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Washington Post:
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all — As two men clung to a stricken, burning ship targeted by SEAL Team 6, the Joint Special Operations commander followed the defense secretary's order to leave no survivors. — Just now
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The Independent and DNYUZ
Jakub Krupa / The Guardian:
Zelenskyy chief of staff resigns after property raid by Ukraine's anti-corruption agencies - Europe live — ‘I want there to be no rumours and speculation,’ Zelenskyy says as Andriy Yermak resigns — ‘Russia really wants Ukraine to make mistakes,’ Zelenskyy says ahead of talks with US ‘in near future’
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France 24, DNYUZ and New York Times
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Joe Barnes / Telegraph:
Trump hands Putin Ukraine's occupied territories
Trump hands Putin Ukraine's occupied territories
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NewsMax.com and UPI
Phillips P. OBrien / Phillips's Newsletter:
The Change From Biden To Trump Has Been Devastating For Ukraine
The Change From Biden To Trump Has Been Devastating For Ukraine
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NewsMax.com and The Kyiv Independent
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Home of Ukraine's Lead Negotiator Is Searched in Corruption Case
Home of Ukraine's Lead Negotiator Is Searched in Corruption Case
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Reuters, Breitbart, RTÉ, France 24, The Kyiv Independent, DNYUZ, Associated Press, Wide World of News, Bloomberg and Foreign Office
Wall Street Journal:
The Ambush on the National Guard — The alleged shooting by an Afghan ‘partner’ shouldn't condemn all who assisted the U.S. and now live here. — The ambush of two West Virginia National Guard members near the White House Wednesday afternoon is horrifying on its own.
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Juliette Kayyem / The Atlantic:
A Terrible and Avoidable Tragedy in D.C.
A Terrible and Avoidable Tragedy in D.C.
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DNYUZ, Washington Examiner, NPR, Rolling Stone, Semafor, CBS News, Reuters, CNN and New York Times
Josh Boak / Associated Press:
Trump vows to ‘permanently pause’ migration from poor nations in anti-immigrant social media screed — President Donald Trump vowed on Thanksgiving night to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations in a blistering anti-immigrant screed posted to social media.
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No More Mister Nice Blog, New York Post, CBS News and Semafor
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BBC:
Trump says US will pause migration from ‘third-world countries’
Trump says US will pause migration from ‘third-world countries’
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Bloomberg, MS NOW, Blaze Media, NewsMax.com, The Independent, New York Sun, HuffPost, NBC News, NewsNation, The Guardian and France 24
Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Trump Uses National Guard Shooting to Cast Suspicion on Refugees
Trump Uses National Guard Shooting to Cast Suspicion on Refugees
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Bill Mahoney / Politico:
The real political shift in New York wasn't Mamdani — it was everywhere else … “It was about peoples' anxiety,” said Leslie Berliant, who ousted a Republican incumbent to win a seat in the Otsego County Legislature. “It definitely was a feeling that we don't feel protected by what's happening …
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The Hill, DNYUZ and NewsMax.com
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: 6 Democrats whose stars have risen, or fallen, in 2025
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The Guardian
Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
The Trump train — and its conductor — are losing steam
The Trump train — and its conductor — are losing steam
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The Hill and Alternet.org
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
‘I never want to hear again that the Democratic Party has a problem with young men’
‘I never want to hear again that the Democratic Party has a problem with young men’
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The Daily Caller, Fox News and Washington Examiner
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
More than 220 judges have now rejected the Trump admin's mass detention policy … Courts, increasingly aware of the one-sided rejection of the administration's policy, have grown exasperated by the deluge of litigation that has flooded their dockets. Some have made a partial accounting …
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Alternet.org, DNYUZ and Raw Story
Reuters:
Trump says he may cut income tax ‘completely’ because of tariff income — U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration may slash income tax completely over the next couple of years because of government revenue generated from tariffs. — “Over the next couple of years …
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Newsweek and The Post Millennial
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Income taxes could be eliminated soon due to tariffs, Trump says
Income taxes could be eliminated soon due to tariffs, Trump says
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Breitbart and The Japan Times
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
Trump's Approval Rating Drops to 36%, New Second-Term Low — WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's job approval rating has fallen five percentage points to 36%, the lowest of his second term, while disapproval has risen to 60%. The latest decline follows three months of stability …
Lori Rozsa / Washington Post:
New Mar-a-Lago no-fly zone means endless plane noise for neighbors — Flight rules altered in October by the Secret Service send planes over the Palm Beach homes of millionaires and billionaires, even when President Trump isn't at his estate. — PALM BEACH, Fla. — The best days …
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Straight Arrow News, DNYUZ and Raw Story
Paul Krugman:
Getting Ready to Party Like It's 2008 — Trump's cronies are undermining financial stability — On Sept. 15, 2008 Lehman Brothers failed. Within weeks the whole U.S. financial system was caught in the downward spiral of a massive bank run, on a scale not seen since the 1930s.
Discussion:
Financial Times and Raw Story
Gillian Tett / Financial Times:
Brazil offers lesson in winning the ‘Taco’ trade — Global politicians need to understand that White House policy is driven by melodrama and instinct — How do you say “Taco” — as in “Trump Always Chickens Out” — in Portuguese? It is a question some Brazilians might ask now, with a smile.
Erika Edwards / NBC News:
Surging measles cases are ‘fire alarm’ warning that other diseases could be next — As measles cases continue to rise around the globe, the World Health Organization warns it's a signal that other disease outbreaks could soon follow. — The surging number of measles cases around the world …
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STAT, Alternet.org and Techdirt
Eleanor Hawkins / Axios:
Social media users flee X, flock to TikTok and Reddit — Americans' social media habits are splintering in ways that echo the fractured traditional news landscape, according to a new Pew Research report. … - Reddit and Twitter, now known as X, were also founded in 2005 and 2006, respectively, but have smaller user bases.
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Poll: In a dramatic shift, Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as worth the cost — The latest NBC News poll shows two-thirds of registered voters down on the value proposition of a degree. A majority said degrees were worth the cost a dozen years ago.
Discussion:
IJR
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
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Reuters:
Trump says US will soon take action against Venezuelan drug traffickers on land — The U.S. will “very soon” start taking action to stop suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers on land, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday. — “You probably noticed that people aren't wanting to be delivering by sea …
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