Friday, July 18th, 2025 - Trump’s diagnosis; ICE digs into Medicaid; Trump targets voters; Iran’s nuke site damage & more

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🗓️ 18 July 2025

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Today’s Headlines: President Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a vein condition that can cause leg swelling and serious complications—though his doctor insists he’s in “excellent” health. Meanwhile, Senate Democrat Ron Wyden revealed that the Trump DOJ has suppressed evidence of over $1.5 billion in Jeffrey Epstein-linked transactions flagged by major banks, some involving Russian accounts and high-profile payments, yet Trump refuses to appoint a special counsel or release more documents. While the Senate GOP blocks further Epstein disclosures, ICE will now access sensitive data from 79 million Medicaid enrollees—despite many immigrants being ineligible for the program—to track down undocumented residents. At the same time, the Trump administration is collecting voter rolls and suing counties for access to personal information in a sweeping push ahead of the 2026 midterms. Internationally, a U.S. military assessment found that recent strikes only severely damaged one of Iran’s three nuclear enrichment sites, and U.S. cybersecurity officials report a sharp uptick in Chinese government-backed cyberattacks on American infrastructure and institutions. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: CBS News: Trump diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, a minor vein condition, after noticing swelling in legs NYT: Ron Wyden, a Democrat, Won’t Let Go of the Jeffrey Epstein Case, Either AP News: Trump won't recommend special counsel in Epstein investigation, spokeswoman says Axios: Senate GOP blocks resolution demanding Trump release Epstein files AP News: Trump administration hands over Medicaid recipients' personal data, including addresses, to ICE WaPo: DOJ hits states with broad requests for voter rolls, election data NBC News: New U.S. assessment finds American strikes destroyed only one of three Iranian nuclear sites WaPo: China’s cyber sector amplifies Beijing’s hacking of U.S. targets Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:50.4	In what very much seems to be an effort to get the public's mind off of the Jeffrey Epstein case,
0:55.4	White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt announced yesterday that President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency,
1:02.7	which is a vein condition that leads to swelling of the legs and other potential complications,
1:07.4	such as deep vein thrombosis or arterial disease.
1:15.2	Trump's doctor says that he otherwise remains in, quote, excellent overall health.
1:19.4	I mean, is it really excellent if you have a chronic pulmonary issue?
1:29.2	Back on the Epstein B, the New York Times reported yesterday that the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, Ron Wyden,
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