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1+ min ago (495+ words) A federal judge on Nov. 24, 2025, dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James B. Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, blocking the Department of Justice's efforts to prosecute two of President Donald Trump's perceived adversaries. But U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie qualified her dismissals, saying she did so "without prejudice." What does that legal term mean? In her ruling, Currie concluded that the appointment of interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, who filed the cases against Comey and James, was unlawful. Currie wrote: "Because Ms. Halligan had no lawful authority to present the indictment, I will grant Mr. Comey's motion and dismiss the indictment without prejudice." She wrote the same about the case against James. Currie's "without prejudice" reference means the dismissal did not address what legal scholars like me call the merits or substance of the underlying criminal charges. A…...

12+ min ago (723+ words) I just want to put up top that this story is about what it sounds like, which is fantastical and like something out of a spy thriller, and yet there's nothing we can put past this administration. But it's also about how The New York Times missed " or chose to ignore " a story staring it right in the face. When I read reports last weekend about how Jair Bolsonaro, the Brazilian president who'd been sentenced to home confinement after being convicted in a notorious coup plot, had been arrested after an attempted escape, the first person I thought about was Donald Trump. But that wasn't the only reason I thought about Trump. Reports about Bolsonaro's arrest focused on how his ankle monitor was breached after midnight, and security forces immediately detained him, putting him in a pretty cushy jail, under…...

16+ min ago (990+ words) The most gruesome feature of the Trump/Vance/Miller regime is their glee in brutalizing non-white people and terrorizing anybody who objects or tries to hold them to account. Their entire rationale is that the barbarity and savagery are "necessary" to deal with millions of "illegals." Denmark is onto something that could blow up their entire excuse for this violence against both people and our Constitution, and Democrats need to pay attention. Back in June 2008 I did my radio program for a week from the studios of Danish Radio in Copenhagen. They let me hire one of their producers and I asked her to book prominent Danish conservatives, at least one a day, and she pulled it off. (I used to regularly debate conservatives until they started refusing to come on my show over the past decade.) Several were prominent…...

16+ min ago (990+ words) The most gruesome feature of the Trump/Vance/Miller regime is their glee in brutalizing non-white people and terrorizing anybody who objects or tries to hold them to account. Their entire rationale is that the barbarity and savagery are "necessary" to deal with millions of "illegals." Denmark is onto something that could blow up their entire excuse for this violence against both people and our Constitution, and Democrats need to pay attention. Back in June 2008 I did my radio program for a week from the studios of Danish Radio in Copenhagen. They let me hire one of their producers and I asked her to book prominent Danish conservatives, at least one a day, and she pulled it off. (I used to regularly debate conservatives until they started refusing to come on my show over the past decade.) Several were prominent…...

21+ min ago (301+ words) NBC News legend Al Roker got a surprise with a little birthday girl named Elliot when he awarded her a Golden Ticket to see the Rockettes in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Roker is a fixture at the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, during which he mixes with the crowds, the participants, and sometimes with presidents. He was on hand again this year for NBC's coverage of the 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. In the former category, the legendary weatherman and television personality had a funny moment with little Elliot when he asked her if she was excited to win tickets to see the Rockettes: NBC'S AL ROKER: Up here. This is Elliot. Hi Elliot. So how old are you? Today's your birthday? NBC'S AL ROKER: Happy birthday! And how old? NBC'S AL ROKER: Seven! We and are you excited…...

21+ min ago (218+ words) A C-SPAN caller who said she was upset by "hatred" in the media suddenly pivoted and threatened to "shoot these people's brains out." During the Thanksgiving Day edition of C-SPAN's Washington Journal program, a woman named Gerry called in from New Jersey to complain about the network. "I watch C-SPAN every morning, every morning, faithfully," she said, "and the callers that call in are so full of hate. I've never seen anything like it, okay? Now, one of the reasons I believe this is happening is you got the media, and I say this about all stations, the lies, the lies that come across the media." "And the problem is that when you don't get the facts, you get the hatred," she continued. "It's festered. You got people that call in about Trump. I mean, literally want to see him…...

26+ min ago (269+ words) On Wednesday afternoon, November 26, the shocking news broke that two National Guard members in Washington, DC had been shot near the White House. The suspect in the case is Rahmanullah Lakanwal, who, according to the Wall Street Journal, "worked with CIA-backed military units during the U.S. war in Afghanistan." And the National Guard members, who survived but were in critical condition, have been identified as 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe and 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom. During a Thanksgiving Day appearance on MS Now (formerly MSNBC), former FBI counterterrorism expert Rob D'Amico offered analysis of the investigation "emphasizing that the Afghan suspect might have been "radicalized" online despite a thorough and comprehensive vetting. D'Amico told MS Now host Laura Barr'n-L'pez that the suspect might have "come over here" and "gotten radicalized" by ISIS (Islamic State, Iraq and Syria) " and may have had "some mental health…...

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33+ min ago (571+ words) Trump broke his biggest campaign promise, and it's about to send the cost of your " and every other American's " Thanksgiving holiday meals soaring. The single-biggest reason people voted for him was to bring prices down. But this Thanksgiving, grocery prices are the highest they've been in years " and several of Trump's policies are making the problem worse. Here's what Trump has done to your Thanksgiving menu: Start with turkey prices, which are up 40 percent this year. That's largely due to the avian flu. But instead of working to contain avian flu outbreaks " which reduce supply, increase prices, and put public health at risk " Trump has fired or furloughed scientists and bird flu experts across multiple government agencies. What about our favorite holiday side dishes? They're all costing more because of monopolies. What did Trump do about this? He has rolled…...

37+ min ago (155+ words) FBI Director Kash Patel dodged a question about whether the suspected Washington, D.C., gunman was granted asylum during Donald Trump's presidency. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro identified the suspect in the shootings of two National Guard troops as 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal, an Afghan national who had been living in Bellingham, Washington, and she and other Trump administration officials blamed his presence in the U.S. on President Joe Biden, but Patel declined to answer a direct question about his asylum status. The FBI director avoided answering the question and continued blaming Biden-era policies. The reporter took another crack at it. "For when he was granted asylum, if you could just clarify that timeline," the reporter said. "Yes, I believe Kristi Noem put that out," Patel said, "and that's a DHS matter, and I'll refer it to them." ALSO READ: "Biggest mistake of her life: GOP…...