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• Trump's Ukraine proposal 'a surrender plan':  Ben Rhodes

  25-11-2025 23:02 via thehill.com
  
  Former deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said on Tuesday the Trump administration's peace proposal to end the war between Ukraine and Russia amounted to "a surrender plan." "We need to stop calling these things peace plans," Rhodes told anchor Nicolle Wallace on MS NOW, formerly MSNBC. "This is a surrender plan. This is literally...
  
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• Trump's Ukraine proposal 'a surrender plan': Ben Rhodes

  25-11-2025 23:02 via thehill.com
  
  Former deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said on Tuesday the Trump administration's peace proposal to end the war between Ukraine and Russia amounted to "a surrender plan." "We need to stop calling these things peace plans," Rhodes told anchor Nicolle Wallace on MS NOW, formerly MSNBC. "This is a surrender plan. This is literally...
  
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• Swalwell files suit to block criminal referral on alleged mortgage violations

  25-11-2025 22:51 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) has filed a suit against the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), arguing its leader abused his authority in forwarding a criminal referral regarding the lawmaker’s mortgage. The suit is the first of its kind after Director Bill Pulte has made four criminal referrals for Democrats alleging they committed some type of mortgage fraud....
  
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• EPA asks court to overturn Biden-era limits on deadly soot pollution

  25-11-2025 22:42 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration on Monday asked a federal court to overturn a Biden-era rule limiting deadly soot pollution. In a court filing, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) argued that the Biden-era rule tightening limits was procedurally flawed and therefore should be vacated. It said that the Biden administration took a “shortcut,” making the rule stricter “without the...
  
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• Attorneys general call on Congress to reject ban on state AI laws

  25-11-2025 22:24 via thehill.com
  
  Nearly 40 attorneys general across the country sent a Tuesday letter to congressional leaders urging them to reject a ban on states' ability to enact artificial intelligence laws. “While AI promises to be a transformative technology in numerous fields, it also poses significant risks—notably to the most vulnerable among us, our children. States must be empowered to apply existing laws and formulate new approaches to meet the...
  
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• AGs call on Congress to reject ban on state AI laws

  25-11-2025 22:24 via thehill.com
  
  Nearly 40 attorneys general across the country sent a Tuesday letter to congressional leaders urging them to reject a ban on states' ability to enact artificial intelligence (AI) laws. “While AI promises to be a transformative technology in numerous fields, it also poses significant risks—notably to the most vulnerable among us, our children. States must be empowered to apply existing laws and formulate new approaches to mee
  
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• FDA withdraws proposal to require talc-containing cosmetics to test for asbestos

  25-11-2025 22:15 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration is withdrawing a proposal to require cosmetic companies to test their talc-containing products for asbestos, according to a public notice Tuesday. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it was withdrawing the Biden-era proposal in a new notice in the federal register. “Good cause exists to withdraw the proposed rule at this...
  
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• Retired general: 'Illegal orders' video 'an insult to our chain of command'

  25-11-2025 21:33 via thehill.com
  
  A retired Army general on Tuesday criticized Sen. Mark Kelly (Ariz.) and the other Democratic lawmakers who released a video last week urging service members to refuse illegal orders, calling it an “insult to our chain of command.” Maj. Gen. James “Spider” Marks told CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer that Kelly and his colleagues were “inappropriate” in...
  
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• Trump says he'll meet with Putin and Zelensky when peace deal is finalized

  25-11-2025 21:01 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said Tuesday there were only a "few remaining points of disagreement" in a peace proposal to end the war in Ukraine, adding that he would meet with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine once the deal was finalized. Trump posted on Truth Social that his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, would head to Moscow...
  
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• Swalwell: Trump 'throwing a tantrum' over 'illegal orders' video

  25-11-2025 20:24 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) on Monday slammed President Trump for “throwing a tantrum” over his response to six lawmakers’ video where they told members of the armed forces not to follow “illegal orders.” “The president is throwing a tantrum here in making these threats because he has made illegal orders in the past,” Swalwell said...
  
