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4:25 AM ET, November 25, 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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New York Times:
Judge Tosses Criminal Charges Against James Comey and Letitia James
Cameron Peters / Vox:
Trump's revenge campaign falls flat
Discussion: Slate
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed
NBC News:
Judge dismisses cases against James Comey and Letitia James after finding prosecutor was unlawfully appointed
New York Times:
Trump Is Considering a Push to Extend Obamacare Subsidies  —  President Trump has not made a final decision.  But he is under pressure to address the cost of health care, which for many Americans will jump if the subsidies expire.  —  President Trump, who has repeatedly denounced …
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Politico:
Trump was going to roll out a health care plan. Then Republicans weighed in.
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Scoop: Trump ready to talk with Maduro over Venezuela gunboat strikes  —  President Trump has told his advisers he's planning to speak directly with Nicolas Maduro, even as the U.S. designated the Venezuela president Monday as the head of a terrorist organization, administration officials tell Axios.
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Reuters:
Venezuela rejects ‘ridiculous’ US plan to designate Cartel de los Soles as terrorist organization
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Reuters:
Trump administration orders review of Biden-era refugees, memo shows  — Trump administration orders review of Biden-era refugees  — Unprecedented move could reopen cases of thousands who sought U.S. protection  — Order would apply to 233,000 refugees admitted under Biden
Discussion: CNN and The Independent
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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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Tom Rogan / Washington Examiner:
Mark Kelly hasn't breached military law
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: Lawyers, Guns & Money and DNYUZ
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:   America's Polarization Has Become the World's Side Hustle
The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Begins Process to Designate Certain Muslim Brotherhood Chapters as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists  —  SECURING AMERICA FROM EXTRAORDINARY THREATS: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order directing …
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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats  —  A group of liberal senators is quietly challenging the minority leader over his approach to the midterms and President Trump, in a sign of the party's deep frustration.  —  A group of influential liberal senators …
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 …
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.
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Former Senator Doug Jones Enters Alabama Governor's Race  —  The move sets up a possible rematch between Mr. Jones, the last Democrat to win statewide office in Alabama, and Tommy Tuberville, the Republican who ousted him from the Senate in 2020.  —  Former Senator Doug Jones of Alabama …
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Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Former Sen. Doug Jones launches Democratic bid for Alabama governor
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Marjorie Taylor Greene is staying out of the election to replace her … Her neutrality paves the way for Trump's allies to elevate a candidate of their choosing in a heavily-Republican district that Greene won in 2024 by 28 points.  —  In announcing her sudden decision to leave Congress …
Discussion: Raw Story, Breitbart and NewsMax.com
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Associated Press:
Marjorie Taylor Greene's resignation shocked some in Georgia who say she could've won without Trump
Discussion: IJR
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Rep. Don Bacon weighed resignation over Trump's Ukraine plan  —  Rep. Don Bacon was so appalled by the Trump administration's proposed Russia-Ukraine peace plan that he considered resigning in protest, the Nebraska Republican told Axios. … - Foreign policy hawks in both parties …
Discussion: Raw Story
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
OPM pushes back on report DOGE dissolved ahead of schedule  —  The Trump administration is pushing back on reporting that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) commission dissolved months before its charter was set to expire.  —  In a post on the social platform X …
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.
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.
Discussion: HotAir, The Hill and National Review
 
 
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Tyler Spence / NOTUS:
Democrats Are Leaning Into Ohio in 2026
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
The ‘S&P 493’ reveals a very different U.S. economy
Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Senate Democrats ask Hegseth, Bondi to declassify DOJ memo on drug boat strikes
Bolts:
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for “Living Hell” Under Trump
 Earlier Items: 
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
Abortion illegal in North Dakota again after state Supreme Court ruling
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Stacy Cowley / New York Times:
Consumer Bureau's Bank Examiners Criticize New ‘Humility Pledge’
Discussion: CFPB Union
Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
The Situation: On Shame  —  What is the morally serious person supposed to feel?
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
Today in Politics, Bulletin 257. 11/24/25
Michael W. Green / Yes, I give a fig:
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
Discussion: The Free Press
Ashley Oliver / Fox News:
Justice Thomas rebukes SCOTUS for denying widow's case, says it lets government dodge blame
Discussion: IJR and NewsMax.com
 

 
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