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.

Northwestern strikes deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding  —  This is a developing story and will be updated as new information becomes available.  Last updated on Nov. 28 at 8:25 p.m.  —  Northwestern reached a deal with the Trump administration to restore …

U.S. halts all asylum decisions, pauses visas for Afghan nationals  —  The decisions come a day after President Donald Trump vowed to “permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries,” among other threats.  —  Just now  —  The United States on Friday halted all decisions relating …

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.

D.C. Ambush Exposes Risks for National Guard on Capital's Crime Patrols  —  A fatal attack on a routine patrol has intensified questions over the administration's open-ended military deployments in American cities  —  Soon after a gunman shot two National Guard members in downtown Washington …

Trump says airspace above and surrounding Venezuela to be closed in its entirety  —  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela is to be closed in its entirety.  —  Trump, in a Truth Social post said: “To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers …

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 …

Inside Trump's Push to Make the White House Ballroom as Big as Possible … As President Trump took a stroll on the White House roof in August, generating headlines and questions about what he was up to, the man walking beside him was little noticed.  —  Wearing his signature bow tie …

Another Talk With Martin Wolf  —  Sharing anxieties and a bit of hope  —  Too disrupted to set up an interview this week.  But I did do another talk with Martin Wolf of the FT. Here's the video; transcript below  —  TRANSCRIPT  —  Wolf Well, Paul.  Hello.  How are you?  —  Krugman I'm good.

November 28, 2025  —  As Trump's popularity continues to drop, the MAGA coalition shows signs of cracking, and Trump's mental acuity slips, there is a frantic feel to the administration, as if Trump's people are trying to grab all they can, while they can.  —  A source has told The Telegraph …

Pentagon's right-wing, pared press corps gets a meet-and-greet  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's briefing at the Pentagon next week will welcome a new crop of media that no longer includes the mainstream press.  —  Just now  —  The Defense Department is set to play host to right-wing media …

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.

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) …

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 …

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 …