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Matthew Mpoke Bigg / New York Times:
Trump Calls Ukraine Ungrateful, Again, for U.S. Support in War With Russia — President Trump renewed his criticism of Ukraine's government as emissaries from Kyiv and Washington met to discuss a plan to end the war. — Ukraine's government has been insufficiently thankful for American aid …
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emptywheel:
“Groceries,” and Other Secrets of Managing Donald Trump — Three things happened in the last week that have befuddled a lot of observers, but which might best be understood as the kinds of developments we'll see increasingly as the power structure around Trump grows fragile and fluid:
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CNN, Phillips's Newsletter, No More Mister Nice Blog, The Guardian, The Insider and New York Times
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Zohran Mamdani says he still believes Trump is a ‘fascist’ and ‘despot’ after White House meeting — The New York City mayor-elect said that while he does believe Trump is a fascist, he still plans on working with the White House on New Yorkers' behalf. — New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani …
Bloomberg:
Secret US-Russia Talks Led to Plan That Blindsided Ukraine — The controversial 28-point plan dropped suddenly by the Trump administration to Ukraine as a take-it-or-leave it proposition mere days ago was mostly the result of several weeks of negotiations behind the scenes between Steve Witkoff …
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The Kyiv Independent, Politico and Washington Post
Associated Press:
Ukraine and Western allies meet to discuss a US peace plan that has sparked alarm in Kyiv and Europe
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France 24, HuffPost, Al Jazeera, Wide World of News, The Kyiv Independent, Reuters, Associated Press, CBS News, NewsMax.com and Fox News
Financial Times:
Lawmakers say US secretary of state rowed back on Ukraine peace plan
Lawmakers say US secretary of state rowed back on Ukraine peace plan
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Breitbart, Associated Press, National Review, Fox News, Washington Times, Raw Story, Mediaite, NewsMax.com, Al Jazeera, HuffPost, Newsweek, Los Angeles Times and WVEC
Rob Gillies / Associated Press:
US senators say they spoke with Rubio about Trump's Ukraine peace plan who denied it is a US plan
US senators say they spoke with Rubio about Trump's Ukraine peace plan who denied it is a US plan
Matthew Mpoke Bigg / New York Times:
Rubio Insists U.S. Authored the Ukraine Peace Plan
Rubio Insists U.S. Authored the Ukraine Peace Plan
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The Parnas Perspective, DNYUZ, NewsMax.com, Politico, Associated Press, Reuters, MS NOW and UPI
Sean Dilley / BBC:
Trump says Ukraine ungrateful as officials meet to convince Kyiv to accept peace proposals
Trump says Ukraine ungrateful as officials meet to convince Kyiv to accept peace proposals
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Reuters, Bloomberg, Washington Examiner, Associated Press, NewsMax.com, France 24, CBS News, New York Post, Axios and The Gateway Pundit
Courtney Rozen / Reuters:
Exclusive: DOGE 'doesn't exist' with eight months left on its charter — DOGE disbanded eight months ahead of scheduled end in July 2026 — Former DOGE employees take new roles in administration — Elon Musk initially led DOGE, promoting its work on social media
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The Guardian, DNYUZ, Meidas+, Mock Paper Scissors, The Independent and New Republic
New York Times:
Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend … When Alexis Wilkins, an aspiring country singer dating the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Atlanta in the spring …
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The Independent, NewsMax.com and DNYUZ
Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Trolls — ROLE PLAY — A new feature on Elon Musk's X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement. — Elon Musk's social media site X has rolled out a new feature in an effort to increase transparency …
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Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:
CBS News poll finds most would oppose U.S. military action in Venezuela, say Trump hasn't explained — The situation around Venezuela has Americans asking to know more. — Across party lines, big majorities say the administration needs to explain what the U.S. intends regarding any action, and that it has not done so clearly yet.
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Breitbart and NewsMax.com
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Vaccine-supporting Cassidy declines to speak against RFK Jr. … Cassidy, who was essentially the deciding vote on Kennedy's nomination to lead Health and Human Services, was initially hesitant to support Trump's pick — in part because of Kennedy's history of questioning vaccine efficacy.
