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Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Steve Witkoff is facing calls to be sacked after a transcript of a call discussing the Ukraine peace plan with Vladimir Putin's senior aide was released special envoy Steve Witkoff personally advised a senior Russian official on how to praise the president in order to secure a ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
White House pressure campaign has not found willing participants in all states – including Republican-led ones The unprecedented push to create new congressional districts mid-decade is hitting roadblocks in the form of local elected officials from both parties. Republicans face headwinds in the 2026 midterms: the party in power often loses ground in the election after a presidential win, and Trump's agenda ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a social media video urging U.S. troops to defy "illegal orders" say the FBI has contacted them to begin scheduling interviews, signaling a possible inquiry into the matter. It would mark the second investigation tied to the video, coming a day after the Pentagon said it was reviewing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over potential ...
Source: wfla.com
Wednesday, Nov 26th, 2025 -
During a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden on 25 November, Trump pardoned this year's Thanksgiving turkeys, Waddle and Gobble. During the televised pardon, Waddle, apparently, was nowhere to be found. "Waddle, by the way, is missing in action, but that's okay," the president said. The annual event is a White House tradition going back years when the US president pardons turkeys in the days before ...
Source: bbc.com
Tuesday, Nov 25th, 2025 -
is suing Bill Pulte, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, accusing him of abusing his position to against Swalwell, a prominent critic of President Donald Trump. it is "patently false" that Swalwell, D-Calif., claimed a Washington, D.C., home as his primary residence and that Swalwell "explicitly disclaimed any intent to occupy the District of Columbia home as his primary residence in a sworn affidavit ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Nov 25th, 2025 -
Senator hits back at Trump administration after Pentagon launches investigation for possible breaches of military law Senator Mark Kelly said it was "non-controversial" for him and other congressional Democrats to implore military personnel to disobey "illegal orders" from the Trump administration – hitting back at accusations of "serious allegations of misconduct" leveled against him by the Pentagon. "I said ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Nov 25th, 2025 -
NEW YORK – A federal judge in Manhattan is demanding more information from the Justice Department as he weighs its request to unseal records from the sex trafficking case against Jeffrey Epstein's longtime confidante Judge Paul A. Engelmayer on Tuesday ordered the Justice Department to tell him what materials it plans to publicly release that were subject to secrecy orders in the British socialite's case. The ...
Source: news4jax.com
Tuesday, Nov 25th, 2025 -
Nov. 25 (UPI) -- A coalition of 19 attorneys general and two state governors sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over changes to funding allocations and conditions at the Department of Housing and Urban Development that they say threaten thousands of formerly homeless people and families with eviction. The lawsuit , filed in the U.S. District Court for Rhode Island , alleges new restrictions and funding cuts ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Nov 25th, 2025 -
Chip giant disputes claims that it is artificially inflating revenues Nvidia has insisted it is not facing an Enron-style financial scandal, as the chipmaker hit back at short-sellers betting against an AI bubble. The world's most valuable company has sought to ease market concerns by writing to analysts to contest , the trader who predicted the 2008 housing crisis. In particular, Nvidia said it is not artificially ...
Source: telegraph.co.uk
Tuesday, Nov 25th, 2025 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday it was opening an investigation into SeaWorld Orlando's parent company after complaints that its parks' ban on "rollator walkers" discriminates against guests with disabilities. The investigation will look into whether SeaWorld Orlando, Aquatica Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa Bay — all owned or licensed by United ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Tuesday, Nov 25th, 2025 -
Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is planning to cut ties with Scouting America for attacking what he called "boy-friendly spaces," according to leaked documents made public Tuesday. In the documents, first reported by NPR , Hegseth criticizes Scouting America, formerly known as the Boy Scouts, for straying far from what he characterized as its original mission and promoting "gender confusion." Since ...
Source: upi.com