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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 …
The Independent:
Democrats fear political violence after Trump accuses Congress members of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’  —  Capitol Police said the lawmakers Trump targeted were going to be on ‘24/7 security,’ Senator Elissa Slotkin said  —  Your support helps us to tell the story
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.
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
November 20, 2025  —  Trump spent this morning calling a group of military veterans …
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Crockett: Someone made ‘white supremacist threats’ at DC office
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
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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Washington Post:
The top 20 billionaires influencing American politics  —  Campaign donations from the country's richest are soaring.  But only 12 percent of the public says billionaires have a positive impact on society.  —  In the past decade, billionaires have been more empowered than ever before to spend money to influence American elections.
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.
Discussion: Punchbowl News, HotAir, Politico and IJR
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Hadriana Lowenkron / Bloomberg:
Trump Says He Wants Alternate Health Care Plan ‘Done’ by Jan. 30
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
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Reuters:
In reversal, DOJ says Comey indictment was reviewed by full grand jury  —  The prosecutor previously said only two members reviewed the final indictment.  —  Former FBI Director James Comey speaks to the media after giving a private deposition to the House Judiciary and House Government …
Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
DOJ reverses, says grand jury approved Comey charges
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Alternet.org
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Erin Doherty / Politico:
Poll: Americans don't just tolerate gerrymandering — they back it
Lawrence Freedman / Comment is Freed:
The Witkoff-Dmitriev peace plan annotated  —  We now know a bit more about the process which led to the new peace plan and we now have a copy of its contents, to which I will turn soon.  —  Yesterday I noted that the plan, which was largely drafted by Steve Witkoff and Kirll Dmitriev …
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Washington Post:
U.S. pushing Ukraine to sign peace deal by Thanksgiving or lose support
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.
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.
Discussion: The Independent, NewsMax.com and IJR
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Neal Rothschild / Axios:   Party of one: Trump chews up and spits out his inner circle
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.
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.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and DNYUZ
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Politico:
Capitol agenda: Things are not normal on the Hill  —  After a seven-week recess, Speaker Mike Johnson was optimistic about making progress on urgent priorities like government funding and rising health care costs.  Instead, the House used hours of floor time to vote five times this week on measures rebuking other members.
Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Hill and Axios
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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 …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell enters crowded California governor's race  —  Swalwell, a fervent Trump critic, is the latest in a long list of Democrats who have launched bids to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom.  —  Rep. Eric Swalwell announced Thursday that he will run for California governor …
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.
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 …
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
Discussion: Newsweek and Florida Politics
Mithil Aggarwal / NBC News:
Miss Mexico, who sparked a walkout after host's bullying, is crowned Miss Universe  —  Fátima Bosch Fernández was scolded by the Thai national director, sparking a walkout and a teary apology from the local organizer.  —  She went from walking out after being publicly chided …
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 …
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.
Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
Judge Shreds Lies and Provocations of ICE Barbie's Goons  —  “IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE”  —  Federal judge says Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino lied as body-cam videos show tear gas, brake-checks, and even ChatGPT-written reports.  —  A federal judge has sharply criticized Kristi Noem's Border Patrol agents …
 
 
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Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
The Old Guard Is Not Gone Yet
Julie Carr Smyth / Associated Press:
Ohio Democrat Tim Ryan, the ex-congressman who lost a Senate bid to JD Vance, won't run for governor
Discussion: IJR and Plain Dealer
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
House passes resolution condemning socialism as Zohran Mamdani arrives for Trump meeting
Politico:
A Vance ally rises at the Pentagon — with Trump's blessing
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Mary Hudetz / ProPublica:
The Indian Health Service Is Flagging Vaccine-Related Speech. Doctors Say They're Being Censored.
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Trump's Policy Failures Are Even Worse Than We Realize
Adam Downer / The Daily Beast:
Pentagon Pete's War Goons Accidentally Invade Mexico
Discussion: Daily Mail and El País
Mark Hertling / The Bulwark:
What Americans Should Understand About the Military Disobeying Illegal Orders
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
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ICE Suddenly Loses Key Evidence One Day After Being Sued
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