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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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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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New York Times:
Judge Tosses Criminal Charges Against James Comey and Letitia James
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Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
We're Led by an Administration of Liars
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Comey: ‘I know that Donald Trump will probably come after me again’
Comey: ‘I know that Donald Trump will probably come after me again’
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Ryan Lucas / NPR:
Judge tosses Comey, James cases after finding prosecutor unlawfully appointed
Judge tosses Comey, James cases after finding prosecutor unlawfully appointed
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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 …
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J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch News:
Trump Amplified Foreign-Based Accounts This Weekend
Trump Amplified Foreign-Based Accounts This Weekend
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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 — The Department of Defense announced it was launching a probe into “serious allegations of misconduct” after the Arizona Democrat's participation in a viral video. — The Pentagon has launched an investigation …
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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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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 …
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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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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.
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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 …
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Madison Mills / Axios:
More Republicans disapprove of Trump's economy — Voters increasingly disapprove of the way President Trump is handling the economy and believe his policies are raising prices, according to a new poll from CBS News/YouGov. … - A majority say his policies are raising food and grocery costs.
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Cassandra Dumay / Politico:
'You can't just talk about gas and groceries': GOP grapples with housing affordability message
'You can't just talk about gas and groceries': GOP grapples with housing affordability message
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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.
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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 …
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.
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Washington Post:
How Democrats are building their own digital media army … AUSTIN — Donald Trump's victory last November devastated the Democratic Party. But it may have also invigorated its new media strategy. — As Trump and his allies prepared to retake the White House and supercharge its briefing room …
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James Carville / New York Times:
Out With Woke. In With Rage. — We are not even two weeks from the government shutdown, and the public conversation on the matter has fled the building. This shows, no matter what you believe, there's a simple truth. The shutdown will have zero lasting consequence for next year's midterms.
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Michelle Cottle / New York Times:
America's Caregivers Are in Crisis — The first sign of trouble arrived by text. On Dec. 17 of last year, at 2:33 p.m., my younger sister, Melissa, pinged me from Houston to say that our 78-year-old father had veered off course while driving himself to a medical appointment.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Former DOJ lawyer whose remarks about Epstein files were recorded sues over firing … Bondi fired Schnitt, the acting deputy chief of the Witness Security Program at DOJ, one day after his comments were posted online. She cited his “publicly inappropriate comments that were detrimental …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
On Illegal War and Immoral Peace — Well, it's official: the Department of Government Efficiency, which launched to great fanfare early in Trump's term but which sputtered to a halt after the departure of Elon Musk, is no more. Reuters reported this weekend that the administration …
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
“Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this ‘peace plan’ was written by Russians or Americans?" foreign affairs journalist Anne Applebaum asked last night on social media. — Applebaum was referring to confusion over a 28-point plan …
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Steve Vladeck / One First:
194. Another Bad Week for the Presumption of Regularity — Three different flashpoints highlight how much the Trump administration has done, in such short order, to undermine its own litigation efforts and to damage—perhaps irreparably—DOJ's credibility. — Welcome back to “One First …
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Leslie Rangel / The Barbed Wire:
A Disabled Child's Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days. — This article was published in partnership with The 19th* News. — Maria Garcia couldn't bear to attend the nightly meals near Triangle Lake, where for several weeks …

