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5:45 AM ET, November 29, 2025

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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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Jack Goldsmith / Executive Functions:
A Dishonorable Strike  —  Please click here to opt in to receive via email our Roundup—brief daily summaries of news developments and commentary related to executive power.  —  One can imagine stretching Article II of the Constitution to authorize the U.S. drug boat campaign.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
ABC News:
Hegseth declines to comment on report that boat survivors were killed as a result of his orders to military  —  “The Department has no response to this article.”  —  Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on during a meeting with President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince …
Natasha Bertrand / CNN:
US military carried out second strike killing survivors on a suspected drug boat that had already been attacked, sources say
New York Times:
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case  —  Juan Orlando Hernández was accused of receiving millions in bribes and partnering with cocaine traffickers.  He was convicted in Manhattan in 2024 and sentenced to 45 years in prison.
Discussion: Washington Post and DNYUZ
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Associated Press:
Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran President Hernandez for 2024 drug trafficking sentence  —  President Donald Trump said Friday that he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 years in prison.
José Luis Granados Ceja / Drop Site News:
Trump Bribing Honduran Voters To Restore Narcotrafficking Government to Power  —  Drop Site is a reader-funded, independent news outlet.  Without your support, we can't operate.  Please consider making a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible donation today.  —  Subscribe now
Associated Press:
Trump pushes for more restrictions on Afghan refugees.  Experts say many are already in place  —  The Trump administration is promising an even tougher anti-immigration agenda after an Afghan national was charged this week in the shooting of two National Guard members, with new restrictions targeting …
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Washington Post:
U.S. halts all asylum decisions, pauses visas for Afghan nationals
New York Post:
How alleged DC terrorist Rahmanullah Lakanwal was welcomed into the US after CIA vetting — and then turned against it
Gabriel Hays / Fox News:
Trump calls reporter a ‘stupid person’ during tense exchange about National Guardsmen murder suspect
April Rubin / Axios:
Trump singles out Minnesota's Somali community after D.C. shooting
Discussion: CBS News and Raw Story
Tom Latchem / The Daily Beast:
Walz Demands Trump's MRI Results After Unhinged Slur Attack
US Department of Justice:
The United States Announces Agreement with Northwestern University  —  For Immediate Release  —  Today, the U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reached an agreement with Northwestern University (Northwestern) …
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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 …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Holly Ramer / Associated Press:
College freshman is deported flying home for Thanksgiving surprise, despite court order  —  A college freshman trying to fly from Boston to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving was instead deported to Honduras in violation of a court order, according to her attorney.
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Zelenskyy's chief of staff resigns after anti-corruption investigators search home  —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Friday the resignation of his powerful chief of staff, Andrii Yermak, who was also the country's lead negotiator in talks with the U.S …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Zelensky's chief of staff resigns amid corruption probe
Joe Barnes / Telegraph:
Trump hands Putin Ukraine's occupied territories
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting remembered for ‘heart of gold’  —  The slain soldier's former boyfriend recalled her empathy and generosity.  “She doesn't even have to know you and she'll do anything for you,” he said.  —  Sarah Beckstrom, the West Virginia National Guard member …
Reuters:
Airbus issues major A320 recall, threatening widespread global disruption  — Airbus orders immediate repairs to 6,000 A320 jets  — Repairs needed due to flight-control software issue  — Incident linked to solar flares affecting flight controls  —  Europe's Airbus (AIR.PA) …
New York Times:
Trump Spoke by Phone Last Week With Maduro, Venezuela's Leader  —  They discussed a possible meeting between the two of them, but nothing has been scheduled, and the administration continues to increase the military pressure on Venezuela.  —  President Trump spoke by phone last week …
Discussion: Reuters, Raw Story and NewsMax.com
Christina Jewett / New York Times:
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children's Deaths to Covid Vaccines  —  The agency's top vaccine regulator said that a review had found that the children were likely to have died “because of” the shots.  But public health experts want to examine the data.  —  The director of the Food …
Discussion: DNYUZ
Washington Post:
D.C. police to begin patrolling with National Guard after fatal attack  —  If enacted on a long-term basis, the change would significantly shift the way National Guard troops have worked with law enforcement in the District since their arrival.  —  National Guard troops patrolling in D.C …
Alyssa Lukpat / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says He Is Canceling All Biden Executive Orders Signed With Autopen  —  The president has antagonized his predecessor over using proxy to sign documents  —  President Trump said Friday he was revoking all executive orders former President Joe Biden signed with an autopen …
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Alexandra Koch / Fox News:
Trump to void all documents allegedly signed by Biden via autopen, threatens perjury charge
Adam Wren / Politico:
How Trump's base could break … The results underscore just how sui generis the cohort that reelected Trump was — and foreshadow the GOP's coming challenges.  —  More than half of Trump's voters last year — 55 percent — describe themselves as MAGA, but a critical 38 percent do not …
Discussion: Alternet.org and DNYUZ
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Adam Wren / Politico:   The emerging MAGA fractures
 
 
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Erika Edwards / NBC News:
Surging measles cases are ‘fire alarm’ warning that other diseases could be next
Discussion: STAT, The Hill and Alternet.org
Paul Waldman / MS NOW:
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Discussion: Alternet.org and Grabien
John Hendel / Politico:
A conservative media war erupts. Both sides hope Trump is in their corner.
Discussion: Alternet.org
Bill Mahoney / Politico:
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