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2:40 PM ET, November 24, 2025

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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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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 …
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 …
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 …
New York Times:
Judge Dismisses Cases Against Comey and James, Finding Trump Prosecutor Was Unlawfully Appointed  —  The decision is a setback for Mr. Trump's efforts to wield the criminal justice system against his perceived enemies.  —  A federal judge tossed out separate criminal charges against the former F.B …
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
US judge throws out criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Judge dismisses case against Trump foe James Comey
Discussion: RedState
Washington Post:
Witness exposes unusual tactics used to prop up mortgage fraud cases
Discussion: Raw Story and DNYUZ
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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Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Sen. Mark Kelly facing military investigation after clashing with Trump  —  The Pentagon on Monday said it was investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly (Ariz.) — a retired naval officer who recently clashed with President Trump — over “serious allegations of misconduct.”
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’
Discussion: UPI and TechCrunch
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:   America's Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
J.D. Wolf / MeidasTouch News:   Trump Amplified Foreign-Based Accounts This Weekend
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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Politico:
Russia trashes Europe's peace plan — but likes Trump's Ukraine proposal
Washington Post:
U.S., Ukraine agree to change draft of peace plan that appeased Russia
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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Benjamin Guggenheim / Politico:
White House to pitch a Trump Obamacare extension with limits
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 …
New York Times:
Trump Will Visit China in April for Meeting With Xi Jinping  —  President Trump said he would visit Beijing for the first time since returning to office after holding a call with Mr. Xi, China's leader.  —  President Trump said he had accepted an invitation from China's leader, Xi Jinping, to visit Beijing in April.
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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.
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
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 …
Discussion: Althouse
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 …
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 …
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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New York Times:
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Politico:
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Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
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Abrego v. Noem: A Hearing Diary for Nov. 20
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Andy Beshear / Washington Post:
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Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
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Russian Unreality and American Weakness
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