Headlines: November 19, 2025

Today’s top U.S. headlines include a major upgrade in U.S.–Saudi investment and strategic ties following the president’s meeting with the Saudi Crown Prince. Congress overwhelmingly voted to force the release of the Jeffrey Epstein file, and the administration is pushing ahead with a plan for two-thousand-dollar tourist dividend checks next year. Overseas, the United Nations has backed a U.S.-brokered Gaza stabilization force as concerns rise over Hezbollah escalating the conflict into Lebanon. Washington and Moscow are also reportedly drafting a 28-point peace roadmap for Ukraine. Daniel Compatangelo reports.