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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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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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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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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Offers a Ukraine Peace Plan the Kremlin Can Love — While President Trump at times suggested he was willing to bolster support for Ukraine, he has repeatedly accommodated Russia's demands. — After veering wildly this year over how to bring an end to the war in Ukraine …
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Molly McKew / Great Power:
28 Points Later — On November 20, President Trump's Secretary of the Army presented a draft 28-point plan to President Zelenskyy. Nominally, it is a framework for ending the active conflict between Russia and Ukraine. — There is no other way to understand the 28-point plan …
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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
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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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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
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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
Norman Eisen / The Contrarian:
Has Trump's Power Peaked?
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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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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Erik Wasson / Bloomberg:
Marjorie Taylor Greene to Quit Congress After Trump Feud
Marjorie Taylor Greene to Quit Congress After Trump Feud
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Plans to Resign in January
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Plans to Resign in January
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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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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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Ben Meiselas / Meidas+:
Trump's Oval Office Surrender to Zohran Mamdani — In a stunning White House meeting, Donald Trump abandoned his party's narrative and embraced New York City's mayor-elect, while Mamdani stayed laser-focused on issues facing the city. — Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Network — 2,176
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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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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
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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Ginia Bellafante / New York Times:
Vanity Fair Is Reviewing Its Ties to Olivia Nuzzi
Vanity Fair Is Reviewing Its Ties to Olivia Nuzzi
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Oregonian:
High school senior, a U.S. citizen, detained by ICE in Oregon — Immigration officers detained a McMinnville High School student Friday off school grounds, the student's family said. — Christian Jimenez, 17, a U.S. citizen born in Newberg and a high school senior, was driving …
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Andrew Duehren / New York Times:
Judge Places Hold on I.R.S. Data Sharing With ICE
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Holly Bartholomew / OPB:
ICE arrests McMinnville High School student during Friday lunch period
ICE arrests McMinnville High School student during Friday lunch period
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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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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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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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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.
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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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.
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Warren Davidson slams Lindsey Graham over Senate data payout provision — Rep. Warren Davidson on Friday denounced Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for his plans to capitalize on a new measure that allows senators — but not House members or the general public — to sue the federal government …
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