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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.
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emptywheel:
Murder — In the last few days, we've got allegations of murder against two men who worked in counterinsurgency in Afghanistan, Whiskey Pete Hegseth and Rahmanullah Lakanwal. — We don't yet know why Lakanwal drove from Bellingham, WA, across the country, to allegedly ambush two members …
Washington Post:
Senate committee vows ‘vigorous oversight’ in killing of boat strike survivors — The Republican-led Senate Armed Service Committee's pledge came after The Post reported that the defense secretary ordered that a U.S. strike on an alleged narcotics boat leave no survivors. — Just now
Politico:
Trump orders the closure of Venezuelan airspace … But Trump's move to close the airspace “in its entirety” goes further than the FAA's decision, signaling the U.S. now views Venezuelan skies as an active security threat, not just a risky transit zone. — The White House did not respond to a request for comment.
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Tyler Pager / New York Times:
In Announcing Pardon of Drug Trafficker While Threatening Venezuela, Trump Displays Contradictions
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New York Times:
Trump Declares Venezuelan Airspace Closed
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BBC:
Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88 — Sir Tom Stoppard, one of the UK's best-known playwrights, has died aged 88, his agents have announced. — Sir Tom, who won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love, “died peacefully at home in Dorset, surrounded by his family”.
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Claire Armitstead / The Guardian:
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88 — A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter — The playwright Tom Stoppard, whose playful erudition dazzled …
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Washington Post:
Blaming some child deaths on covid shots, FDA vows stricter vaccine rules — Vinay Prasad, the nation's top vaccine regulator, said his team concluded that coronavirus shots were linked to children's deaths, necessitating a new approach. — The nation's top vaccine regulator on Friday laid …
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Axios, The Guardian, NPR, CBS News, The Daily Signal, The Independent and DNYUZ
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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
FDA to tighten vaccine rules after memo ties COVID-19 shot to child deaths
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The Daily Northwestern:
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 …
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Humeyra Pamuk / Reuters:
US State Department stops processing visas for Afghan allies — Visa processing halted after Afgan national accused of National Guard shooting — Advocacy group sees long-term effort to keep Afghans out of U.S. — USCIS had already stopped processing Afghan immigration requests
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
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 …
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Lauren Gardner / Politico:
RFK Jr. is overhauling the program that helps preserve Americans' access to vaccines … “You're playing with fire, because I think that we could seriously lose small vaccine manufacturers,” said Richard Hughes, a vaccine lawyer and former executive at vaccine maker Moderna.
Delano Massey / Axios:
America stares down erasure of Black history and progress … - $3.4 billion in grants for HBCUs, public health research and Black entrepreneurs have been cut or frozen, according to the Blackout Report, from the nonprofit Onyx Impact. — 6,769 federal datasets have been deleted …
New York Times:
Several Arrested as Protesters Block Federal Agents in Manhattan Garage — The confrontation appeared to foil a possible ICE raid nearby, underscoring the numerous challenges the federal government faces in trying to stage raids in a dense city like New York.
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The City, New York Daily News, The Gateway Pundit and NewsMax.com
Ernesto Londoño / New York Times:
How Fraud Swamped Minnesota's Social Services System on Tim Walz's Watch — Prosecutors say members of the Somali diaspora, a group with growing political power, were largely responsible. President Trump has drawn national attention to the scandal amid his crackdown on immigration.
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HotAir, twitchy.com, FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul, TMZ.com, The Gateway Pundit, HuffPost, CBS News, NewsMax.com, New York Sun, The Hill, IJR and The Daily Beast
The White House:
Media Offenders — Explore the Media Bias Tracker that fact checks and holds Fake News accountable. False claims debunked, Hall of Shame for serial offenders, Leaderboard of networks ranked by Repeated Lies. Stay informed, stay accurate.
Jack Pitcher / Wall Street Journal:
Since Trump's Return, Bets on His Brand Have Soured — Stocks and cryptocurrencies tied to the president and his family have tumbled amid a broader rout of riskier assets — Stocks and cryptocurrencies linked to President Trump are in a deep slump, leaving some of the president's biggest fans with steep losses.
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Indiana GOP state senator says he will vote no on redistricting push after Trump used slur — Indiana state Sen. Michael Bohacek said he would vote no on a GOP push to redraw congressional districts after Trump used a slur for intellectually disabled people.
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Brian Faler / Politico:
The big dreams behind ‘Trump accounts’ … “They need to experience that system for themselves and, hopefully, have a more favorable opinion of it once they learn how it can work for that.” — The plan comes with some real limitations — the tax benefits, for example, are skimpy …
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Trump touts lower drug prices as GOP preps for 2026: ‘I AM THE AFFORDABILITY PRESIDENT’ — President Trump on Saturday touted that drug prices have fallen under his administration, signaling that it will be a winning issue for Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections.
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Washington Examiner, NewsMax.com and Mediaite
Tal Axelrod / Axios:
MAGA hunts for holiday unity amid widening civil war — MAGA hopes the holiday season — and renewed attention on its favorite bogeymen — can produce a ceasefire in the pro-Trump movement's burgeoning civil war. … - If the base can unite during the holidays against its perceived enemies …
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