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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, IJR and New Republic
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 …
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 …
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 …
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:   We're Led by an Administration of Liars
Washington Post:
Witness exposes unusual tactics used to prop up mortgage fraud cases
Discussion: DNYUZ and Raw Story
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
US judge throws out criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James
Washington Post:
Judge tosses cases against Comey and James, rules prosecutor appointment unlawful
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, UPI and TechCrunch
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.
Discussion: Business Insider and LGBTQ Nation
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 …
Politico:
Pentagon to investigate Sen. Mark Kelly for anti-Trump video
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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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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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
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.
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
OpEd: Executive Editor Julie Pace on why AP is standing for your right to speak freely  —  The Associated Press is back in a courtroom Monday defending itself and our principles against the White House, continuing to fight for the right of the press and public to speak freely without …
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.
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.
Discussion: Deseret News
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Hamas attack victims sue Binance for allegedly allowing payments to militant group  — Binance accused of laundering money for Hamas, other groups  — Changpeng Zhao pardoned by Donald Trump in October  — Binance says it complies with sanctions laws  — Binance, lawyer for Zhao decline to discuss lawsuit
Discussion: New York Post and Jewish Insider
 
 
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump signs executive order launching “Genesis” mission to expedite scientific discovery using AI
Discussion: IJR
William J. Broad / New York Times:
The Forgotten Nuclear Weapon Tests That Trump May Seek to Revive
Ashley Oliver / Fox News:
Justice Thomas rebukes SCOTUS for denying widow's case, says it lets government dodge blame
Discussion: IJR and NewsMax.com
Sean Michael Newhouse / GovExec.com:
Ex-feds join forces to reimagine government post-Trump
Mary Cunningham / CBS News:
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Discussion: Straight Arrow News
Matt Stoller / BIG:
Monopoly Round-Up: Why the Establishment Freaked Out Over a Mamdani-Trump Press Conference
New York Times:
Billionaires Have a Bigger Role in Higher Education Under President Trump
Discussion: The Hill
 Earlier Items: 
Politico:
The Education Department gave another agency power to distribute its money. It hasn't gone well.
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Appeals court upholds ruling blocking Trump plan for expedited removals
Discussion: CourtListener and NewsMax.com
Leslie Rangel / The Barbed Wire:
A Disabled Child's Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
“Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether …
Discussion: American Prospect
Steve Vladeck / One First:
194. Another Bad Week for the Presumption of Regularity
 

 
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Liv McMahon / BBC:
Vice President JD Vance, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and FCC Chairman Brendan Carr denounce the EU's €120M X fine

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