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Trump's Epstein Reversal, Flight Restrictions Lifted & 50-Year Mortgages? - Monday, November 17, 2025

The NewsWorthy

Erica Mandy

News, Daily News, Society & Culture

4.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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The news to know for Monday, November 17, 2025!

What to know about President Trump's new stance on the so-called Epstein Files — and why he wants only some people mentioned in them to be investigated.

Also, what's reportedly getting less attention at Homeland Security as the immigration crackdown takes priority.

Plus: which products will no longer be subject to tariffs, why air travelers might not have to deal with as many delays this week, and how people are reacting to an idea for a 50-year mortgage.

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0:00.0

Today is Monday, November 17th. What to know about President Trump's new stance on the so-called

0:05.0

Epstein files and why he wants only some people mentioned in them to be investigated. Also,

0:10.0

what's reportedly getting less attention at Homeland Security as the immigration crackdown takes priority.

0:15.3

Plus, which products will no longer be subject to tariffs? Why air travelers might not have to deal

0:20.2

with as many delays this

0:21.5

week, and how people are reacting to an idea for a 50-year mortgage. Those stories and even more

0:26.9

news to know coming up. Welcome, welcome to The Newsworthy, all the day's news in around 10 minutes.

0:34.7

Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being

0:39.2

here. You're ready? Let's do this. President Trump is changing his tune about the so-called

0:47.6

Epstein files. Now he says House Republicans should vote to make them all public. Already Democrats

0:53.4

and some Republicans have been

0:54.9

pushing a measure to pressure the Justice Department to do just that, release more documents from

0:59.3

Epstein's sex trafficking case, as well as any information about Epstein's death in federal prison.

1:04.8

Lawmakers have been expecting the measure to pass the House this week, even though for months

1:09.3

now President Trump has pushed back against those

1:11.3

efforts. But now Trump says we have nothing to hide. It comes after just last week the president's

1:16.4

name was included in records that came out, including emails from Epstein, who wrote Trump,

1:20.6

quote, knew about the girls. In fact, a Wall Street Journal analysis found Trump was mentioned in

1:25.3

more than 1,600 of the 2,300 email thread shared last week.

1:29.3

That said, the president has never been accused of a crime related to Epstein. And it's worth noting

1:33.7

Epstein had many prominent acquaintances in political and celebrity circles, not just Trump.

1:38.9

So the Justice Department is now at the president's direction, investigating Epstein's ties to a list of prominent Democrats,

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