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Evening Wire: Republicans Call Out Epstein “Hoax” & Maduro Sings For Peace | 11.17.25
17 Nov 2025
Chapter 1: What evidence do Republicans have regarding Democrats and Epstein?
Republicans say they have the receipts to show Democrats have been lying about Epstein. SCOTUS agrees to hear a major immigration case. And Trump signals he's gearing up to sue the BBC. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley. It's Monday, November 17th, and this is Evening Wire.
House Republicans on the Oversight Committee say Democrats have been caught red-handed spreading a hoax about President Trump and Jeffrey Epstein. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pierce reports.
Chapter 2: What is the significance of the SCOTUS immigration case?
A 10-page memo released by the committee today lays out the case against the Democrats. It states, quote, Unfortunately, during this investigation, Oversight Committee Democrats, led by Ranking Member Robert Garcia, have intentionally mischaracterized witness testimony and selectively released information with targeted redactions in an effort to create another hoax involving President Trump.
It continues, quote, The Democrats have uncovered nothing new, have released no document not provided at the request of Republicans, and have only succeeded in reinforcing what the American people already knew. President Trump knew Jeffrey Epstein decades ago, President Trump ended the relationship with Epstein, and President Trump did not participate or know about the nature of Epstein's evil.
Chapter 3: Why is Trump considering legal action against the BBC?
The Supreme Court agreed today to review a first-term effort by the Trump administration to limit asylum claims. Daily Wire congressional reporter Amber Jo Cooper has more.
The key issue in the case Nome v. Alotrolato is over what constitutes arrival in the United States within the meaning of federal immigration law. The law provides that an alien who arrives may apply for asylum and must be inspected by an immigration officer.
The legal question, however, is over whether an immigrant arrives to begin the process for the asylum claim when meeting immigration officials on the US side of the border or while still on the Mexican side.
A Trump administration appealed to the Supreme Court after a federal appeals court said someone arrives when they present themselves to an immigration official at the border, even if that meeting occurs on Mexican soil.
Ukrainian President Zelensky has been implicated in a major corruption scandal. Daily Wire senior editor Joel Needler has the details.
According to allegations by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, several individuals with close ties to Zelensky are suspected of taking substantial kickbacks from the government projects intended to safeguard the nation's energy sector during wartime. Investigators have identified Timur Mindich as the alleged ringleader.
Mindich previously worked with Zelensky, co-owning a production company together before his presidency. Zelensky also reportedly celebrated his birthday in Mindic's apartment in 2019, a lavish residence said to feature golden toilets. Other individuals named in the investigation include former Deputy Prime Minister Oleksii Chernyshov.
Zelensky has publicly welcomed the anti-corruption probes, stating that, quote, everyone who put together a corrupt scheme must receive a clear legal response. Nevertheless, his past associations with the accused have prompted questions about what he may have known and whether the scandal could politically implicate him.
In a show of European support, France agreed to sell up to 100 fighter jets to Ukraine. The agreement includes air defense equipment, air-to-air missiles, and aerial bombs to aid in Ukraine's war with Russia, and follows another deal for Swedish jets signed last month. The French deal has a deadline of 2035 for delivery of the jets.
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