Russian attacks kill at least 7 in Ukraine as talks on peace plan continue  —  Russia launched a wave of attacks on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, overnight, with at least seven people killed in strikes that hit city buildings and energy infrastructure.  A Ukrainian attack on southern Russia killed three people …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 pardons Thanksgiving turkeys Waddle and Gobble and jabs political rivals  —  Waddle was missing from the ceremony, but the pardon covered both.  —  National Thanksgiving turkeys Waddle and Gobble are presented to journalists in the Willard Room of the Willard InterContinental, November 24, 2025 in Washington.

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 …

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 …

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) …

Louisiana health official who halted state vaccine campaign tapped as CDC's No. 2  —  Ralph Abraham, a Louisiana health official who stopped promoting mass vaccination vaccines, has been appointed as the CDC's principal deputy director  —  just now  —  A Louisiana health official who ordered …

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 …

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 …

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.

What's going on with Trump's gold ‘Oval Office’ sign?  —  Design experts read the writing on the White House wall.  —  Earlier this month, White House visitors saw the writing on the wall.  It had been printed as a decal across several pieces of what appeared to be plain white paper …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

Woman deported from Maryland shown on video being dragged in Ghana  —  Rabbiatu Kuyateh was detained this summer at her annual ICE check-in, her son said.  She moved to the D.C. area 30 years ago as she fled civil war in Sierra Leone.  —  A Maryland family is trying to get their loved …

Airman indicted in scheme to overthrow Haitian island, take sex slaves  —  A U.S. Air Force service member was charged on Nov. 20 after reportedly hatching a plan to seize control of a Haitian island and enslave its population in a violent coup, according to a Justice Department release.

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 …