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Holmes Lybrand / CNN:
Federal judge dismissed indictments against Letitia James and James Comey  —  A federal judge dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday.  —  The judge found that the appointment of interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan in Alexandria, Virginia, was invalid.
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Politico:
Comey, James cases dismissed as judge disqualifies interim US attorney Lindsey Halligan … However, Currie dismissed the cases “without prejudice.”  That could allow them to be re-filed, but Comey's attorneys have already indicated that they will argue that he cannot be re-indicted …
Discussion: Blue Virginia, New Republic and CNBC
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed  —  A federal judge has dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges …
NBC News:
Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding prosecutor was unlawfully appointed  —  The cases were dismissed without prejudice, meaning they can be refiled at a later date.  —  A federal judge dismissed the criminal indictments against former FBI Director James Comey …
Washington Post:
Judge tosses cases against Comey and James, rules prosecutor appointment unlawful  —  The decision could end the prosecution of the former FBI director.  The government could refile charges against the New York attorney general.  —  A federal judge dismissed charges against former FBI …
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Comey: ‘I know that Donald Trump will probably come after me again’  —  Former FBI Director James Comey said Monday he expects he could face additional charges under the Trump administration after a federal judge dismissed the case against him.  —  Comey, who was facing charges for lying …
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:   Today in Politics, Bulletin 257. 11/24/25
Politico:
Is the Comey case gone for good? And other questions after Halligan's cases crumbled
Discussion: All Rise News
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:   We're Led by an Administration of Liars
Charlie Warzel / The Atlantic:
Elon Musk's Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors  —  How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature  —  Over the weekend, Elon Musk's X rolled out a feature that had the immediate result of sowing maximum chaos.  The update, called “About This Account,” allows people to click …
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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
X's New Feature Reveals Why Trust & Safety Work Was Never About The ‘Censorship Industrial Complex’  —  For the last few years, Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger, and their allies have spent considerable energy attacking both academic researchers studying disinformation and the trust & safety teams …
Discussion: DNYUZ
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch News:
Trump Amplified Foreign-Based Accounts This Weekend  —  One account boosted by Trump promoted banning Ilhan Omar from office.  The account is based in Africa.  —  Over the weekend, Donald Trump amplified posts from pro-Trump X accounts that the platform identifies as operating from outside the United States.
Konstantin Toropin / Associated Press:
Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for video urging troops to defy ‘illegal orders’  —  The Pentagon says that it is investigating Democratic Senator Mark Kelly of Arizona for possible breaches of military law after Kelly joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called for U.S. troops to refuse unlawful orders.
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Washington Post:
Pentagon says it will investigate Sen. Mark Kelly after controversial video
Politico:
Pentagon to investigate Sen. Mark Kelly for anti-Trump video
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Scoop: Trump ready to talk with Maduro over Venezuela gunboat strikes  —  President Trump has told his advisers he's planning to speak directly with Nicolas Maduro, even as the U.S. designated the Venezuela president Monday as the head of a terrorist organization, administration officials tell Axios.
Discussion: NewsMax.com, Telegraph, IJR and Colombia One
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CNN:
Trump expected to unveil new health care cost proposal  —  President Donald Trump is planning to unveil a new proposal for addressing health care costs as soon as Monday, as his administration tries to avert a spike in premiums driven by the expiration of key Affordable Care Act subsidies, three people familiar with the matter told CNN.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Still Working on Health-Care Proposal, White House Says
Christopher Miller / Financial Times:
US and Ukraine draft new 19-point peace plan but defer biggest decisions  —  The most politically sensitive elements are left for Trump and Zelenskyy to discuss  —  The US and Ukraine have drafted a new 19-point peace deal, but left the most politically sensitive elements to be decided …
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The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Begins Process to Designate Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists  —  SECURING AMERICA FROM EXTRAORDINARY THREATS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order directing …
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Designation of Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists
Brian Cheung / NBC News:
The Trump Mobile phone is nowhere to be found after months of delay  —  Trump Mobile has posted conflicting photos of the phone and scrubbed mention of its “Made in the USA” promise.  —  In June, President Donald Trump's two older sons held an event at Trump Tower where they touted …
Discussion: New York Magazine, Raw Story and DNYUZ
Pew Research Center:
Majorities of Latinos Disapprove of Trump and His Policies on Immigration, Economy  —  About four-in-five say Trump's policies harm Hispanics, a higher share than during his first term  —  This Pew Research Center analysis focuses on U.S. Latinos' views of the second Trump administration and their situation in the United States today.
Punchbowl News:
11/24/25 ☀️ AM: … Happy Thanksgiving week.  We are only publishing AM editions through Wednesday.  Thursday and Friday are company-wide holidays. … MTG has never been representative of the House Republican Conference writ large.  She clearly has a bone to pick with Trump and the leadership.
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
The ‘ShamWow guy’ is running for Congress in Texas  —  Offer Vince Shlomi, the once-prominent infomercial pitchman, filed paperwork with the Texas Republican Party to run for the seat held by Republican Rep. John Carter.  —  The “ShamWow guy” is running for Congress and is looking to wipe the floor with the competition.
Paul Krugman:
The Trump Trade is Unraveling  —  What is Bitcoin good for?  It isn't money — that is, it isn't a medium of exchange, something you can use to make payments.  It isn't a hedge against inflation.  It isn't a hedge against financial risks — on the contrary, the price of Bitcoin has generally moved …
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
America's Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle  —  A new feature on X is making people suddenly realize that some large portion of the divisive, hateful, and spammy content designed to inflame tensions or, at the very least, is designed to get lots of engagement on social media …
Michael W. Green / Yes, I give a fig:
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie  —  How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America  —  We're going to largely skip markets again, because the sweater is rapidly unraveling in other areas as I pull on threads.  Suffice it to say that the market is LARGELY unfolding as I had expected — credit stress is rising, particularly in the tech sector.
Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
The Situation: On Shame  —  What is the morally serious person supposed to feel?  —  benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org  —  Meet The Authors … The Situation on Tuesday and Friday detailed the string of incompetently malevolent inanities that have characterized the government's conduct in the James Comey case.
Ashley Oliver / Fox News:
Justice Thomas rebukes SCOTUS for denying widow's case, says it lets government dodge blame  —  Justice calls for overturning decades-old precedent that limits wrongful death lawsuits against government  —  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas voiced disagreement Monday with his colleagues' decision …
Discussion: IJR and NewsMax.com
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Republicans Launch Major New Attack on Michigan-Based Overseas Voters  —  The Republican National Committee (RNC) has filed a sweeping new lawsuit in Michigan that seeks to eliminate a state law that protects voting access for U.S. citizens living abroad.  —  The move marks the GOP's second attempt …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Launching the Genesis Mission  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose.  From the founding of our Republic, scientific discovery and technological innovation have driven American progress and prosperity.
 
 
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Reuters:
Trump administration orders review of Biden-era refugees, memo shows
Discussion: Associated Press and Newsweek
Lingling Wei / Wall Street Journal:
China's Xi Calls Trump in Unusual Move to Discuss Taiwan, Ukraine
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
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Leslie Rangel / The Barbed Wire:
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
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Discussion: American Prospect
Washington Post:
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