"Nothing really surprises me anymore ." The Reporters' Roundtable. November 21, 2025
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🗓️ 21 November 2025
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Summary
Epstein! Epstein! Epstein!
Mike Johnson Spooked.
MTG vs DJT.
MBS Khashoggi and Trump.
The Weakening Congress.
Refuse Legal Orders!
Trump’s Overreaction.
Dick Cheney’s Funeral Guests.
Today's Panel: Jason Dick, Editor-in-chief at CQ-Roll Call, Katherine Tully-McManus, Congressional Reporter at Politico, Ledge King, Managing Editor of National Journal Daily and John Bennett, White House Correspondent for CQ-Roll Call.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Bill Press Pod Reporters Roundtable. I'm Jason Dick, |
| 0:10.9 | editor-in-chief at CQ Roll Call, sitting in for Bill. Here in Washington, D.C., it's about |
| 0:15.4 | 8.30 in the morning on November 21st. Well, as pre- Thanksgiving weeks ago, this was a pretty busy one. The Epstein |
| 0:24.2 | files finally got a little action on the House and Senate floors, kind of on the Senate floor. |
| 0:30.6 | And legislation to release those files was signed by the President of the United States, much, |
| 0:36.4 | much more on that to come. |
| 0:38.3 | In addition, Donald Trump hosted the Saudi Royal Family and its leaders in Washington, DC, |
| 0:45.3 | snarling traffic irrevocably for many, and, you know, raising many questions about the relationship |
| 0:52.3 | between the two countries and traditional allies. |
| 0:56.0 | In addition, we got some action also with Donald Trump and several Democratic lawmakers |
| 1:01.0 | who were served in the military or in national security positions in the government. |
| 1:07.0 | They said that troops should follow the law and not feel obligated to obey |
| 1:13.2 | unlawful orders, which is the law, and Trump had a reaction. A lot more on that. And finally, |
| 1:20.6 | this week, Washington said goodbye to the late vice president, Dick Cheney. There was a service at the Washington Cathedral earlier |
| 1:30.0 | this week on Thursday, in which for the most part the official Washington showed up, which |
| 1:36.9 | apparently does not include the current president and vice president of the United States. |
| 1:42.1 | Here to discuss these topics and possibly more are three top journalists, Catherine |
| 1:45.9 | Telly McManus, congressional reporter at Politico. |
| 1:48.2 | Good morning, Catherine. |
| 1:49.3 | Good morning. |
| 1:50.8 | Ledge King, making his maiden voyage here on the Bill Press pod. |
| 1:54.4 | He's the manager at National Journal Daily. |
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