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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War — Who will benefit from the White House's 28-point proposal for Ukraine? — The 28-point peace plan that the United States and Russia want to impose on Ukraine and Europe is misnamed. It is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine …
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Phillips P. OBrien / Phillips's Newsletter:
The Long Con Comes To An End — The Trump Administration Takes Off The Mask (Again) … Yesterday, Friday 21 November, ended up being one kind of day but it was supposed to be another. 21 November, in case you had forgotten, was supposed to be the day that the Trump Administration levelled …
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Ukrainian people today. The current moment, he said, is “one of the most difficult” for the country. “Ukraine may soon face an extremely difficult choice. Either the loss of dignity or the risk of losing a key partner.
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Telegraph, The Kyiv Independent, Al Jazeera, The Hill, Reuters, Associated Press, New Republic, Washington Examiner, France 24 and Axios
Politico:
US and Russia to meet about Ukraine as Europe races to influence deal … Several countries, including the U.K., are considering sending representatives to Geneva to meet with the Americans and Ukrainians, according to another European diplomat, who like others, was granted anonymity to discuss sensitive deliberations.
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Politico, Associated Press, Bloomberg and France 24
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Offers a Ukraine Peace Plan the Kremlin Can Love
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Senate GOP's Russia hawks push back on Trump's Ukraine ultimatum
Senate GOP's Russia hawks push back on Trump's Ukraine ultimatum
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NewsMax.com, Raw Story, Politico, The Hill and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker
New York Times:
G20 Leaders Push Back on U.S. Peace Plan for Ukraine
G20 Leaders Push Back on U.S. Peace Plan for Ukraine
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Molly McKew / Great Power:
28 Points Later — On November 20, President Trump's Secretary of the Army presented …
28 Points Later — On November 20, President Trump's Secretary of the Army presented …
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Tim Zadorozhnyy / The Kyiv Independent:
How Steve Witkoff pushed Ukraine sympathizers out of White House, and led the US into Russia's arms
How Steve Witkoff pushed Ukraine sympathizers out of White House, and led the US into Russia's arms
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Yahoo News and The Sun
Jordain Carney / Politico:
House members move to force Russia sanctions vote as Trump pushes peace deal
House members move to force Russia sanctions vote as Trump pushes peace deal
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The Hill, Foreign Policy, NewsMax.com and Reuters
NBC News:
Trump says he would ‘love’ to see Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene return to politics at some point — Greene abruptly announced her resignation from Congress amid a feud with President Donald Trump. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Saturday he would like to see Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene resume …
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Reuters:
MAGA favorite Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign after split with Trump — Longtime Trump ally Greene to leave office in January — Departure will narrow Republican majority in House to 218-213 — Trump, Greene have had a public falling out in recent weeks
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Politico:
What Trump's Mamdani praise — and MTG's ouster — says about MAGA's future
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Axios, The Independent, RealClearPolitics, DNYUZ, Raw Story, Fox News and Mediaite
Ben Meiselas / Meidas+:
Trump's Oval Office Surrender to Zohran Mamdani
Trump's Oval Office Surrender to Zohran Mamdani
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Ben Johansen / Politico:
Trump takes a victory lap after Greene bows out
Trump takes a victory lap after Greene bows out
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Washington Examiner, Mediaite, KSDK-TV, FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth, Raw Story, NewsMax.com, New Republic, IJR, The Guardian and Deadline
Norman Eisen / The Contrarian:
Has Trump's Power Peaked?
