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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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) …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths  —  The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.  —  The Environmental Protection Agency is abandoning a rule …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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,” …

DOGE Was a Harbinger of Trump's Assault on Decency and Privacy  —  Democrats will have to repair the damage  —  My first post after I brought this Substack back to life almost a year ago was about DOGE, the not-exactly-part-of-the-government organization, headed by Elon Musk …

NASA, NOAA Rank 2025 Ozone Hole as 5th Smallest Since 1992  —  While continental in scale, the ozone hole over the Antarctic was small in 2025 compared to previous years and remains on track to recover later this century, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported.