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New Republic:
Trump's Angry Tirade Calling for “Death” to Dems Just Backfired Badly — On Thursday, President Trump called for the execution of a number of members of the opposition party. This came after Democratic lawmakers released a powerful video informing military and intelligence officials …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Brace Yourself for ... Full. Blown. Panic. — The craziest thing about Trump's slowly weakening grip over Republicans in Congress isn't that it's happening. It's that some Republicans are even starting to say it's happening, right out loud. “He'd be the outlier if it didn't happen …
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New Republic:
Transcript: Trump's Tirade Calling for “Death” to Dems Backfires Badly — The following is a lightly edited transcript of the November 21 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. — Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.
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The Independent:
Democrats fear political violence after Trump accuses Congress members of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’
Democrats fear political violence after Trump accuses Congress members of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
November 20, 2025 — Trump spent this morning calling a group of military veterans …
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Crockett: Someone made ‘white supremacist threats’ at DC office
Crockett: Someone made ‘white supremacist threats’ at DC office
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Sorry, George Washington Would Not Have Hanged Them.
Sorry, George Washington Would Not Have Hanged Them.
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NBC News:
Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death,’ for urging military to ignore illegal orders
Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death,’ for urging military to ignore illegal orders
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Washington Post:
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols — The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month. — The U.S. Coast Guard issued a new …
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Washington Post:
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols — The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.” — The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika …
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Adam Wren / Politico:
The red-state Republican sparking Trump's ire speaks — With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine, Ali Bianco and Rachel Umansky-Castro — Happy Friday. This is Adam Wren. Get in touch. — MUST LISTEN: On “The Conversation,” Dasha Burns sat down with Army Secretary Dan Driscoll …
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Christa Dutton / NOTUS:
A Proposed Map for South Carolina Targets Jim Clyburn's District
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
G.O.P. Redistricting Push May Backfire, Giving Democrats a Midterm Edge
G.O.P. Redistricting Push May Backfire, Giving Democrats a Midterm Edge
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Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
GOP barrels toward ObamaCare cliff as prospects dim for subsidy extensions — Prospects look dim for Congress to agree to an extension of ObamaCare's enhanced subsidies, as Republicans run headlong toward a December cliff without a clear plan to break their fall.
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
House Democratic leader gets in fiery clash as he defends ACA tax credit extension plan
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Robert King / Politico:
Rick Scott releases Obamacare subsidy alternative
Rick Scott releases Obamacare subsidy alternative
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U.S. Senator Rick Scott, NewsMax.com, The Hill and The Daily Signal
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal — Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings — The FBI spied on a private Signal group chat of immigrants' rights activists who were organizing …
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New York Times:
Trump Promised Lower Prices. His Policies Are Raising Them. — “From the day I take the oath of office, we'll rapidly drive prices down and make America affordable again,” Donald Trump promised Americans last summer as he ran for president. “Prices will come down. You just watch.
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Bloomberg:
Lula Stares Down Trump and Scores Tariff Victory for Brazil
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Daniel Desrochers / Politico:
Trump cuts more tariffs with eye toward grocery prices
Trump cuts more tariffs with eye toward grocery prices
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Washington Post:
How billionaires took over American politics — The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires' influence in politics. — Just now — New York City billionaire John Catsimatidis has long been immersed in politics.
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CNN:
Trump officials prepare for potential cabinet shakeup after one-year mark — The White House is preparing for possible turnover in the Cabinet after President Donald Trump reaches the one-year mark of his term, potentially shaking up his otherwise stable team of secretaries, according to multiple people familiar with the discussions.
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Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Party of one: Trump chews up and spits out his inner circle
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
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Politico:
The House is scrambling to avoid a censure death spiral … “The only thing we can apparently do is condemn each other,” said Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), slamming the legislative agenda. “I've not seen the House hit this low of a point since I've been here.”
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Washington Post:
U.S. pushing Ukraine to sign peace deal by Thanksgiving or lose support — The U.S. is now sending “signals” that everything could be off the table if Kyiv does not quickly sign a proposal, which was drawn up by special envoy Witkoff. — just now — KYIV — The White House is pressuring Ukraine …
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Axios:
Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan
Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan
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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Elon Musk Could ‘Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,’ Grok Says — Elon Musk is a better role model than Jesus, better at conquering Europe than Hitler, the greatest blowjob giver of all time, should have been selected before Peyton Manning in the 1998 NFL draft …
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Thomas Adamson / Associated Press:
France will investigate Musk's Grok chatbot after Holocaust denial claims
France will investigate Musk's Grok chatbot after Holocaust denial claims
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Iran International:
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens — Iran's capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain.
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Guy Chazan / Financial Times:
Lawrence Summers' extraordinary fall from grace — The reputation of one of America's leading economists is in tatters since the emergence of emails to Jeffrey Epstein — Sheryl Sandberg's encomium to her mentor, Lawrence Summers, could hardly have been more effusive.
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FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth:
NTX men planned to murder men, enslave women on foreign island: Indictment — Two North Texas men have been indicted for plotting to invade a Haitian island, kill its men, and enslave women and children. — Gavin Weisenburg and Tanner Thomas face charges of conspiracy to murder abroad and producing child pornography.
New York Times:
A Fraudster Pardoned by Trump Gets 37 Years for Running Ponzi Scheme — A New Jersey man convicted of defrauding investors of roughly a quarter-billion dollars is among a growing number of people granted clemency only to to be charged with new crimes. — A New Jersey fraudster who was pardoned …
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Wall Street Journal:
Middle Class Is Buckling Under Almost Five Years of Persistent Inflation — Workers growing tired of economy in which everything seems to get more expensive — America's middle class is weary. — After nearly five years of high prices, many middle-class earners thought life would be more affordable by now.
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Zach Everson / Forbes:
Trump Crypto Partner May Have Violated SEC Rules With Filing On CEO — Topline — Alt5 Sigma, a partner of the Trump family's World Liberty Financial crypto venture, informed the Securities and Exchange Commission it suspended its CEO effective Oct. 16—but an internal email reviewed …
Politico:
In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards … In Pennsylvania, Democrats flipped at least two dozen school board seats, per an ongoing tally from progressive recruitment group Pipeline Fund. The under-the-radar trend was enabled by voters' increasing weariness with the culture wars …
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New York Times:
Trump's All-but-Forgotten Border Wall Reaches an Angry Laredo, Texas — Once the symbol of the president's immigration policies, the wall has been eclipsed by his deportation efforts, but with $46.5 billion from Congress, construction is ramping up on the Rio Grande.
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Nevada 2026 Poll: Dead Heat for Governor, U.S. Senators Rosen and Cortez Masto Underwater — Home Polls Nevada 2026 Poll: Dead Heat for Governor, U.S. Senators Rosen and Cortez Masto Underwater — Majority of Nevada Voters Disapprove of Trump's Handling of Economy & Immigration
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