state-run English-language broadcaster.
Araghchi made the remarks in Tehran at the National Congress on the Islamic Republic’s Foreign Policy, two days after Iran and the United States held nuclear talks in Oman.
Fox News previously reported that negotiations between Iranian and U.S. officials in Muscat, the capital, were held face-to-face, marking the first such meetings since U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites in June.
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Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi ahead of U.S.-Iran talks in Muscat, Oman, on Feb. 6, 2026. (Oman Foreign Ministry/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Iran’s Foreign Ministry described the talks as «intensive and lengthy» in a post on X, saying the meetings allowed both sides to present their positions and concerns.
«It was a good start, but its continuation depends on consultations in our respective capitals and deciding on how to proceed,» the government account said.
It added there was broad agreement on continuing the negotiations, though decisions on timing, format and the next round will be made following consultations in the two capitals, with Oman continuing to serve as the intermediary.
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Araghchi said Sunday that Iran views its nuclear program as a legitimate right and is seeking recognition of that position through negotiations.
«I believe the secret of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s power lies in its ability to stand against bullying, domination and pressures from others,» he said, according to Press TV.
«They fear our atomic bomb, while we are not pursuing an atomic bomb. Our atomic bomb is the power to say no to the great powers,» the top diplomat added. «The secret of the Islamic Republic’s power is to say no to the powers.»
A map created by Fox News shows U.S. naval vessels positioned across key waterways in the Middle East, from the eastern Mediterranean to the Arabian Sea, as part of an expanded American military presence in the region. (Fox News/USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker)
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President Donald Trump has expanded the U.S. military presence in the Middle East, deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group and the USS Michael Murphy, a guided-missile destroyer.
Other U.S. naval assets, including the USS Bulkeley, USS Roosevelt, USS Delbert D. Black, USS McFaul, USS Mitscher, USS Spruance and USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., are positioned across key waterways surrounding Iran, from the eastern Mediterranean and Red Sea to the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea.
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Donald Trump insiste en que las elecciones en Estados Unidos están «amañadas» y son «fraudulentas»
El presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, volvió a insistir este domingo en que las elecciones en Estados Unidos están «amañadas» y son «fraudulentas», mientras se prepara para hacer campaña para los comicios de medio mandato del próximo 3 de noviembre.
«Las elecciones estadounidenses están amañadas, son fraudulentas y son motivo de burla en todo el mundo. O las arreglamos o dejaremos de tener un país», aseguró el mandatario en su red Truth Social.
En la publicación, Trump pidió a los republicanos luchar por que todos los votantes muestren su documento de identidad y una prueba de ciudadanía estadounidense, así como que no se admitan votos por correo excepto por enfermedad, discapacidad, servicio militar o viaje.
El jueves, el presidente ya instó a los republicanos en el Congreso a que aprueben la Ley «SAVE America», un proyecto impulsado por su partido que endurecería los requisitos para votar en las elecciones de este año, en medio de nuevas acusaciones sin pruebas sobre un supuesto fraude electoral.
El mandatario reclamó a los legisladores republicanos que luchen por medidas como la exigencia de identificación de votantes, prueba de ciudadanía para registrarse y severas restricciones al voto por correo.
Previamente, en una entrevista con NBC, afirmó sin presentar pruebas que algunos estados podrían no estar contando correctamente los votos.
Las elecciones del 3 de noviembre, en las que se renovará el Congreso, son clave para el presidente, ya que está en juego la ajustada mayoría que los republicanos mantienen en el Congreso.
El republicano anunció recientemente que viajará cada semana dentro del país para hacer campaña de cara a estos comicios.
Los planes de Trump, que sigue afirmando sin presentar ninguna prueba que su rival Joe Biden ganó con fraude en 2020, desatan las alarmas en Washington. Ahora el mandatario pidió a los republicanos que arrebaten a los estados el control de los comicios para las legislativas de noviembre, en las que la oposición podría recuperar el control del Congreso.
Todo ocurre luego del último batacazo electoral en Texas, un histórico bastión republicano, donde el candidato demócrata Taylor Rehmet ganó un escaño en el Senado en un distrito en el que Trump había arrasado en 2024.
Ese mal trago en el voto se suma a varias elecciones, como las de gobernadores en Virginia y Nueva Jersey de noviembre último, con amplios triunfos opositores mientras los sondeos siguen revelando que la gente no está de acuerdo con lo que hace Trump desde la Casa Blanca.
Ante ese panorama, el presidente dijo que su partido debería “nacionalizar” la elección, al tiempo que cuestionó si ciertos estados -en poder de los demócratas, desde luego- deberían seguir celebrando sus propias elecciones como lo establece la Constitución.
En concreto, Trump quiere cambiar las reglas que dispone la ley. Desde hace décadas, son los estados o distritos electorales los que controlan los comicios. Trump quiere ahora que sea el Estado federal el que lo haga, lo que le permitiría digitar resultados y alterar el voto. Un tema son los extranjeros, blanco de su agenda migratoria. Según afirma, votan sin estar documentados y votan a los demócratas.
Trump viene planteando la cuestión desde hace días, a medida que los sondeos lo golpean. “Quiero ver que las elecciones sean honestas, y si un Estado no puede organizar una elección, creo que la gente que me respalda debería hacer algo al respecto”, dijo Trump el martes en la Oficina Oval, flanqueado por republicanos del Congreso.
“Miren Detroit… miren Filadelfia, miren Atlanta”, agregó el mandatario Trump, refiriéndose a las ciudades en estados clave como lugares de presunta corrupción, sin citar pruebas específicas. “El gobierno federal no debería permitir eso. El gobierno federal debería intervenir. Son agentes del gobierno federal encargados del recuento de votos. Si no pueden contar los votos de forma legal y honesta, entonces alguien más debería hacerse cargo”.
Los comentarios de Trump son un eco de lo que dijo en una entrevista de podcast el lunes con Dan Bongino, ex subdirector del FBI, en la que exhortó a los republicanos a “hacerse cargo” de los procedimientos de votación en 15 Estados, que no nombró.
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