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–Noem greenlit deportation flights after judge’s emergency order, DOJ reveals — fueling contempt fight
-Universities, school districts nationwide call for ‘decolonizing’ Thanksgiving: ‘Day of mourning’
-Judge dismisses 2020 election interference case against Trump, granting Georgia’s request
US envoy gave Russian aide tips on how to sell Ukraine deal to Trump: report
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff gave a senior Kremlin official tips on how to sell a Ukraine peace deal to President Donald Trump, a report said.
Witkoff spoke by phone to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov on Oct. 14, advising him on how Putin should bring up the topic with the U.S. president, according to Bloomberg.
“We put a 20-point Trump plan together that was 20 points for peace, and I’m thinking maybe we do the same thing with you,” Witkoff was quoted by Bloomberg as saying, in reference to the Trump administration’s Gaza peace deal…READ MORE.
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty Images; Alexander Kazakov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
White House
NEXT IN LINE: Bessent wraps up Fed chair interviews as Trump’s decision expected before Christmas
US President Donald Trump speaks as the Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent listens as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on September 5, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) (Getty)
TRADE RIFF: Trump’s record tariff haul meets Supreme Court review as White House braces for a ruling
LEGAL LOSS: Appeals court upholds $1 million penalty against Trump over ‘frivolous’ Clinton, Comey lawsuit
Alina Habba speaks to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Monday, March 24, 2025. (Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
World Stage
‘DANGEROUS’: Muslim groups, other leaders demand Abbott rescind CAIR’s ‘terrorist’ designation: ‘Defamatory’
Greg Abbott (Getty Images)
Capitol Hill
‘REALLY IMPORTANT’: Mike Johnson: US-Israel alliance is ‘really important’ for multiple reasons, antisemitism ‘must be called out’
Speaker Mike Johnson arrives for the opening of the 119th Congress as he works to secure enough votes to retain the gavel on Jan. 3, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Across America
TEACHER’S PLOT: DHS brass slam Virginia Beach principal accused in ‘chilling’ plot to lure, ambush ICE agents
Brothers Mark, left, and John Bennett, right, were arrested in Virginia. ICE agents are seen in the background. (DHS; Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)
PAST HAUNTS RACE: Texas Democrat — a Latin Grammy winner and party recruit — caught defacing Trump’s Hollywood star
NEW PLAYBOOK: Former Democratic presidential candidate talks about the future of his party after off-year election success
Democrats scored victories across the country in November 2025, with centrist and leftist candidates taking crucial positions. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Alex Wong/Getty Images)
FEELIN THE PINCH: Weakening incomes add new strain to households already hit by high prices
VIDEO SUPPORT: “Unlawful orders” Dem sounds off after slew of vets leave voicemails defending her against ‘treason’
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