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Good day and welcome to the Monday, November the 17th, 2025 edition of Denison Forum's Daily Article Podcast.

I'm Chris Elkins, narrating today's daily article authored by our co-founder, Dr. Jim Denison.

Late last night, President Trump wrote on social media that House Republicans should vote to

release all the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case. His statement came ahead of an expected House vote this

week after the House Oversight Committee released more than 20,000 pages of documents related to Epstein

last week. They include communications between the convicted

sex offender and numerous high-profile people in politics, media, Hollywood, and foreign affairs.

The issue has come to nominate headlines and popular culture in recent days. Saturday Night Live,

for example, made numerous jokes about it too vulgar for me to repeat or reference.

My purpose today is not to sort through the entire story, but to speak to an issue it illustrates

that directly affects you and me every day. Our's is largely a two-party political system.

Since the creation of the modern-day Republican and Democratic parties in the

19th century, no third-party candidate has been elected to the presidency. As a result, voters are

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