Nov. 16 2025 Democrats Cave, but did they lose? Republicans Dither on Medical Costs and Epstein Files. Suing the BBC as Kabuki

We disagree slightly on whether the Democrats snatched defeat from the jaws of victory, consider the long-term consequences of Trump's willingness to allow Americans to go hungry, the foolishness of the Republicans in not extending the ACA subsidy, and how rattled they are by the revolt in their own ranks over the Epstein Files. Then, we take a deep dive into the evidence that Trump's threat to sue the BBC for $1 billion was contrived by multi-billionaires who really dislike investigative journalism and want it to go away.