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2:15 PM ET, November 23, 2025

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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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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 …
Associated Press:
Ukraine and Western allies meet to discuss a US peace plan that has sparked alarm in Kyiv and Europe
Rob Gillies / Associated Press:
US senators say they spoke with Rubio about Trump's Ukraine peace plan who denied it is a US plan
Financial Times:
Lawmakers say US secretary of state rowed back on Ukraine peace plan
Joe Gould / Politico:
Lawmakers say Rubio distanced US from peace plan
Reuters:   Nearly 200,000 Ukrainians in US thrown into legal limbo by Trump immigration crackdown
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
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 …
Discussion: 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 …
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.
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: Althouse and New Yorker
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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 …
Discussion: 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 …
Discussion: 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 …
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 …
Discussion: 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 …
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.
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.
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.
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?
Discussion: The.Ink
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 …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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
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 …
 
 
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
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Yohannes Lowe / The Guardian:
Zelenskyy says ‘we must do everything’ against ‘wicked Russian attacks’ as Ukraine and US meet for emergency talks - live
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Washington Post:
Border Patrol's Charlotte sting reaches into country clubs, upscale shops
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