The News Roundup For November 21, 2025
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🗓️ 21 November 2025
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ICE activity in Charlotte, North Carolina, ramped up this week; authorities reportedly made some 250 arrests.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said the economy added 119,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate edged up to 4.4%. It is the only jobs report the BLS will release until December. On Wednesday, the agency canceled the October jobs report for the first time in 77 years.
And, in global news, US President Donald Trump said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman “knew nothing” about the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in direct contradiction of U.S. intelligence. The president welcomed the kingdom’s de facto ruler to the Oval Office where they announced military and investment deals between the two nations.
In Gaza this week, some of the deadliest Israeli airstrikes since the U.S. brokered ceasefire took effect on October 10. On Monday, the UN Security Council endorsed Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza, including the deployment of an international stabilisation force.
And the war of words between Trump and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is heating up. However, both sides have indicated they’d be willing to meet face to face.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, it's Nyla, your host for this edition of The News Roundup, just a quick heads-up before we start the show. |
| 0:05.4 | The news is rapidly changing and things may have changed by the time you hear this episode. |
| 0:10.3 | You can always stay up to date with all the latest by listening to your local NPR. I'm Nyla Boodoo, and it's time for the news roundup. |
| 0:29.5 | Seditious behavior punishable by death. Those were the words from the president of the United States yesterday on social media. |
| 0:36.6 | He was writing about |
| 0:38.0 | Democratic lawmakers, mostly in all caps, who encourage service members and intelligence officials |
| 0:43.8 | to disobey any illegal orders they receive in a video message to troops. Reaction was swift. |
| 0:51.0 | Here's one of those Democrats, Michigan Senator Alyssa Slotkin. I would hope that people of all backgrounds, Democrat, Republican, Independent would agree that |
| 1:00.0 | threatening death for people you disagree with is beyond the pale of who we are as Americans. |
| 1:07.0 | I love this country. It has given me everything, everything. |
| 1:11.6 | And I refuse to believe that this is the new normal. |
| 1:14.6 | And I'm not going to be forced away from speaking up on behalf of my country. |
| 1:18.6 | Let's dive right into the latest in a wild week of political discourse and a huge week for the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein, plus much more. |
| 1:27.0 | Our all-star panel is here. Megan Scully |
| 1:29.0 | is Congress editor for Bloomberg News. Hi, Megan. Hi, thanks for having me. Arthur, Arthur, |
| 1:33.0 | Dr. Delaney, senior reporter for HuffPosed. Hey, Arthur. Great to be here. And Elena Schneider, |
| 1:37.4 | National Political Reporter for Politico. Welcome back. Thank you so much for having me. |
| 1:41.4 | Let's get more into the president's recent post on Truth Social. |
| 1:45.2 | On Thursday, Trump attacked Democratic lawmakers who called on members of the military to refuse illegal orders. |
| 1:52.1 | As I was just saying, he said they should face death. |
| 1:54.6 | This was all in reaction to a video message to troops from six Democrats, all of whom are military or intelligence community veterans. |
| 2:02.5 | You can refuse illegal orders. |
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