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• Live updates: FBI probes Democrats over illegal orders video; Ukraine peace plan picks up steam

  25-11-2025 20:14 via thehill.com
  
  The FBI launched a probe Tuesday into the House and Senate Democrats who participated in a video urging service members to disobey illegal orders, as President Trump has upped his attacks on the lawmakers. Republican allies, however, have begun to question his response to the ordeal, seeking to distance themselves from the president. Earlier Tuesday,...
  
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• FBI launches probe into Democratic lawmakers over video on illegal orders

  25-11-2025 20:04 via thehill.com
  
  The FBI has launched an investigation into the six Democratic lawmakers who recently filmed a video telling military members they are not obligated to follow illegal orders.  The bureau’s scheduling of interviews with the lawmakers comes after Trump called the group “traitors” and said the video amounted to “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” Several lawmakers who...
  
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• Bessent: Mamdani 'clearly the leader of the Democratic Party'

  25-11-2025 20:00 via thehill.com
  
  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D) is "clearly the leader of the Democratic Party" following his meeting with President Trump last week. In an appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box," Bessent told co-host Andrew Ross Sorkin that "you've got to have admiration for a candidate who ran a...
  
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• McCarthy on Greene: She's the 'canary in the coal mine'

  25-11-2025 19:32 via thehill.com
  
  Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Tuesday that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) looming retirement is a broader representation of embattled GOP lawmakers who could depart under the Trump administration and put the Republican majority at risk. "She’s almost like the canary in the coal mine," McCarthy said during a Tuesday interview on Fox...
  
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• Half of Americans approve of Democrats' message on 'illegal orders': Poll

  25-11-2025 19:30 via thehill.com
  
  Americans are more likely to say they approve of lawmakers telling service members that they are obligated to refuse unlawful orders, according to a Tuesday survey. In the YouGov America poll, conducted Tuesday, 50 percent of surveyed Americans said they approved — including 35 percent who strongly approved — of lawmakers telling members of the...
  
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• Trump pardons Gobble and Waddle, jokes that Biden's turkey pardons are invalid because of autopen

  25-11-2025 19:07 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump pardoned turkeys Gobble and Waddle outside the White House on Tuesday, but not before joking that former President Biden's turkey pardons are void because of his use of an autopen. Trump spoke before guests at the Rose Garden, with Gobble gobbling audibly throughout the ceremony. Waddle, meanwhile, was "missing in action," the president...
  
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• Duffy to Thanksgiving travelers: 'Maybe dress a little better'

  25-11-2025 18:48 via thehill.com
  
  Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Monday encouraged airline passengers to be courteous ahead of the holiday season, emphasizing the importance of being well dressed. “How do we maintain maybe some of that frustration we have as we travel this Thanksgiving season? Maybe we should say 'please' and 'thank you' to our pilots and to our...
  
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• 70 percent of US Latinos disapprove of Trump performance: Survey

  25-11-2025 18:32 via thehill.com
  
  Seven in 10 U.S. Latinos disapprove of President Trump’s handling of his presidency, according to new Pew Research Center data. A pair of national surveys, published by Pew on Monday, show Trump’s approval declining among Latin American adults, with 70 percent disapproving of his job performance, including 55 percent who strongly disapprove. Only 27 percent...
  
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• Live updates: Ukraine peace plan picks up steam; Trump to pardon turkeys Gobble, Waddle

  25-11-2025 17:55 via thehill.com
  
  Ukraine has agreed to the core components of a U.S.-backed peace plan, as efforts to end Russia's more than three-years-long war gain momentum. Rustem Umerev, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, also signaled that President Volodymyr Zelensky intends to visit the White House before the end of the month to hammer out the...
  
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• Live updates: Ukraine peace plan picks up steam; Trump pardons turkeys Gobble, Waddle

  25-11-2025 17:55 via thehill.com
  
  Ukraine has agreed to the core components of a U.S.-backed peace plan, as efforts to end Russia's more than three-years-long war gain momentum. Rustem Umerev, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, also signaled that President Volodymyr Zelensky intends to visit the White House before the end of the month to hammer out the...
  
