Evening Wire: Shutdown Vote Underway & AI Song Tops Charts | 11.12.25
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What is the current status of the government shutdown vote?
The House votes today on whether to reopen the government. Democrats release a Jeffrey Epstein email referencing Trump. And an AI-generated song tops the music charts for the first time. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire executive editor John Bickley. It's Wednesday, November 12th, and this is Evening Wire. The deal to end the shutdown is now in the hands of the House.
What did Democrats reveal about Jeffrey Epstein's emails referencing Trump?
Voting is underway on the clean CR that would fund the government through January 30th and certain programs, including SNAP, for the entire fiscal year. The vote is expected to pass the House and head straight to the president's desk, meaning we could have only hours remaining in this record-setting government shutdown. While the shutdown appears poised to end, the fallout remains, especially for air travelers.
How has the AI-generated song topped the music charts?
According to FlightAware.com, 980 flights have been delayed, while 893 were canceled as of midday today. Airlines for America president and CEO Chris Sununu urged lawmakers to reopen the government as the air travel industry prepares for record Thanksgiving travel in just two weeks. The White House is pushing back with force after House Democrats released Jeffrey Epstein emails mentioning the president. In the message, Epstein described Trump as, quote, the dog that hasn't barked, referring to a victim they say spent time with him, later confirmed to be Virginia Giuffre. She has since publicly cleared Trump of any wrongdoing. Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt accused Democrats of fabricating a, quote, fake narrative, saying Trump banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago years ago for harassing women.
When Joe Biden was sitting in there, the Democrats never brought this up. This wasn't an issue that they cared about because they actually don't care about the victims in these cases. They care about trying to score political points against President Trump. As we have, of course, seen with this government shutdown, there are no coincidences in Washington, D.C. And it is not a coincidence that the Democrats leaked these emails to the fake news this morning ahead of Republicans reopening the government.
Republicans call the release a smear tactic as pressure grows for Congress to make Epstein's full files public. Another Kennedy has popped onto the political scene. President John F. Kennedy's grandson, Jack Schlossberg, kicked off his congressional campaign by putting his cousin, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., on blast, accusing him of spreading deadly misinformation. He claims to defend what he calls the real Kennedy legacy. The 32-year-old Democrat is running for retiring Congressman Jerry Nadler's Manhattan seat.
My name is Jack Schlossberg, and I'm running for Congress to represent my home, New York's 12th congressional district, where I was born and raised, where I took the bus to school every single day from one side of the district to the other.
Venezuela has announced a massive mobilization of its military in response to the increased U.S. military presence in the Caribbean Sea, including the arrival of America's largest warship. Daily Wire reporter Tim Pearce has the story. Venezuela's defense minister said Tuesday that Venezuelan military and reserve forces would carry out training exercises through today in response to the imperialist threat from the United States. Padrino-Lopez said that the order to put Venezuela on a war footing came from Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The military buildup in Venezuela comes as the United States' largest warship, the USS Gerald R. Ford, and the rest of its carrier group entered the U.S. Southern Command Region.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the aircraft carrier to the Caribbean Sea last month to join U.S.
forces policing international waters off Venezuela's shores.
The Pentagon says the enhanced force is there to help augment existing capabilities to disrupt narcotics trafficking and degrade and dismantle transnational criminal organizations. The UK has stopped sharing intelligence with the U.S. on Caribbean drug trafficking. The British blackout began over a month ago over concerns that the drug boat strikes violated international law.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the current status of the government shutdown vote?
0:03–0:25
2
What did Democrats reveal about Jeffrey Epstein's emails referencing Trump?
0:25–0:47
3
How has the AI-generated song topped the music charts?
0:47–4:11
4
What impact will the government shutdown end have on air travel?
4:11–6:37
5
What allegations are being made regarding the release of Epstein emails?
6:37–11:35
Speakers
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