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Althouse and New Yorker
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Max Rego / The Hill:
Cassidy says people should not ‘undermine’ science on vaccine safety
Cassidy says people should not ‘undermine’ science on vaccine safety
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CNN, Mother Jones, DNYUZ, Mediaite and Grabien
Associated Press:
Israel targets Hezbollah chief in first strike on Beirut in months — Israel on Sunday struck Lebanon's capital for the first time since June, saying it targeted Hezbollah's chief of staff and warned the Iran-backed militant group not to rearm and rebuild a year after their latest war.
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Associated Press:
Big changes to the agency charged with securing elections lead to midterm worries — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Since it was created in 2018, the federal government's cybersecurity agency has helped warn state and local election officials about potential threats from foreign governments …
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The Post Millennial
Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Fact-Checking Trump's Latest Claims on Affordability — The president has made misleading statements about the cost of a Thanksgiving meal, breakfast and gasoline and about prices in general. — Ahead of Thanksgiving and amid frustration among American consumers over affordability …
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Breitbart and FOX 32 Chicago
Politico:
‘Is the price of doing this worth it?’: North Carolina Republicans worry about Trump immigration raids … Former Republican Gov. Pat McCrory warned that recent local coverage, like an incident at a Charlotte shopping center, when masked agents arrested a man who said he was a U.S. citizen …
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Raw Story, NewsMax.com and New York Times
The Guardian:
Twenty people allege he has a racist past. He denies it. Who's telling the truth about Farage's schooldays? — Reform UK's leader refuses to answer questions about his abusive behaviour, claiming there's ‘no evidence’. We talk to victims and witnesses
Gerrit De Vynck / Washington Post:
The surprising issue driving a wedge between Trump and his MAGA base — President Donald Trump's attempt to block states from regulating AI sparked pushback from Republicans concerned the tech will displace workers and harm kids. — Just now — SAN FRANCISCO — President Donald Trump faces …
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NewsMax.com
Associated Press:
Aftermath of Chicago's intense immigration crackdown leaves lawsuits, investigations and anxiety — Chicago has entered what many consider a new uneasy phase of a Trump administration immigration crackdown that has already led to thousands of arrests. While a U.S. Border Patrol commander known …
Erin Schumaker / Politico:
Kyrsten Sinema Is Ready for Her MAHA Turn … After infuriating progressives time and again for stonewalling their priorities, the Arizona Democrat-turned-Independent decided not to seek reelection last year and instead became a senior adviser at the law and lobbying firm Hogan Lovells.
Mark Arsenault / New York Times:
At Harvard-Yale Game, Rivals Come Together Against Trump Administration Attacks — Students and alumni set aside rivalries at the 141st Harvard-Yale football game on Saturday to summon support against attacks on higher education under the Trump administration.
Anand Giridharadas / New York Times:
How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails — As journalists comb through the Epstein emails, surfacing the name of one fawning luminary after another, there is a collective whisper of “How could they?” How could such eminent people, belonging to such prestigious institutions, succumb to this?
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Crockett: MTG couldn't ‘take the heat’ from Trump … Greene announced Friday she would resign from Congress early in 2026 following a fallout between herself and Trump. — Greene, once a loyal ally of Trump, had become a sharp critic of both the president and her own party over disagreements …
David French / New York Times:
Trump Has Put the Military in an Impossible Situation — Imagine, for a moment, that you're an American pilot flying an F-16 over Iraq. The troops on the ground have been pursuing a small group of Iraqi insurgents. They report that they've cornered the insurgents in a small farm house.
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Washington Examiner, Raw Story and Bloomberg
Wall Street Journal:
The CPA and the Lawyer Who Served Jeffrey Epstein—and Control His Fortune and Secrets — Richard Kahn and Darren Indyke worked for the convicted sex offender for years, handling payments, banking and legal matters for Epstein and women in his orbit; the men deny they knew about Epstein's crimes
CBS News:
Transcript: Sen. Rand Paul on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Nov. 23, 2025 — The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Nov. 23, 2025. — MARGARET BRENNAN …
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NewsMax.com and Mediaite
Bill McKibben / The Guardian:
They're doing to America what they did to Christianity — Trump's wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the Maga evangelical perversion of Jesus's message of radical love to one of hate and aggression — Trumpism's most revealing and defining moments - not its most important …