New York Times:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's Resignation Hints at Divisions in Trump's Movement
Marjorie Taylor Greene's Resignation Hints at Divisions in Trump's Movement
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Bloomberg, Mediaite and NewsMax.com
Jeff Amy / Associated Press:
Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning. Here's what to know about her five years in Congress
Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning. Here's what to know about her five years in Congress
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Adam Wren / Politico:
MTG is out, Mamdani is in — With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine, Ali Bianco and Rachel Umansky-Castro
MTG is out, Mamdani is in — With help from Eli Okun, Bethany Irvine, Ali Bianco and Rachel Umansky-Castro
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The Times
Associated Press:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress
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Washington Post:
White House blew past legal concerns in deadly strikes on drug boats — The Trump administration sidestepped skeptical lawyers across national security agencies as it pursued a military campaign against alleged narcotraffickers, officials say. — Just now
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New Republic, Raw Story, NewsMax.com and Just Security
Megan Mineiro / New York Times:
In the House, Censures Proliferate, Reflecting a Poisonous Climate — Formal reprimands, once rare, dominated the chamber's agenda this week, prompting lawmakers in both parties to call for changes to the way the House handles such actions. — Even by the standards of the raucous House of Representatives …
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New York Post and Washington Examiner
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Tom Phillips / The Guardian:
Brazilian police arrest Bolsonaro amid suspicions he was about to flee — Bolsonaro was under house arrest for masterminding coup to stop 2022 election winner, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, taking office — Brazil's former far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, has been arrested …
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Associated Press:
Brazil's Bolsonaro arrested for allegedly plotting escape ahead of prison term
Brazil's Bolsonaro arrested for allegedly plotting escape ahead of prison term
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Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Costa Rica says it would accept Kilmar Abrego García, contradicting U.S. — A Costa Rican official rebutted the Trump administration's claim that the only possible destination to deport the undocumented Salvadoran immigrant is the West African nation of Liberia.
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New York Sun, NewsMax.com and Politico
Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Justice Dept. attacks judge after prosecutors' stumbles in Comey case — Interim U.S. attorney Lindsey Halligan scolded a federal judge for using a synonym in court and is giving conflicting accounts of how a grand jury indicted the former FBI director. — Just now
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New York Times, emptywheel, The Hill, The Federalist, Raw Story and Chicago Sun Times
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Tatiana Schlossberg / New Yorker:
A Battle with My Blood — When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn't be happening to me, to my family. — When you are dying, at least in my limited experience, you start remembering everything. Images come in flashes—people and places and stray conversations—and refuse to stop.
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Alan Blinder / New York Times:
Texas A&M Was Wrong to Fire Professor Over Gender Lesson, Panel Rules — The firing put the school at the center of national debates over gender identity and academic freedom. A faculty panel ruled unanimously against the termination. — A Texas A&M University appeals panel has unanimously ruled …
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David Ingram / NBC News:
Elon Musk has left the White House, but he hasn't left politics behind on X — An NBC News analysis of one month of Musk's social media posts shows what's been on his mind, including a broad cross-section of fringe political topics. — Elon Musk can't stop posting about the political fringe.
Mark Miller / New York Times:
What to Know About the Nearly 10% Climb in a Key Medicare Expense for 2026 — The rapidly rising premium for Part B, which covers retirees' outpatient services, reflects the fast pace of growth for health care costs nationally. — If you're enrolled in Medicare, you know that the cost has been hitting your wallet harder lately.
Ginia Bellafante / New York Times:
How Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza Became Main Characters on Social Media — Love, politics and ethics collided as Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza went at it in a media sphere that rewards private revelations. — It felt like something out of Spy magazine in the 1980s, or Gawker in the first years …
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Amudalat Ajasa / Washington Post:
EPA just approved new ‘forever chemical’ pesticides for use on food — Critics warn the EPA's approvals of new PFAS pesticides could expose more Americans to “forever chemicals” through their food. — The Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with approvals for pesticides containing …
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Manufacturing Dive
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Trump to end legal protections for Somalis in Minnesota — President Trump announced late Friday that he is ending legal protections for Somali residents living in Minnesota “effective immediately.” — “Minnesota, under [Gov. Tim] Waltz, is a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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Washington Post:
AOC built her own political machine. Now she's deciding her next move. — Seven years after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leapt onto the national stage as an outsider, she's learned an inside game and is considering a run for Senate or president. — Earlier this year …
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