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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 …
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 …
Associated Press:
Russian attacks kill at least 7 in Ukraine as talks on peace plan continue
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’
Fox News:
FBI scheduling interviews with 6 lawmakers who encouraged military members to refuse ‘illegal orders’
Discussion: RedState
Scott Neuman / NPR:
Pentagon investigates Sen. Mark Kelly for telling troops to refuse ‘illegal orders’
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
Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
The Situation: Not The Way I Wanted This to End
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
November 24, 2025  —  U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie of South Carolina today dismissed …
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
David Trott / The Daily Beast:   I Served in Congress During Trump's First Term—I Know Exactly Why the GOP Majority Is Falling Apart
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
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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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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 …
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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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 …
Discussion: The Daily Signal
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Ashley Lopez / NPR:
Democrats plan a new investment in winning rural voters, who've fled the party
Discussion: 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.
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 …
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: The Independent and Raw Story
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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