The Trump Family’s Saudi Business Ties, and Hundreds of Gazans on Mystery Flights

18 Nov 2025 · 11 min

Episode The Trump Family’s Saudi Business Ties, and Hundreds of Gazans on Mystery Flights

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Plus, a vote on the Epstein files.

Here’s what we’re covering:

Too Powerful to Ignore, Saudi Prince Returns to Washington’s Embrace by Vivian Nereim and Ismaeel Naar

Trump Says U.S. Will Sell F-35s to Saudis, Despite Pentagon Concerns by Karoun Demirjian

House Is Expected to Vote on Tuesday to Release Epstein Files by Annie Karni

Trump Has the Power to Release the Epstein Files, With or Without Congress by Luke Broadwater

In Major Breakthrough, U.N. Security Council Adopts U.S. Peace Plan for Gaza by Farnaz Fassihi

Inside the American-Run Base Helping Plan the Future of Gaza by Aaron Boxerman, Adam Rasgon, Natan Odenheimer and David M. Halbfinger

After Hundreds of Gazans Arrive on Mystery Flights, South Africa Asks How by John Eligon and Zimasa Matiwane

We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation by Dan Fagin

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