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• White House Highlights Progress in Ukraine-Russia-USA Peace Talks - mezha.net

  25-11-2025 17:42
  White House Highlights Progress in Ukraine-Russia-USA Peace Talks  mezha.net
  
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• White House Highlights Progress in Ukraine-Russia-USA Peace Talks - Букви

  25-11-2025 17:42
  White House Highlights Progress in Ukraine-Russia-USA Peace Talks  Букви
  
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• Florida Republican on Venezuela: US needs to 'go in'

  25-11-2025 17:36 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) on Monday backed U.S. military intervention in Venezuela and argued that President Nicolás Maduro knows the U.S. is about to "go in," resulting in a "field day" for American oil companies. Salazar called Maduro "the head of a terrorist organization" on Fox Business the same day that the Trump administration designated...
  
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• Vance fires back at McConnell over claims of Putin appeasement

  25-11-2025 17:09 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Vance fired back at former Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Monday after the former Senate republican leader warned the Trump administration not to appease Russian President Vladimir Putin in the emerging Ukraine peace deal. “This is a ridiculous attack on the president's team, which has worked tirelessly to clean up the mess in...
  
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• Greene: House Republicans 'totally sidelined by Johnson under full obedience' of White House

  25-11-2025 16:28 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) on Monday said that House Republicans have been sidelined by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), accusing the Republican leader of only obeying the Trump administration. In a post on the social media platform X, Greene wrote that she and other House Republicans "came courageously roaring into 2025 with legislation that...
  
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• Leavitt: Ukraine peace deal progress ‘tremendous’ but ‘delicate’ details remain

  25-11-2025 16:27 via thehill.com
  
  White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday that further talks will be required among representatives from the U.S., Ukraine and Russia to work out final details of a peace agreement to end the war in Ukraine. "Over the past week, the United States has made tremendous progress towards a peace deal by bringing both...
  
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• Kelly: Trump, Hegseth threats 'absurd'

  25-11-2025 16:12 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), defending himself for instructing U.S. service members not to follow unlawful orders, said Monday that the Pentagon's "misconduct" investigation into him is “absurd." In an interview on MS NOW’s “The Rachel Maddow Show,” the retired Navy captain emphasized that the Uniform Code of Military Justice — which governs the U.S. military...
  
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• Bacon on Hegseth threatening Kelly: 'Amateur hour once again'

  25-11-2025 16:03 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Monday rebuked the Defense Department’s threats to court martial or arrest Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) over the senator's response to President Trump's sedition allegations. “Amateur hour once again at the Department of Defense," Bacon, a retired military officer, wrote in a statement on social platform X. "I thought the video by...
  
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• Trump administration reviewing all Biden-era refugees in move that could strip their protections

  25-11-2025 15:47 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration is ordering immigration officers to review all refugees admitted into the country under the Biden administration, threatening to revoke protections for those who have fled danger and persecution. An internal memo reviewed by The Hill directs officers at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to “re-interview” some 200,000 refugees that entered the...
  
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• Live updates: Trump peace plan picks up steam as Ukraine backs 'core terms'

  25-11-2025 14:35 via thehill.com
  
  Ukraine has agreed to the core components of a U.S.-backed peace plan, as efforts to end Russia's more than three-years-long war gain momentum. Rustem Umerev, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, also signaled that President Volodymyr Zelensky intends to visit the White House before the end of the month to hammer out the...
  
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• Ukraine agrees to 'core terms' of peace deal

  25-11-2025 14:05 via thehill.com
  
  Ukraine has agreed to the core elements of a peace proposal brokered by the Trump administration, with some details still to be worked out, a U.S. official confirmed to NewsNation’s Kellie Meyer. Rustem Umerov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, confirmed in a social media post that Ukrainian and U.S. delegations agreed on...
  
