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CBS - Law enforcement officials described it as an ambush-style attack and said 10 to 15 shots were fired.

“It is with great sorrow that we can confirm both members of the West Virginia National Guard who were shot earlier today in Washington, DC have passed away from their injuries.” - WV Gov. Patrick Morrisey

“The animal that shot the two National Guardsmen, with both being critically wounded, and now in two separate hospitals, is also severely wounded, but regardless, will pay a very steep price…” - President Trump on social media

DC police say a suspect is in custody in connection with the shooting of two National Guard members near the White House.

3 people, including 2 National Guard troops, hurt in Northwest DC shooting Metropolitan police are investigating a shooting in Northwest DCOfficers confirmed the gunfire in the area of 17th and I streets Northwest

Update: Three people, including National Guard troops, are wounded after a shooting in Northwest DC. wjla.com/news/local/s...

At least one National Guardsman shot near the White House. www.nbcwashington.com/watch/

Opinion Issued – #251, Att. #1 in Donald Trump v. Hillary Clinton (11th Cir., 22-13410) – CourtListener.com Opinion issued by court as to Appellant Donald J. Trump in 22-13410, Appellant Alina Habba in 22-14099, 23-10387, 23-13177. Decision: Vacated and Remanded as to Orbis Business Intelligence, Ltd.; Affi...

A federal appeals court upholds a ~$1 million penalty against President Trump and an attorney for “sanctionable conduct” by filing a frivolous lawsuit against Hillary Clinton and former FBI Director James Comey. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

FCC Releases Latest Station Count - Radio World New FCC data confirms the number of noncommercial FM stations has hit an all-time high of 4,730, continuing a multi-year surge.

The number of noncommercial FM stations in the US continues to break records every three months. www.radioworld.com/news-and-bus...

Georgia dismisses Trump election case, ending his last criminal prosecution Fulton DA Fani Willis launched the investigation nearly five years ago saying Trump and his allies conspired to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.

The Fulton County judge overseeing the 2020 election interference case against President Trump and more than a dozen others agrees to kill the probe after a Georgia prosecutor said the alleged criminal conduct amounted to more of a federal, not state, case. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

A lengthy posting on President Trunp's primary social account this morning furiously reacts to a NYT story documenting a president showing signs of aging. A co-author of the piece, Katie Rogers, is attacked as "a third rate reporter who is ugly, both inside and out." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/us...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's relative detained by ICE The mother of Leavitt's nephew is subject to deportation, sources said.

NBC - A "criminal illegal alien from Brazil," who is related to the White House press secretary, faces deportation after being taken into custody. www.nbcnews.com/politics/whit...

Trump wants a bigger White House ballroom. His architect disagrees. The president and James McCrery had argued in recent weeks over the project’s size, with Trump pushing him to expand the ballroom.

WaPo - Donald Trump has argued with the architect he handpicked to design a White House ballroom over the size of the project, reflecting a conflict between architectural norms and the president's grandiose aesthetic. www.washingtonpost.com/politi...

Hong Kong fire leaves 13 dead, over a dozen injured - In Pictures A major fire engulfing multiple residential buildings in Tai Po has killed at least 13 people, including a firefighter, and injured 16 others, authorities say.

A fire engulfing multiple residential buildings in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong has killed at least 13 people, including a firefighter. hongkongfp.com/2025/11/26/hon...

D.C. Mayor Bowser will not run for fourth term Bowser, who has led D.C. over a turbulent decade, will not seek reelection in 2026, a decision bound to open up a highly competitive mayoral race.

WaPo - DC Mayor Muriel Bowser will not seek reelection. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-...

Update: President Trump tells reporters that despite the rumors he has no plans to fire FBI Director Kash Patel.

How an innocent woman's name was tied to the Jan. 6 pipe bombs The FBI has ruled the woman out as a suspect in the 2021 plot, sources said, but only after her name circulated on social platforms and a conservative news site.

CBS - A federal security officer linked to a thwarted Jan. 6 pipe bomb attack cleared her name by providing an alibi: video of her playing with her puppies at the time the devices were placed. www.cbsnews.com/news/jan-6-pi...

