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Luis Martinez / ABC News:
US holds secret meetings with Russians in Abu Dhabi on Ukraine — The U.S. Army Secretary led talks that followed weekend meetings with Ukraine — A photograph taken on Nov. 24, 2025, shows The Independence Monument towers over Independence Square as buildings in the background are illuminated …
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New York Times:
How Rubio Tried to Bring a Pro-Russia Peace Plan to Middle Ground — While President Trump attacked the Ukrainians, Secretary of State Marco Rubio flew to Geneva to seize control of negotiations that were going off the rails. — Last week, President Trump set a hard deadline for Ukraine's president …
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Wall Street Journal:
How the U.S. Drafted a Russia-Friendly Peace Plan for Ukraine — Crucial input from Kremlin confidant influenced document that for week roiled relations among the U.S., Ukraine and Europe — WASHINGTON—It started with an October order from President Trump to his national security team …
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BBC:
Ukraine calls for Trump-Zelensky meeting in US this week
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Ukraine agrees to ‘core terms’ of peace deal
Ukraine agrees to ‘core terms’ of peace deal
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Financial Times:
Russia signals it could reject modified US peace plan for Ukraine
Russia signals it could reject modified US peace plan for Ukraine
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Felicia Schwartz / Politico:
Rubio changes the tack of Trump's Ukraine negotiations after week of chaos
Rubio changes the tack of Trump's Ukraine negotiations after week of chaos
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
As Trump Pushes to End Ukraine War, Europe Toils to Have a Say
As Trump Pushes to End Ukraine War, Europe Toils to Have a Say
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Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
FBI Investigating Dems Who Warned Military of Unlawful Orders — The FBI has requested interviews with a group of Democratic lawmakers who reminded U.S. military and intelligence service members in a video last week that they are obligated to refuse illegal orders.
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Kelly to Hegseth: Pentagon investigation over ‘illegal orders’ video won't ‘intimidate me’
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Fox News:
FBI scheduling interviews with 6 lawmakers who encouraged military members to refuse ‘illegal orders’
FBI scheduling interviews with 6 lawmakers who encouraged military members to refuse ‘illegal orders’
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Scott Neuman / NPR:
Pentagon investigates Sen. Mark Kelly for telling troops to refuse ‘illegal orders’
Pentagon investigates Sen. Mark Kelly for telling troops to refuse ‘illegal orders’
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Bacon on Hegseth threatening Kelly: ‘Amateur hour once again’
Bacon on Hegseth threatening Kelly: ‘Amateur hour once again’
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Andrew Pantazi / Axios:
Trump's DOJ purge backfires as courts toss Comey, James cases — The collapse of the Justice Department's cases against former FBI director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James offered a stark lesson: Turning the DOJ into an instrument of political payback requires legal competence, not just loyalty.
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Politico:
Lindsey Halligan is disqualified — but there are major questions about what comes next
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Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
The Situation: Not The Way I Wanted This to End
The Situation: Not The Way I Wanted This to End
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Wall Street Journal:
The Gang That Couldn't Indict Straight
The Gang That Couldn't Indict Straight
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
November 24, 2025 — U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie of South Carolina today dismissed …
November 24, 2025 — U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie of South Carolina today dismissed …
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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Trump's emerging health care plan could put GOP leaders in a bind — President Trump's germinal proposal to extend ObamaCare subsidies has created new headaches for GOP leaders on Capitol Hill. — Since 2010, when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted by former President Obama …
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Wall Street Journal:
Speaker Johnson Flashes Red on Trump's Healthcare Push
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Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Trump Administration Is Taking Billions in Stakes in Firms Like Intel — The Trump administration is trading billions of dollars of taxpayer money for ownership stakes in companies. The unusual practice shows no sign of slowing. — The Trump administration is snapping up ownership shares …
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The Bulwark:
Amateur Hour At 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. — The White House is in free fall. How long will it last? — The New York Times notes that the Trump administration's habit of buying ownership shares in companies it likes now involves $10 billion in taxpayer funds and “shows little sign of slowing.”
Axios:
The worst good-paying job in America — Death threats and infighting are spurring House Republicans to contemplate whether they want to stay in Congress — or even leave early. … Some are questioning whether the job is still worth it when the work is drowned out by censures, violent threats and loyalty tests to President Trump.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Rep. Don Bacon weighed resignation over Trump's Ukraine plan
Scoop: Rep. Don Bacon weighed resignation over Trump's Ukraine plan
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NPR:
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking ‘boy-friendly spaces’ — The century-old partnership between the U.S. military and Scouting could be coming to an end. — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning for the military to sever all ties with Scouting America …
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Leo Sands / Washington Post:
Sen. Jim Justice, wife to pay $5 million in back taxes to settle IRS suit — The senator from West Virginia and his wife struck the agreement hours after the Justice Department filed a lawsuit. The IRS said the unpaid taxes dated to 2009. — Just now — Sen. Jim Justice (R-West Virginia) …
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Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
GOP Sen. Jim Justice sued by federal government over $5 million in back taxes
GOP Sen. Jim Justice sued by federal government over $5 million in back taxes
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Samuel Benson / Politico:
Democrats spending big to expand coalition in midterms … The new program, called “Our Power, Our Country,” will focus on battleground House districts by hiring staffers to organize for Democratic candidates, buying ads and mobilizing voters. — Earlier this month, Democrats saw marked improvements …
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Ashley Lopez / NPR:
Democrats plan a new investment in winning rural voters, who've fled the party
Democrats plan a new investment in winning rural voters, who've fled the party
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Washington Examiner
Bloomberg:
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet — And Thanksgiving Dinner — Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures — Eb Gargano has been writing recipes online long enough to anticipate the seasonal rhythms of her web traffic.
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results With Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner — Earlier this month, you may recall, President Donald Trump angrily threatened to sue the British Broadcasting Corporation for $1 billion over its use of footage of his speech just before the January 6, 2021, insurrection.
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Dave Levinthal / NOTUS:
Mike Huckabee Is Peddling Sleep Supplements While Serving as Ambassador to Israel — Mike Huckabee remains a paid pitchman for the Florida-based American Behavioral Research Institute — makers of the Relaxium dietary supplement pill — even as he simultaneously serves as President Donald …
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Euronews:
EU countries must mutually recognise same-sex marriages, ECJ rules — The European Court of Justice has ruled that member states must recognise same-sex marriages lawfully concluded in another member state. The decision is poised to be greeted positively by Europe's LGBTQ+ community.
Popular Information:
Tennessee public libraries close for Trump-inspired book purge — One hundred and eighty-one public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children's collections after Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) ordered them to remove books with LGBTQ themes or characters.
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
MAGA influencer Benny Johnson's job is to have no principles. Business is booming. — The top tier of the MAGA influencer ecosystem is a clownshow. — Tucker Carlson is warring with Ben Shapiro over just how much antisemitism right-wing audiences should be willing to tolerate.
New York Times:
Drug Arrests and Gun Seizures Fell as Homeland Security Pursued Immigration … Amid President Trump's immigration crackdown, special agents at the Homeland Security Department have made fewer arrests for drug crimes and seized fewer weapons than they did the previous fiscal year …
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Financial Times:
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas — Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack — The billionaire Binance founder pardoned by Donald Trump has been accused of facilitating millions …
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Nick Reisman / Politico:
Trump's Mamdani embrace complicates Elise Stefanik's path to governor … There was little doubt within the MAGA movement that the meeting at least temporarily undercut Stefanik's central campaign premise. — “Dems just need to run clips of the presser today to defeat Elise,” …
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