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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.
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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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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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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New York Times:
European Leaders Back Zelensky After U.S. Plan Leaves Them Out — A U.S.-Russian proposal would require Kyiv to give up territory and reduce its army. If Moscow complies with the terms, it could receive benefits including reintegration into the global economy.
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
House members move to force Russia sanctions vote as Trump pushes peace deal
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Tom Balmforth / Reuters:
Exclusive: US threatens to cut intel, weapons to press Ukraine into peace deal, sources say
Exclusive: US threatens to cut intel, weapons to press Ukraine into peace deal, sources say
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will resign after fallout with Trump … Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia announced on Friday that she will resign her seat in the House of Representatives in early January, after a dramatic falling out with President Donald Trump over the Jeffrey Epstein files and other issues.
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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, a once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump who has become a critic, said Friday she is resigning from Congress in January. Trump and Greene have fallen out in a public feud.
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Plans to Resign in January
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Reuters:
MAGA favorite Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign after split with Trump
MAGA favorite Marjorie Taylor Greene to resign after split with Trump
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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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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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Olivia Beavers / Wall Street Journal:
Marjorie Taylor Greene to Resign From Congress
Marjorie Taylor Greene to Resign From Congress
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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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New York Times:
Here's the latest. — After months of warning voters against electing Zohran Mamdani …
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
Today in Politics, Bulletin 255. 11/21/25
Today in Politics, Bulletin 255. 11/21/25
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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
Politico:
Alito lets Texas reinstate gerrymandered House map that could give GOP 5 more seats … Texas' petition formally asked the justices to weigh in on a matter that could determine control of the House in next year's midterm elections. A longer-term ruling by the high court restoring Texas …
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Texas seeks Supreme Court order to use a congressional map judges held is likely racially biased
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Megan Stringer / Axios:
Supreme Court Justice Alito blocks hold on GOP-backed Texas map
Supreme Court Justice Alito blocks hold on GOP-backed Texas map
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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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Ginia Bellafante / New York Times:
Vanity Fair Is Reviewing Its Ties to Olivia Nuzzi — The magazine, which recently hired the journalist, said it had been “taken by surprise” by new claims in an essay by her former fiancé, Ryan Lizza. — The editor Mark Guiducci has made two big moves since taking the helm of Vanity Fair in June.
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Ginia Bellafante / New York Times:
How Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza Became Main Characters on Social Media
How Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza Became Main Characters on Social Media
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Axios:
Congress returned after seven weeks and everything blew up — The House of Representatives had, by any reasonable standard, an absolutely insane week — marked by censure votes, indictments and a literal fire at the U.S. Capitol complex — as lawmakers returned from their seven-week absence.
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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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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website's Language on Autism and Vaccines — In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives. — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr …
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Associated Press:
Brazil's Bolsonaro arrested for allegedly plotting escape ahead of prison term — SAO PAULO — Brazil's Supreme Court ordered the preemptive arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro on Saturday, with a judge claiming he was intent on escaping just days before he was set to begin his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.
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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 …
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 …
