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7:15 AM ET, November 16, 2025

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Associated Press:
Federal officials confirm officers have begun Charlotte immigration enforcement  —  Federal officials confirmed Saturday that a surge of immigration enforcement in North Carolina's largest city had begun as agents were seen making arrests in multiple locations.
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New York Times:
Homeland Security Department Shifts Its Focus to Immigration Crackdown  —  The Department of Homeland Security was established to keep Americans safe.  Under President Trump, it has so shifted its focus to illegal immigration that other aspects of its mission are suffering.
Discussion: New York Times
Associated Press:
Homeland Security: Immigration enforcement operations are underway in Charlotte, North Carolina
Discussion: Straight Arrow News
Josh Campbell / CNN:
As ICE escalates its tactics, are federal agents truly ‘untouchable’ in the eyes of the law?
Discussion: Washington Examiner and NBC News
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's received threats amid deepening feud with Trump  —  The Georgia representative's revelation comes after Trump rescinded his support and suggested he would back a primary challenger against her.  —  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. …
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Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch News:
Epstein Survivors Release Public Letter Praising Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Calling for Transparency
Discussion: New Republic and CBS News
Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Blasts Trump for Fueling Threats Against Her: ‘The Man I Supported and Helped Get Elected’
Danny Nguyen / Politico:
Trump breaks with ‘wacky’ Marjorie Taylor Greene
Fox News:
Trump gives ex-ally Greene new nickname after dropped endorsement, says she betrayed ‘entire Republican Party’
Bloomberg:
Trump Buys Another $82 Million of Corporate and Municipal Bonds  —  President Donald Trump has continued his purchases of municipal and corporate debt this fall, including bonds of companies affected by his administration's policies.  —  New disclosures posted Saturday by the US Office …
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Nandita Bose / Reuters:
Trump buys at least $82 million in bonds since late August, disclosures show  — Trump's new bond investments span several industries  — He acquired Intel bonds after government acquired a stake  —  U.S. President Donald Trump bought at least $82 million in corporate and municipal bonds …
Laura Sullivan / NPR:
U.S. official says the ‘table is being set’ for possible military action against Venezuela  —  The world's largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, will arrive in the northern Caribbean on Sunday as tensions with Venezuela grow, according to a U.S. military official.
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Jack Jenkins / RNS:
At least seven faith leaders arrested at Broadview ICE facility protest  —  (RNS) — 'I've got bruises all over my body,' the Rev. Michael Woolf, who was thrown to the ground and arrested by police, told RNS.  —  The Rev. Michael Woolf, center, is pulled from a group of demonstrators …
Ryan Knappenberger / Courthouse News Service:
Trump blocked from gutting Voice of America collective bargaining rights  —  A federal judge rejected the president's assertion the U.S. Agency for Global Media had a “primary national security function” necessary to exempt employees from union representation.
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Admit It.  Gavin Newsom Is the 2028 Front-runner. … It's easy to find Newsom naysayers.  In fact, there may not be a modern political figure who was simultaneously so well-positioned to be his party's nominee and so doubted by the smart set since, well, Joe Biden in 2020.
Washington Post:
GOP plans to replace Obamacare have failed.  Here's what lawmakers propose now.  —  Lawmakers are racing toward a mid-December deadline, with Republicans hoping to present side-by-side legislation with Democrats' plan to extend ACA subsidies.  —  Just now
Discussion: Politico, Breitbart, The Hill and CBS News
Tahra Hoops / Home of the Brave:
Here's Why Trump's “50-Year Mortgage” is a Terrible Idea  —  It's a “solution” no one asked for, and it would only make the housing crisis worse.  —  Donald Trump's latest idea to tackle sky-high housing costs is to stretch mortgages to 50 years, a huge change to US housing policy.
Discussion: NewsNation, Axios and CounterPunch
Nick Sullivan / The Charlotte Observer:
Church members flee as federal agents arrive at east Charlotte place of worship  —  Congregants of an east Charlotte church scattered into the woods Saturday when masked federal agents arrived and detained one of their members, according to witnesses.  —  About 15 to 20 church members …
Discussion: The Guardian
David Mchugh / Associated Press:
A slowing wartime economy pushes the Kremlin to tap consumers for revenue  —  After two years of robust growth fueled by military spending on the war in Ukraine, Russia's economy is slowing.  Oil revenues are down, the budget deficit is up and defense spending has leveled off.
Marcia Brown / Politico:
Food stamps are back, but millions will soon lose benefits permanently … The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides an average of $6 per day for nearly 42 million people, roughly 40 percent of whom are children. … Tens of thousands of legal immigrants will also lose access to the program under the law.
Discussion: FOX 32 Chicago and The City
David Smith / The Guardian:
‘Trump is inconsistent with Christian principles’: why the Democratic party is seeing a rise of white clergy candidates  —  From Texas and Iowa to Arkansas, faith leaders are wading into politics to counter the rise of Christian nationalism  —  He grew up on a farm in Indiana, the son of a factory worker and eldest of five children.
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Climate protesters demand to be heard as they march on COP30 with costumes and drums  —  Thousands of demonstrators marched in Belem, Brazil, at the halfway point of the United Nations climate talks, demanding progress from negotiators on climate change.  (AP Video by Joshua A. Bickel, Teresa de Miguel and Andre Penner.
Discussion: Politico, Reuters, Al Jazeera and Grist
 
 
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New York Times:
Maps Show How Latinos Who Shifted Right in 2024 Snapped Back Left in 2025
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Trump explains how Charlie Kirk's murder changed his life
Discussion: The Post Millennial
Rich Calder / New York Post:
Let our people go! Zohran Mamdani victory spurs Staten Island pols to renew bid to pull out of NYC
New York Times:
Russia Tried to Cut Ukraine's Lights. Now It's Aiming for the Heat.
Discussion: Reuters and Al Jazeera
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Trump admin eyes moving convicted election clerk Tina Peters to federal custody
Hamilton Nolan / How Things Work:
The DSA Candidate Who Won Down South
Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
Trump Lawyer, 87, Offers Creepy ‘Not a Pedophile’ Defense of Epstein
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
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Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
Fired Scholars and Big Grants to Favored Projects: Inside Trump's N.E.H.
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Preservationists sue Trump over plans to paint Eisenhower building
Discussion: Mediaite and Althouse
 

 
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Karl Bode / Techdirt:
The TikTok deal is the worst of all possible outcomes, shifting ownership of TikTok to Trump's allies, while maintaining the supposed problematic links to China

Paul Glynn / BBC:
HarperCollins UK drops children's author and comedian David Walliams following allegations of inappropriate behavior toward young women

Ken Vogel / @kenvogel:
Politico ends its print edition after 19 years, as its early reliance on print ad revenue fades and its audience relies more on digital platforms
 
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