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• The Movement: Why Speaker Johnson told Tucker Carlson his Nick Fuentes interview was a ‘big mistake’

  25-11-2025 14:00 via thehill.com
  
  Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) had a conversation with Tucker Carlson about the former Fox News host’s interview with antisemitic commentator Nick Fuentes, saying it was a “big mistake.” “I spoke briefly with Tucker about that, and I think it's a responsibility. He has a lot of listeners, and I think giving Nick Fuentes that platform is a big mistake,” Johnson told...
  
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• Ty Cobb: 'Silly' to say Halligan 'should be an assistant US attorney'

  25-11-2025 13:57 via thehill.com
  
  Former White House attorney Ty Cobb said Lindsey Halligan should have never served in an assistant U.S. attorney position, a day after her appointment was ruled unlawful by a federal judge. In an interview on “CNN’s OutFront,” host Erin Burnett asked Cobb “what happens” to Halligan, — who was selected by Trump to prosecute former FBI...
  
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• Trump's 'hot mess': 5 takeaways on the Ukraine Thanksgiving peace deal

  25-11-2025 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  Ukraine and its allies are scrambling to address President Trump’s renewed push for a settlement with Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is under pressure to quickly formulate a deal that protects Ukraine without antagonizing Trump.Over a weekend of furious diplomacy, Ukrainian and European officials succeeded in pairing down an initial U.S. 28-point peace plan...
  
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• Trump’s emerging health care plan could put GOP leaders in a bind

  25-11-2025 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump’s germinal proposal to extend ObamaCare subsidies has created new headaches for GOP leaders on Capitol Hill.Since 2010, when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted by former President Obama, Republicans have hammered the law as a government takeover of the nation’s health care system that’s eroded patient liberties and undermined the quality...
  
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• Republicans dumbfounded by Trump’s calls for harsh retribution against Democratic lawmakers

  25-11-2025 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump's heated rhetorical attacks on Democratic lawmakers, whom he called out as “traitors” who deserve to be jailed, have left his Republican allies in Washington dumbfounded and skeptical about any bipartisan dealmaking at the end of 2025. Republican lawmakers and strategists fear that Trump is undermining his own credibility and ability to get anything...
  
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• Trump praises Cleveland Browns QB Shedeur Sanders: 'Great Genes'

  25-11-2025 05:05 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Monday praised quarterback Shedeur Sanders of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns. “Shedeur Sanders was GREAT. Wins first game, career start, as a pro (for Cleveland). Great Genes. I TOLD YOU SO!” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform early Monday. Trump’s post came after the Browns won Sunday versus the...
  
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• Schiff: 2025 Thanksgiving turkey price up 'whopping 40 percent'

  25-11-2025 03:02 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Sunday the price of this year's Thanksgiving turkey is set to rise a “whopping 40 percent." “So, we're coming up on Thanksgiving, and it's as good a time as any to try to take stock of Donald Trump's promise to reduce costs for the American people. Well, grocery prices are...
  
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• Marjorie Taylor Greene’s exit from Congress could spell trouble for Speaker Johnson

  25-11-2025 02:06 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s (R-Ga.) stunning decision to resign from Congress sets off a political grenade for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as he works to keep his grip on an already delicate GOP majority in the House. Greene’s decision comes at a pivotal moment for Johnson, who is counting on every Republican vote to pass...
  
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• Senate Democrats ask Hegseth, Bondi to declassify DOJ memo on drug boat strikes

  25-11-2025 00:19 via thehill.com
  
  Senate Democrats are asking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi to declassify and publicly release the Justice Department (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel’s (OLC) classified, written opinion outlining the legal basis for the Trump administration's strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.Thirteen Senate Democrats, all members of the...
  
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• Trump signs order creating Genesis Mission to boost AI-driven research

  25-11-2025 00:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Monday signed an executive order establishing the Genesis Mission, a new endeavor to expand AI resources for scientific research.The Genesis Mission, which the administration is comparing to the Apollo program that sent Americans to the moon in the late 1960s, seeks to create an integrated AI platform that brings together federal datasets, computing resources and AI tools to boost scientific discovery.“Since the 1990s, America's scientific edge...
  
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