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Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Trump Downplays Venezuelan Airspace Threat as US Mulls New Steps  —  President Donald Trump said Sunday that people shouldn't read much into a social media post where he said Venezuelan airspace should be considered closed.  —  His post from Saturday morning, addressed to airlines and …
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime  —  Top Republicans have joined Democrats in demanding answers about the escalating military campaign the Trump administration says is aimed at targeting drug traffickers.  —  A top Republican and Democrats in Congress suggested …
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Sen. Mark Kelly says Trump and Hegseth are ‘not serious people’ amid military video investigation
Discussion: The Wrap and Fox News
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Ukraine's top negotiator resigns, but peace talks carry on.  —  Where Things Stand  — Ukraine peace talks: Secretary of State Marco Rubio emerged from talks with Ukrainian officials in Florida to say that there was still “much work to do” on a proposal to end the war with Russia.
Discussion: CBS News and Politico
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Cassandra Vinograd / New York Times:
Rubio Says ‘Much Work’ to Be Done After Talks With Ukrainian Officials
Associated Press:
Trump says he'll release MRI results; he doesn't know what part of his body was scanned  —  President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would release the results of his MRI test that he received in October.  “If you want to have it released, I'll release it,” the president said during an exchange …
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Reuters:
Trump confirms he spoke with Venezuela's Maduro  —  U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that he had spoken with Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, but did not provide details on what the two leaders discussed.  —  “I don't want to comment on it.  The answer is yes,” Trump said when asked if he had spoken with Maduro.
New York Times:
Silicon Valley's Man in the White House Is Benefiting Himself and His Friends … In July, David Sacks, one of the Trump administration's top technology officials, beamed as he strode onstage at a neoclassical auditorium just blocks from the White House.  He had convened top government officials …
NBC News:
Kristi Noem blames Biden Afghanistan ‘abandonment’ for National Guard shooting: Full interview  —  In an interview with Meet the Press, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi criticizes the Biden administration after revelations that the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members arrived …
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Noem says National Guard shooting suspect was ‘radicalized’ in the U.S.
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
This Weekend in Politics, Bulletin 260. 11/30/25  —  ... Ukraine's peace negotiators met with the US delegation today, which was led by Sec of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff, and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner.  After multiple recent revelations about Witkoff being owned by Putin …
Discussion: MS NOW and New York Times
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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 11-30-25: Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Rep. Don Bacon  —  Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at a news conference at Harry Reid International Airport, Nov. 22, 2025, in Las Vegas.  —  Ronda Churchill/AP … (COMMERCIAL BREAK)
Discussion: The Hill, NBC News and NewsMax.com
New York Times:
College Student Is Deported During Trip Home for Thanksgiving  —  Any Lucia López Belloza, 19, was detained by immigration agents at the Boston airport before a flight to surprise her family in Texas for Thanksgiving.  She is now in Honduras.  —  A 19-year-old college student …
New York Times:
The Ex-President Whom Trump Plans to Pardon Flooded America With Cocaine  —  Juan Orlando Hernández, whom Mr. Trump called a victim of persecution, helped orchestrate a decades-long trafficking conspiracy.  It ravaged his Central American country.  —  He once boasted that he would “stuff the drugs up the gringos' noses.”
Sadiba Hasan / New York Times:
Cory Booker Weds Alexis Lewis in a Private Ceremony  —  The couple legally married at a courthouse in Newark days before hosting an intimate wedding in Washington, D.C. on Saturday.  They shared their wedding details exclusively with The New York Times.  —  Senator Cory Booker …
Channel NewsAsia:
Indonesians pick up the pieces after floods ravage Sumatra; death toll hits 442  —  For some Aceh residents, this has reignited the trauma of the 2004 tsunami that killed more than 170,000 people in the province alone.  —  BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: Gazing at the destruction in her flood-hit village …
Tom Burgis / The Guardian:
All the president's millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches  —  From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump's family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election  —  A crusading prosecutor in the Balkans comes under pressure to drop a big case.
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Steve Bannon Was Epstein's Comeback Consultant.  Where's the Uproar?  —  IF YOU FOLLOWED THE TWISTS AND TURNS of the Jeffrey Epstein saga over the last few weeks, you already know that several prominent names emerged from the tranche of emails that the Epstein estate released.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
White House bullish on economic growth as Thanksgiving spending rises … The White House has repeatedly dismissed warnings that its aggressive tariff policy could hinder economic growth amid rising costs, a weakening job market and economic uncertainty.  —  Preliminary data on Black Friday spending …
Discussion: Washington Times
Max Rego / The Hill:
Klobuchar says Senate ACA vote ‘will happen’ before New Year  —  Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) predicted Sunday that the Senate will hold a vote on extending subsidies offered under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) this year.  —  “That vote will happen.  And whether it will pass is in the hands …
Washington Post:
Hegseth conscripts the Pentagon for Trump's ‘retribution campaign’  —  In threatening to deploy the military justice system against Democrats, Hegseth has joined Trump's norm-shattering bid to punish political foes.  —  Just now  —  After Donald Trump's reelection last year …
Discussion: Raw Story
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Trump's pick to replace DeSantis faces a Republican pile-on in Florida … The result is a disjointed and increasingly nasty primary in the nation's third-largest state — one unfolding as Republicans continue to widen their voter registration advantage in the former battleground.
Discussion: Raw Story
David W. Chen / New York Times:
‘The New Price of Eggs.’ The Political Shocks of Data Centers and Electric Bills  —  Democrats zeroed in on utilities and affordability to win Republican support in upset elections in Georgia and Virginia.  Can the same playbook work in 2026?  —  As loyal Republicans …
Discussion: The Guardian, CNN and Eschaton
 
 
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José Olivares / The Guardian:
Gutting of key US watchdog could pave way for grave immigration abuses, experts warn
Ana Ceballos / Los Angeles Times:
Robert Garcia leads Democrats' strategy on Epstein probe, to GOP's dismay
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CBS News:
Kevin Hassett on ACA subsidy extension rumors: “Sometimes people leak pre-decisional things”
Jasper Ward / Reuters:
American and Syrian forces conduct airstrikes on ISIS weapon storage facilities, US military says
Dana Bash / CNN:
GOP Sen. Mullin: Trump has “not committed” to U.S. military strikes inside Venezuela
Discussion: NewsMax.com, The Hill and Al Jazeera
Eva McKend / CNN:
How life changed in a rural town that lost its clinic after Trump's megabill
Faith Wardwell / Politico:
Liberal towns backtrack on license plate trackers amid concerns about privacy — and Trump
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
November 29, 2025  —  In the wake of yesterday's report from Alex Horton and Ellen Nakashima …
Jez Corden / Windows Central:
OpenAI is a loss-making machine, with estimates that it has no road to profitability by 2030 — and will need a further $207 billion in funding even if it gets there
Discussion: The Atlantic
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