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4:25 PM ET, November 29, 2025

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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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New York Times:
Trump Declares Venezuelan Airspace Closed
Mrinmay Dey / Reuters:
Trump says airspace above and surrounding Venezuela to be closed in its entirety
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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Christina Jewett / New York Times:   F.D.A. Seeks More Oversight of Vaccine Trials and Approvals
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
FDA to tighten vaccine rules after memo ties COVID-19 shot to child deaths
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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Washington Post:
U.S. halts all asylum decisions, pauses visas for Afghan nationals
Associated Press:
Trump pushes for more restrictions on Afghan refugees. Experts say many are already in place
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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US Department of Justice:
The United States Announces Agreement with Northwestern University
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 …
Discussion: HuffPost
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.
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.
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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Associated Press:
Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran President Hernandez for 2024 drug trafficking sentence
 
 
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Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
A Backlash Is Brewing Against Companies Helping ICE
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José Olivares / The Guardian:
Pete Hegseth denies that he gave orders to ‘kill everybody’ on alleged ‘narco-boat’
TMZ.com:
Melania Trump Announces Launch of New Film Production Company
Tal Axelrod / Axios:
MAGA hunts for holiday unity amid widening civil war
Discussion: RedState and Alternet.org
Alyssa Lukpat / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Says He Is Canceling Biden Executive Orders Signed With Autopen
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NBC News:
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026

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Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
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