# The Postrider Roundup: What 2025 Meant, a Republican "Civil War" & and the Shutdown's End

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Published: 2025-11-20T13:50:21+00:00
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What did the 2025 elections mean? What is going on in the Republican Party? And what did the end of the shutdown and the return of the Epstein files tell us about the current moment in politics? Michael and Lars hop on the Roundup to find out.

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