Epstein files released overnight; Trump unveils new Navy battleships

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00:00All they want for Christmas? The Epstein files, and overnight the Justice Department delivered.

00:06Its biggest data dump yet. Thousands of new documents, emails, and photos now public.

00:11Plus, here comes the Golden Fleet.

00:14President Trump unveils plans for the largest American battleships ever built.

00:19And a game changer for weight loss, without the needle.

00:22The FDA approves the first ever GLP-1 pill for obesity.

00:26The stories that matter, clear and credible, from across the country to around the world.

00:34These are your unbiased updates from Straight Arrow News.

00:40Good morning, I'm Craig DeGrelli. We begin with breaking news this morning.

00:44The Justice Department has just released tens of thousands of additional Jeffrey Epstein files,

00:49dramatically expanding the trove of records made public under a new transparency law.

00:55The release came early Tuesday morning, with more than 11,000 new files uploaded to the Justice Department's online repository,

01:03including court records, FBI and DOJ documents, emails, photographs, video, and investigative material,

01:10tied to Epstein and his associate, Jelaine Maxwell.

01:14The Justice Department says the files are being released on a rolling basis because of the sheer volume,

01:19and because officials say they still need to redact information to protect survivors.

01:25This latest batch appears to be the largest release so far.

01:29It includes material related to Epstein's time in federal custody,

01:33records from earlier investigations, and internal communications reviewed by prosecutors.

01:38The department says more releases are still coming.

01:41The rollout has already sparked backlash from lawmakers and survivors who say the disclosures remain incomplete

01:47and that pressure now appears to be intensifying on Capitol Hill, which brings us to what happened next.

01:54Late Monday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer moved to escalate the fight over the files,

02:00introducing a resolution to force legal action against the Trump Justice Department,

02:04accusing it of breaking the law by releasing heavily redacted Epstein records instead of the full files Congress ordered.

02:12In his statement on X, he wrote,

02:14The law Congress passed is crystal clear.

02:17Release the Epstein files in full so Americans can see the truth.

02:21Instead, the Trump Department of Justice dumped redactions and withheld the evidence.

02:26That breaks the law.

02:27The Justice Department missed a front-a deadline set by Congress,

02:30releasing thousands of pages, but acknowledging it would not meet the requirement to disclose everything at once.

02:37Schumer's move comes a day after bipartisan lawmakers, Republican Thomas Massey of Kentucky

02:42and Democrat Roe Khanna of California,

02:45floated contempt action against Attorney General Pam Bondi, adding pressure from both chambers.

02:51The Justice Department insists it is complying with the law

02:54and says redactions are necessary to protect victims.

02:58President Trump responded to the Epstein controversy while taking questions at Mar-a-Lago Monday night,

03:04calling it a distraction.

03:05What this whole thing is with Epstein is a way of trying to deflect from the tremendous success that the Republican Party has.

03:12Schumer calls the rollout a cover-up and says the Senate now has a duty to act.

03:17The resolution is expected to come up when lawmakers return in January.

03:21President Trump is unveiling a dramatic expansion of U.S. naval power,

03:26announcing plans for a new class of massive warships that would anchor what he's calling the Navy's new golden fleet.

03:33Speaking from Mar-a-Lago and joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio,

03:37Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Navy Secretary John Phelan,

03:41Trump said he has approved plans for two ultra-large battleships

03:44with a long-term goal of building as many as 25 ships as part of the fleet.

03:49There'll be 100 times the force, the power, and there's never been anything like these ships.

03:58These have been under design consideration for a long time.

04:02The president says the ships would be the largest battleships ever built,

04:06combining heavy naval guns with advanced missiles, cutting-edge defense, and next-generation technology.

04:12The announcement comes as the administration ramps up military pressure overseas,

04:16including stepped-up U.S. and Coast Guard operations in the Caribbean, tied to Venezuela.

04:22Asked whether that pressure is meant to force President Nicolas Maduro from power,

04:26Trump hedged, saying it, quote, probably would, but added that decision is ultimately up to Maduro.

04:33Pressed on why Maduro should take American threats seriously,

04:36the president was blunt, warning that if he plays tough, it would be the last time.

