“Dozens of Jeffrey Epstein victims’ names have been exposed in documents that were recently made public by Congress, setting off a legal dispute about the Justice Department’s plans to release more materials about the late sex offender,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Inside Trump’s Latest Push for Peace in Ukraine
Simon Shuster: “The most consistent thing about Trump’s 10-month search for an end to the war in Ukraine has been his inconsistency.”
U.S. Demands Peace Deal Before Security Guarantees
“Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told European allies that the U.S. wants a peace deal before it agrees to any security guarantees for Ukraine,” Politico reports.
“Trump has said he won’t invite Ukraine’s leader to the White House until a deal is signed.”
A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
“After several bruising weeks for Speaker Mike Johnson, a soft-focus podcast interview alongside his wife, conducted by Katie Miller, the wife of Stephen Miller, one of President Trump’s top advisers, had all the ingredients for a flattering reset,” the New York Times reports.
“What emerged from the interview instead was a portrait of a Republican leader barely keeping his head above water in a job to which he does not appear particularly well suited, a conversation full of tragically revealing details packaged as rueful humor but with the biting sting of truth.”
Two National Guardsmen Shot Near White House
Two National Guardsmen were shot just before 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, right next to Farragut Square Park and two blocks north of the White House, NBC News reports.
Justices Defer Ruling on Ousting Copyright Official
“The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred a decision about whether President Trump could remove the government’s top copyright official until after the justices resolved a pair of related cases testing the president’s power to fire independent regulators,” the New York Times reports.
“The order represents a rare departure from recent cases in which the conservative majority has allowed Mr. Trump to immediately remove agency leaders while litigation over their status continues in the lower courts.”
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Few Expect Political Fights on Thanksgiving
A new YouGov poll finds only 11% of respondents said they expected there to be arguments about politics at their Thanksgiving celebration.
Over 30% said they’re at least somewhat likely to discuss politics at their dinner, but for the vast majority of U.S. adults, they don’t expect arguments this year.
Appeals Court Upholds $1 Million Penalty for Trump
“A federal appeals court has upheld a penalty of nearly $1 million against President Donald Trump and attorney Alina Habba, concluding they committed ‘sanctionable conduct’ by filing a frivolous lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and former FBI Director James Comey,” Politico reports.
Mamdani Asks for Resignations of 179
“Zohran Mamdani, the incoming mayor of New York City, has requested the resignations of 179 staff members in Mayor Eric Adams’s administration,” the New York Times reports.
“The requests target political offices in City Hall, including people who work in the office of intergovernmental affairs and in other offices overseen by the city’s deputy mayors.”
Democrats Drop $1 Million Into Tennessee Special Election
“House Democrats are jumping into an upcoming special election in Tennessee, dumping $1 million on an increasingly nationalized battle for a deep-red congressional seat as President Donald Trump gets involved in the race,” Politico reports.
“The spending represents a dramatic escalation for national Democrats, who have so far not spent significant cash on the long-shot race.”
Anti-Vaxxer Is Now Second in Command at the CDC
“Dr. Ralph Abraham, who as Louisiana’s surgeon general ordered the state health department to stop promoting vaccinations and who has called Covid vaccines ‘dangerous,’ has been named the second in command at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” the New York Times reports.
“The Department of Health and Human Services did not announce the appointment, and many CDC employees seemed unaware of it.”
The Fate of the Day
A must-read: The Fate of the Day by Rick Atkinson.
New York Times: “This book — the second in his planned trilogy about the American Revolution — offers an exceptional chronicle of the middle years of that multifront war. It is so compulsively readable that despite its length — around 800 pages — it’s difficult to put down.”
The first book is also incredible.
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Prosecutor Drops Trump’s Criminal Case in Georgia
“The Fulton County judge overseeing the 2020 election interference case against President Donald Trump and more than a dozen others agreed to kill the probe on Wednesday after a state prosecutor said the alleged criminal conduct amounted to more of a federal, not state, case,” the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports.
“While the development isn’t a surprise, it places a capstone on the last criminal prosecution of Trump and one of the most sweeping, divisive cases in Georgia history.”
Trump Brushes Off Concerns About Steve Witkoff
“President Donald Trump brushed off concerns about his special envoy Steve Witkoff’s engagements with the Kremlin after a new phone call transcript provided rare insight into how the president’s top negotiator advised his Russian counterpart,” CNN reports.
Said Trump: “He’s gotta sell this to Ukraine, he’s gotta sell Ukraine to Russia. That’s what a deal maker does.”
He added: “I haven’t heard it, but I heard it was standard negotiation. And I would imagine he’s saying the same thing to Ukraine, because each party has to give and take.”
Tucker Carlson Says Netanyahu Is the ‘Main Enemy’
Tucker Carlson declared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be “the main enemy” of Western civilization during an interview.
Welcome to the Gerrymandering Apocalypse
Marc Novicoff: “America is quickly moving toward a system in which tens of millions of blue-state Republicans and red-state Democrats effectively have no congressional representation at all.”
Kristi Noem Ordered Migrant Flights Despite Court Order
“A court filing from the Department of Justice revealed that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the decision to continue sending detained Venezuelan migrants to a mega-prison in El Salvador in March, despite court orders halting their removal,” NewsNation reports.
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