The Pour Over Today - Government Back in Business, More Epstein Emails Released, Top Ukrainian Officials Resign, & More | 11.14.25

Episode Date: November 14, 2025

Today, we’re talking about the official end of the government’s longest shutdown; the House releasing more Epstein files; top Ukrainian officials resigning over a corruption scandal; and other top news for Friday, November 14th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ with The Pour Over. Join over 1.5 million readers with our free newsletter here Looking to support us? You can choose to pay here Check out our sponsors! We actually use and enjoy every single one. Cru Surfshark Holy Post CCCU Upside Mosh LMNT Theology in the Raw Safe House Project Not Just Sunday Podcast Quince Life Application Study Bible She Reads Truth

Today's episode is brought to you by our lead sponsor, Safe House Project. Hey, this is Zan at the Porover. And this is Joe at the Porover. Today, we're talking about the official end of the government's longest shutdown, the House releasing more Epstein files, top Ukrainian officials resigning over a corruption scandal, and other top news for Friday, November 14th. Stay informed while remaining focused on Christ,

the pourover. Here's your quote of the day. Show me where a man spends his time and money, and I'll show you his god, Martin Luther. Let's get started with some espresso shots. After nearly 43 days, the longest shutdown in government history is over.

On Wednesday, the House reconvened, with some representatives driving cross-country to avoid flight delays and make the vote, to pass a stopgap spending bill turning Capitol Hills lights on through January. Hours later, President Trump gave his Sharpie of approval. Now, Washington's getting its systems back up and running. Over 800,000 furloughed federal workers will head back to work

and SNAP recipients started receiving full benefits as early as yesterday. Transportation Secretary Duffy says flight cancellations will remain at 6% this week with things ramping back up once safety is, quote, moving in the right direction. Meanwhile, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has a lot of makeup work. Think employment, inflation, and consumer spending reports. Data will likely be delayed and come with asterisks. This shutdown was the longest in history, and it felt long. while a lot can happen in six weeks and the shutdown's effects are sure to linger for weeks to come

this moment in time is just that a moment compared to eternity rest in this hope and let it motivate you toward holiness romans 818 says for i consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is going to be revealed to us House Democrats released three never-before-seen Epstein emails referencing President Trump on Wednesday. In a 2011 email to Galane Maxwell, Epstein called Trump, quote, the dog that hasn't barked, and said that Trump, quote, spent hours at his house with one of the financiers' victims, Virginia Joufrey, Joufrey, who died by suicide.

in April, said she never saw Trump engaging inappropriately with minors in a 2016 deposition. In a 2019 note to author and longtime Trump critic Michael Wolfe, Epstein claimed Trump, quote, knew about the girls as he asked Galane to stop. Two hours after the emails release, the House Oversight Committee released another 20,000-plus pages of Epstein-related documents. Meanwhile, Representative Adelita Grijalva was sworn in and gave a petition to release more files its pivotal 218th signature, forcing a full House vote next week. Secrets and spin are rampant in politics, but God's word promises that nothing hidden will

stay that way. Use discernment while placing your hope, not in committees or courts, but in Christ, who will reveal truth and bring ultimate justice. 1 Corinthians 4, verse 5 says, So don't judge anything prematurely before the Lord comes, who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God. Ukraine's Ministers for Energy and Justice resigned on Wednesday in the wake of corruption allegations. Ukraine's Anti-Corruption Bureau publicized its investigation this week,

accusing high-level officials of conspiring for $100 million in kickbacks from companies that had contracts with the country's atomic energy company, Enargoatom. Energoatom said it's, quote, committed to ensuring full transparency, in investigations of its employees. Zelensky, associated with the accused but not personally implicated by allegations, acknowledged public outrage at the scandal, saying, quote, schemes in the energy sector are unacceptable given the enduring power outages, Russian strikes, and losses Ukrainians are facing.

Meanwhile, President Trump sent a letter to Israel's president Herzog asking that he, quote, fully pardoned Prime Minister Netanyahu of corruption charges. The prime minister is charged with bribery, fraud, and breach of trust in three separate cases, Trump calls lawfare. Here's a verse to consider whether allegations undermine your trust in a friend or your relationship is more solid than ever. Cursed is the person who trusts in mankind. He cannot see when good comes but dwells in the parched places in the wilderness. The person who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence indeed is the Lord, is blessed. He will be like a tree planted by water.

It sends its roots out toward a stream. It doesn't fear when heat comes, and its foliage remains green. Jeremiah 17 versus 5 through 8. Human trafficking isn't just an over-their problem. It's happening right here in the U.S. An estimated 300,000 people are being trafficked in America right now, and most were first sold as children. Even when they get a chance to run,

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Just $40 provides a safe ride that takes a child from captivity to freedom. Safehouse Project can't miss the moment when a child is ready to escape, and your gift makes sure they don't. Give a child the way out. Go to safehouseproject.org slash TPO or check the link in the show notes to give now. In other brews, here's a rapid round of updates. Starbucks Red Cup Day wasn't all peppermint cheer. Baristas in 40-plus cities staged an open-ended strike, seeking better hours, higher wages,

and action on hundreds of unfair labor practice allegations. Starbucks said the impact was minimal, but the Starbucks workers' union picked the coffee giant's biggest sales day, hoping the message would hit, like a triple shot of espresso. The BBC said sorry to President Trump, but is refusing to dole out apology dollars. The broadcaster admitted its spliced parts of Trump's January 6th remarks into a misleading sequence, removing his call for peaceful demonstrations. It doesn't plan to read broadcast the documentary. but rejected Trump's billion-dollar defamation demand. Two top BBC leaders resigned Sunday amid the documentary fallout. Venezuela is launching a, quote, massive deployment of 200,000 troops in response to the buildup

of U.S. forces in the Caribbean. Soon after the USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy's largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, sailed into the region as part of an anti-drug of fift. Venezuel's President Maduro ordered land, air, and sea drills to defend against America's, quote, imperialist threat. RIP pennies, the U.S. Mint pressed its last Abe Lincoln's Wednesday. Earlier this year, President Trump ordered the Treasury to toss the penny amid rising production costs and cashless payments. Here's a fun fact for you. One penny costs about four cents to make. Now, merchants and Congress are weighing how to legally round prices to the nearest nickel,

which, another fun fact for you, costs about 14 cents to make. Intense solar storms had your Facebook friends celebrating and Blue Origin rescheduling. The same geomagnetic fireworks that made the northern lights visible across U.S. skies delayed Blue Origin's Wednesday liftoff of its new Glenn rocket, set to carry two nights. NASA and Mars orbiters over radiation concerns. NASA scrubbed the attempt five hours before launch, holding out till last night. That's all we have for today. Thanks so much for listening, TPOFam.

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