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Democracy Now! 2025-07-18 Friday

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Democracy Now!

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4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Headlines for July 18, 2025; “Stunning Reversal”: Trump Stonewalls on Epstein Files After Campaigning on Full Transparency; Epstein Survivor Calls for Accountability: Release the Files, End Impunity for Rich & Powerful Abusers; Rep. Ro Khanna Pushes to Release All Epstein Files, Calls Gutting of Public Media “Devastating Blow”; Trump Cuts to Public Media Threaten Native Stations That Protect Culture & Public Health, Issue Alerts

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0:00.0

From New York, this is Democracy Now.

0:19.1

On this vote, the yeas are 216.

0:22.6

The nays are 213.

0:25.6

The resolution is adopted.

0:28.6

Without objection, a motion to reconsider is laid on the table.

0:34.6

In an early morning vote, the Republican-controlled House passed President Trump's rescission

0:41.2

package.

0:42.2

In a major blow to public media and local news, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

0:47.9

will be defunded for the first time since it was established more than half a century

0:53.7

ago. We'll speak to the president

0:56.3

of native public media. But first, the Epstein files, in a growing political storm in his own

1:06.2

MAGA movement. Some Democrats have joined President Trump's base and demanding more disclosures. We'll speak

1:15.4

with Congressman Roe Kana of California. Mr. Speaker, I introduced today an amendment demanding the

1:24.1

full release of the Epstein files. The Speaker's Rules Committee should demand a vote tomorrow of every member of Congress.

1:35.3

But where are the voices of the victims?

1:39.3

We'll talk to Teresa Helm.

1:41.3

She says, I'm a Jeffrey Epstein survivor. The documents are an opportunity.

1:48.5

All that and more coming up.

1:56.1

Welcome to Democracy Now, Democracy Now.org, the War and Peace Report. I'm Amy Goodman.

2:02.6

The House of Representatives voted 216 to 213 early this morning in favor of President Trump's

2:09.9

recisions package clawing back $9 billion in already approved funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting.

2:19.5

Only two Republicans oppose the measure, which now heads to Trump's desk for a signature.

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