04:42Trump also confirmed the United States plans to keep nearly two million barrels of oil

04:47seized from tankers off the Venezuelan coast, along with the ships themselves,

04:52saying he has already spoken with American oil companies about what a post-Maduro future could look like.

04:58A Maryland judge is blocking the Trump administration for now from detaining or deporting

05:03Kilmar Abrego-Garcia, the man who was mistakenly deported to his native El Salvador earlier this year.

05:09Abrego-Garcia, as you see here, walked out of federal court on Monday to cheers from supporters

05:15while holding his wife's hand.

05:17A judge extended an order keeping him free on supervised release through at least the end of the year

05:23after sharply questioning the government's plans.

05:26The Trump administration says it still intends to deport him

05:29and needs more time to coordinate the next steps with Homeland Security.

05:33So as of right now, Mr. Abrego-Garcia is going to return to his home with his wife and his children

05:40and his family members in Maryland, and he will be at home through Christmas and New Year.

05:50The judge ordered the Justice Department to spell out in writing exactly what it plans to do next,

05:55after noting Abrego-Garcia was already deported once without lawful authority.

06:00They can't keep going with this notion that, well, we might do this, we might do this,

06:07we might do this, and you should let us do it, whatever we want, whenever we want.

06:10They have to actually come up with a very specific plan and then justify that plan.

06:14And that's what they've been ordered to do on Friday.

06:18Until then, Abrego-Garcia stays home in Maryland while his legal fight continues.

06:23A federal grand jury has indicted him on human smuggling charges.

06:26He has pleaded not guilty.

06:27A major breakthrough in the weight loss drug boom.

06:31The FDA has approved the first-ever GLP-1 pill to treat obesity.

06:37The drug is made by Novo Nordisk, the maker of Wagovi, and is expected to hit the market in early 2026.

06:43It will be available through pharmacies and health providers.

06:46Novo Nordisk says the daily 1.5-milligram pill will cost about $149 a month,

06:52significantly less than many injectable options.

06:55The company has already struck a deal with the Trump administration to offer the pill

06:59through TrumpRx, a new platform expected to launch in the new year.

07:04The pill uses the same active ingredient as Wagovi, semaglutide,

07:09which mimics a hormone in the body that reduces appetite and increases feelings of fullness.

07:14Health experts say the pill could open the door to a whole new group of patients,

07:18especially people who want the benefits of GLP-1s but don't want injections.

07:23According to CNBC, about one in eight adults is now taking a GLP-1 drug for weight loss

07:30or conditions like diabetes.

07:32Analysts estimate the weight loss drug market could reach $100 billion in the coming years.

07:38And competition is coming fast.

07:40Eli Lilly, the maker of ZepBound, is also expected to release its own GLP-1 weight loss pill sometime soon.

07:47Finally this morning, this is definitely not how you want to park your boat.

07:51Take a look.

07:52Check it out.

07:52A massive sinkhole opening up in a canal in northern England on Monday.

07:57Yikes.

07:57Swallowing part of the waterway and leaving several boats stuck in thick mud.

08:02Wow.

08:03Emergency crews rushed in and declared a major incident.

08:06The good news, nobody got hurt and nobody was on board when the canal bank gave way.

08:10Some canal boats, once used to haul cargo and now often used as floating homes,

08:15were left high and dry and are now being moored and relocated.

08:19The water has been cut off, the area is closed,

08:21and officials are trying to figure out what caused the canal to quite literally disappear.

08:26A reminder that sometimes it's not traffic you need to watch out for,

08:29it's the road falling out from under you.

08:32Can you imagine?

08:33You used to live in Florida, and this used to happen.

08:35Roads used to buckle because the land down there was marshy.

08:38There was a lot of development as well, and the two combined,

08:41and a lot of times it didn't work out well.

08:43Anyways, we're the fastest, fairest few minutes in news, and we're growing.

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08:54Wherever you watch or listen, hey, thank you very much.

08:57Those are your unbiased updates for this Tuesday.

08:59We'll see you back here tomorrow.

09:00For all of us here at Straight Arrow News, I'm Craig DeGrelli.

09:02Have a great day.

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