FUN HALF:https://youtube.com/live/jiTg1DbQAPU?feature=share Sam welcomes Heather 'Digby' Parton, contributing writer at @SalonTV and publisher of the Hullabaloo blog, to unpack the week in news. 11/14/25 https://www.salon.com/writer/heather_digby_parton + https://digbysblog.net/ The Congress switchboard number is (202) 224-3121. You can use this number to connect with either the US Senate or the House of Representatives. Watch/Listen to The Majority Report live Monday–Friday at 12pm EST on YouTube OR via daily podcast at http://www.Majority.fm The EmMajority Report t-shirts and baseball hat are back for a limited time only at https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Today's Sponsors: • JUST COFFEE: Go to https://JustCoffee.coop and use coupon code MAJORITY for 10% off your purchase! • TUSHY: Over 2 Million Butts Love TUSHY. Get 10% off TUSHY with the code TMR at https://hellotushy.com/TMR • ZBIOTICS: Head to https://ZBiotics.com/MAJORITY and use the code MAJORITY at checkout for 15% off. IM the show and listen live with the free Majority Report App: http://majority.fm/app Subscribe to MR's daily AM Quickie newsletter: https://am-quickie.ghost.io Become a Majority Report member: https://fans.fm/majority/join Find all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ More from the MR crew: Matt Binder DOOMED https://www.youtube.com/MattBinder Brandon Sutton DISCOURSE https://www.youtube.com/@Th3Discourse Emma Vigeland ESVN https://www.youtube.com/ESVNShow Matt Lech LEFT RECKONING https://www.youtube.com/LeftReckoning Our alt YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/majorityreportlive 00:00 - Headlines 08:40 - The Epstein Email Dump & The Political Defense of Trump 27:40 - Heather 'Digby' Parton: The Overwhelming Political Landscape 32:04 - Post-Shutdown Analysis: The Senate's Filibuster Fear 42:20 - Why the Filibuster Works Against Progressives 47:22 - Deep State & Epstein: Analyzing Trump's Vulnerability 01:15:47 - The 'Dummy Mandering' in Texas Backfires on GOP