Historian Rutger Bregman criticises BBC for removing Donald Trump line from Radio 4's Reith Lecture Rutger Bregman says he is "genuinely dismayed" after a line about the US president was edited out.

BBC - A historian and author says he is "genuinely dismayed" after a comment about Donald Trump was removed from a lecture he delivered on BBC Radio 4. www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv...

S. Korea pushes for soldiers, civil servants to have right to refuse unlawful orders The South Korean government is moving to remove long-standing obedience requirements for civil servants and soldiers, on the heels of former President Yoon Suk

South Korea intends to abolish provisions obligating soldiers and civil servants to follow superiors’ commands even when they may be improper or unlawful.

OU College of International Studies professor released by ICE An OU professor who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the weekend has been released.

Oklahoma University professor of Iranian Studies, who was arrested by ICE over the weekend, has been released. www.oudaily.com/news/ou-profe...

Venezuela demands international airlines resume flights Airlines are told to resume flights to Venezuela within 48 hours or risk losing their clearance to fly there.

Venezuela has told international airlines to resume flights to the country within 48 hours or risk being stripped of their clearance to fly there altogether. www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4...

President Trump may have had enough of Kash Patel, according to sources The president is weighing whether to oust the FBI director after scrutiny of Patel's stewardship of bureau resources, including his girlfriend’s security detail and use of a government jet.

MS NOW - President Trump is considering removing Kash Patel as FBI director. www.ms.now/news/trump-kash-pa...

Brazil's former president, Jair Bolsonaro, ordered by the country's Supreme Court to begin serving a 27-year sentence for overseeing a failed plot to hold onto power. www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/2...

Airman indicted in scheme to overthrow Haitian island, take sex slaves The two men allegedly conspired to recruit and lead an expeditionary mercenary force — made up of D.C.'s unhoused population — to overthrow the island.

USAF airman indicted for an alleged plot to violently seize control of a Haitian island with DC homeless mercenaries and enslave its population. www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-mi...

Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.

WaPo - EPA abandoning a rule that would strengthen limits on fine-particle pollution, a move scientists and experts say could lead to dirtier air and more American deaths. wapo.st/49zm7rA

At least 31 babies in 15 states became ill after being fed ByHeart formula, which has now been found to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum Type A, according to the company. byheart.com

In talks with Xi and Takaichi, Trump looks to strike a delicate balance U.S. President Donald Trump held talks with the leaders of China and Japan just hours apart, as the American leader sought to balance ties with his top rival and key ally.

“President Trump stated that he and I are extremely close friends and that he would like me to call him anytime,” says Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11...

The White House pardons of last year’s turkeys, Peach and Blossom, declared "null and void” because then-President Biden used an autopen, says President Trump (adding the two birds were then sent on their way to “processing” but he’s now issued a valid pardon for them).

Justice Settles With IRS Over $5.1 Million Tax Debt CHARLESTON – In a late Monday filing, U.S. Sen. Jim Justice agreed to settle with President Donald Trump’s Internal Revenue Service for more than $5.1 million in outstanding tax debts owed by the form...

Update: US Senator Jim Justice, once a billionaire, agrees to settle with the IRS for more than $5.1 million in outstanding tax debts owed by the former West Virginia governor and former first lady Cathy Justice. www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-hea...

Mike Huckabee Is Peddling Sleep Supplements While Serving as Ambassador to Israel “Ambassadors need to sleep, too,” the U.S. Embassy Jerusalem said in a statement.

NOTUS - Mike Huckabee remains a paid diet pill pitchman — even as he simultaneously serves as US ambassador to Israel. www.notus.org/money/mike-h...

Russian RomCom Utilizing SocGholish to Deliver Mythic Agent to U.S. Companies Supporting Ukraine - Arctic Wolf Arctic Wolf Labs recently identified a U.S.-based company that was targeted by the Russian-aligned threat group RomCom via SocGholish, operated by TA569. This is the first time that a RomCom payload h...

Hackers working for Russian intelligence attacked an American engineering company, apparently because the firm had worked for a US municipality with a Ukrainian sister city relationship. arcticwolf.com/resources/bl...