Wednesday, November 12th, 2025

Today, Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing if Trump appointee Bill Pulte had improperly obtained mortgage records of key Democratic officials; Republicans added a provision to the continuing resolution to allow the Republican Senators whose call logs were subpoenaed by Jack Smith to each collect $500K in taxpayer money; Greg Bovino and the CBP are packing up and leaving Chicago as the House returns to work; Hakeem Jeffries is whipping no votes in the House for the shutdown deal; Trump has asked the Supreme Court to overturn the E Jean Carroll verdict; a federal judge has struck down a Republican gerrymander and has reinstated the voter approved map; that Marion county Kansas newspaper that was raided by the police - They get a $3M settlement from the government; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Fannie Mae Watchdogs Probed How Pulte Obtained Mortgage Records of Key Democrats | WSJ

Thune secures provision in government funding bill letting senators sue for phone records seizure | POLITICO

Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn verdict that he sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll | CNN Politics

U.S. Border Patrol boss Greg Bovino, fellow agents expected to leave Chicago but could be back in the spring | Chicago Sun-Times

Utah Judge Strikes Down GOP Gerrymander, Restores Voter-Approved Fair Map | Democracy Docket

Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret | Kansas Reflector

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Social Security Fairness Act: Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) update | SSA

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