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Last Updated: November 23, 2025, 7:49 AM EST

President Donald Trump on Thursday called several Democratic veterans and national security specialists "traitors" who should face the death penalty for releasing a joint video in which they said that U.S. service members could refuse illegal orders.

This week, the House and Senate overwhelmingly approved a measure to force the Department of Justice to release all files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump signed the legislation on Wednesday night, starting the clock on the 30 days the DOJ has to release the documents.

Nov 19, 2025, 8:43 PM EST

Trump to meet with NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office

President Donald Trump says that he will meet with New York City's new Mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, at the White House on Friday.

"Communist Mayor of New York City, Zohran “Kwame” Mamdani, has asked for a meeting. We have agreed that this meeting will take place at the Oval Office on Friday, November 21st," Trump said in a post on social media Wednesday.

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This combination of pictures created on November 06, 2025 shows, L/R, New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in New York City on October 26, 2025 and US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on October 16, 2025.
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A spokesperson for the mayor-elect confirmed the meeting in a statement on Wednesday, saying the two would be discussing "public safety, economic security and the affordability agenda that over one million New Yorkers voted for just two weeks ago."

Mamdani told cable news channel MS NOW, formerly known as MSNBC, in an interview that he plans to “speak plainly to the president about what it means to actually stand up for New Yorkers and the way in which New Yorkers are struggling to afford” living in New York City.

-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart and Ben Siegel

Nov 19, 2025, 5:02 PM EST

Melania Trump, Usha Vance meet with military families in North Carolina

First lady Melania Trump and second lady Usha Vance traveled together to North Carolina on Wednesday, visiting a high school and elementary school before spending time with service members and their families at Camp Lejeune.

U.S. first lady Melania Trump and second lady Usha Vance arrive at Albert J. Ellis Airport in Richlands, North Carolina, November 19, 2025.
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U.S. first lady Melania Trump and second lady Usha Vance meet with students as they visit Lejeune High School at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, in Jacksonville, North Carolina, November 19, 2025.
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First Lady Melania Trump speaks with a student at DeLalio Elementary School at Marine Corps Air Station New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, November 19, 2025, as they travel to visit military families.
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Nov 19, 2025, 2:11 PM EST

Trump touts US-Saudi relationship and growing investments

President Donald Trump took the stage at the Kennedy Center for the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum, where he praised the defense agreement between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia to sell F-35s and the relationship between the two countries.

“We signed a historic strategic defense agreement yesterday, also, and that's something that is likewise very rare, and it's very honored company that you're in, and we're going to be selling Saudi Arabia some of the greatest military equipment ever built,” Trump said.

President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center on November 19, 2025 in Washington.
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Trump touted his relationship with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, calling it one of the most consequential relationships in the world. Trump celebrated the initial $600 billion investment from the Saudis in the U.S. following his May trip to the region and touted the investment now rising to $1 trillion.

“The partnership between our two nations is among the most consequential in the entire world. And together, the Crown Prince and I are making an alliance stronger and more powerful than it's ever been before,” Trump said.

President Donald Trump and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia stand for a photo with Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum, November 19, 2025 in Washington.
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-ABC News' Hannah Demissie and Isabella Murray

Nov 19, 2025, 12:57 PM EST

BLS delays release of November jobs report

The Bureau of Labor Statistics rescheduled the release of the November jobs report from Dec. 5 to Dec. 16 at 8:30 a.m.

BLS will not publish a separate October jobs report but the November report will also include partial data from October including the number of jobs added or lost and it will reflect DOGE layoffs, BLS said.

September’s jobs report is expected to be released Thursday at 8:30 a.m.

-ABC News’ Taylor Dunn

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