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New Epstein Documents, SCOTUS National Guard, GDP Growth

Duration
14m
Broadcast on
24 Dec 2025
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The Justice Department released about 30,000 pages of new documents related to the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against the Trump administration to block the deployment of National Guard troops to the Chicago area. And, the U.S. economy grew faster than economists had predicted, in July through September.

(00:00) Introduction
(02:17) New Epstein Documents
(06:15) SCOTUS National Guard
(10:00) GDP Growth

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