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October 23, 2025

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COUNTERINTELLIGENCE

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CYBER DIVISION

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Co-Writer Says She Knows 'Epstein List' Names

News Nation (10/22, Banfield) reported that co-writer, Amy Wallace, claims to know the names on the "Epstein list" of powerful people allegedly involved in Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring. According to the article, Wallace says she has tapes of conversations with , including those where named names, and

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that the Department of Justice and FBI also have the names. As to whether these names would ever be released, Wallace said the Department of Justice should be held accountable. “Yes, I know who the names are. knows who the names are, but so does the FBI and so does the Department of Justice. That’s why there’s such a clamoring right now for the Epstein files to be released,” she said. “It’s not just who’s come forward. It’s many, many brave women who came forward and talked to investigators.” Regarding a list of Jefferey Epstein's clientele, Wallace added Wallace also told NewsNation that such a list does indeed exist. “It exists in the FBI files. It exists in the Epstein files, as we now call them. She had named many names and depositions already that have been made public,” she said of . “There are four different document dumps, and there are many, many names in those.”

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## INTERNATIONAL NEWS

<table><tr><td>US Sanctions Russian Oil Companies as Moscow Holds Nuclear Drills<br>Reuters</td></tr><tr><td>Myanmar’s Army Is Taking Back Territory With Relentless Air Strikes - And China’s Help<br>The BBC</td></tr><tr><td>US Military Strikes Suspected Drug Vessel in the Pacific<br>Reuters</td></tr><tr><td>Vance Denies the US Dictates to Israel as He Meets With Netanyahu Over Gaza Ceasefire<br>Associated Press</td></tr><tr><td>Prime Minister Mark Carney Says Canada Will Double Its Non-us Exports as Canadians Can’t Rely on US<br>Associated Press</td></tr><tr><td>Alleged Chinese Drug Trafficker Recaptured in Cuba After Escaping Mexican Custody<br>Associated Press</td></tr><tr><td>Islamic State Rises Again in Syria, Filling a Void Left by U.S.<br>Wall Street Journal</td></tr><tr><td>As Suspicious Drones Plague Germany, Officials Are Unsure How to Respond<br>New York Times</td></tr><tr><td>British Neo-Nazis Discussed Targeting Migrants, Mosques and Synagogues<br>New York Times</td></tr><tr><td>No Camera Covered Louvre Wall Where Jewel Thieves Broke In, Director Says<br>BBC</td></tr></table>

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## OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS

<table border="1"><tr><td>White House East Wing Will Be Torn Down Fully to Make Way for Trump Ballroom Reuters</td></tr><tr><td>North Carolina Republicans Pass New US House Map, Expanding Trump&#x27;s Redistricting Campaign Reuters</td></tr><tr><td>University of Virginia Strikes Deal to Pause Trump Administration Investigations Associated Press</td></tr><tr><td>US Hits $38 Trillion in Debt, After the Fastest Accumulation of $1 Trillion Outside of the Pandemic Associated Press</td></tr><tr><td>Federal Agents Sent to San Francisco Area and Mayor Says It&#x27;s Meant to Incite &#x27;Chaos and Violence&#x27;</td></tr></table>

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## Associated Press

Trading Barbs From Light-Hearted to Vicious, Mayoral Candidates Make Final Appeal to New Yorkers

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Ted Cruz Predicts Ballooning Obamacare Subsidies Now at Center of Shutdown Fight

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Minnesota Supreme Court Rules Ban of Trans Powerlifter From Women’s Event Was Discrimination Fox News

AI Workers Are Putting In 100-Hour Workweeks to Win the New Tech Arms Race

Wall Street Journal

Tesla Profit Plunges as Musk Turns Focus to ‘Robot Army’

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## WASHINGTON SCHEDULE

## White House

## President Trump

- No official presidential schedule released or announced.

## Vice President Vance

- No official presidential schedule released or announced.

## US Senate

- Hearings to examine the nominations of Edward Forst, of Florida, to be Administrator of General Services, Charles Arrington, of Illinois, to be a Member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term expiring July 1, 2030, John Cuong Truong, Elana S. Suttenberg, and Stephen F. Rickard, each to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years, William Kirk, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Small Business Administration, Anthony D'Esposito, of New York, to be Inspector General, Department of Labor, and Platte Moring, of South Carolina, to be Inspector General, Department of Defense. – 10:00 AM – Host: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

- Hearings to examine the 340B program, focusing on examining its growth and impact on patients. – 10:00 AM – Host: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

- Hearings to examine the nominations of Amer Ghalib, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, Brent Christensen, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic of Bangladesh, and Benjamin Leon, Jr., of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of Andorra, all of the Department of State. – 10:30 AM – Host: Foreign Relations

- Hearings to examine the beneficial use and regulation of chemicals. - 10:30 AM – Host: Environmental and Public Works

## US House of Representatives

- No events scheduled.

## Cabinet Members

- Secretary of State Rubio attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State.

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## Visitors

- No events scheduled.

## General Events

<table border="1"><tr><td>CSIS: U.S.-China Trade War | The Capital Cable #123-Thursday, October 23, 2025.Location: Online event,9:00 AM.The U.S.-China trade war reached another chapter with new Chinese export controls on rare earth minerals,and newly announced 100 percent U.S.tariffs on Chinese goods next month.U.S.president Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to meet for the first time since 2019 on the sidelines of the APEC Summit in Korea at the end of October.What are some outstanding trade issues between the two?Is a trade deal finally near?What does continue U.S.-China competition mean for allies and partners in the region,including Japan and South Korea?</td></tr></table>

- Atlantic Council: Countering the PRC’s gray-zone strategies: A cross-strait and beyond seminar – Thursday, October 23, 2025. Location: Online event, 8:00 AM. A discussion on what Taiwan can learn from the PRC’s gray-zone activities against the Philippines.

- Atlantic Council: Iraq’s Constitution at twenty years – Thursday, October 23, 2025. Location: Online event, 10:30 AM. A discussion examining the legacy of the Iraqi constitution and its impact on Iraq’s democracy twenty years after its ratification.

- Atlantic Council: Report launch: Russia’s new partners in its war against Ukraine – Thursday, October 23, 2025. Location: Online event, 11:00 AM. The latest report in the Atlantic Council’s Russia Tomorrow series examines the role of Russia’s allies in the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine and Putin’s broader goal for a “post-West” global order.

- Hudson Institute: The US in the South Caucasus: Mapping New Strategic Opportunities – Thursday, October 23, 2025. Location: Hudson Institute, 9:00 AM. Hudson Institute’s Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East will host a conference, featuring a keynote address by Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), to examine the implications of the recent Armenia-Azerbaijan peace agreement. The conference will also explore the evolving role of the United States in the South Caucasus and assess how renewed peace efforts and could reshape the Eurasian strategic landscape.

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