'Unusual and possibly unprecedented': Judge calls out Chicago feds as Midway Blitz cases fall apart
(Chicago Sun Times) These “are not ordinary times at the Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse” in Chicago’s Loop. U.S. Magistrate Judge Gabriel Fuentes made that point Thursday, as he closed the book on the last of five now-dismissed prosecutions tied to September protests outside a federal immigration holding facility in the western suburbs. Fuentes used a nine-page opinion not only to dismiss, with prejudice, a misdemeanor charge against Dana Briggs, but to highlight how each of those five cases, all tied to Operation Midway Blitz, “were highly unusual in this district for several reasons.”
U.S. pushing Ukraine to sign peace deal by Thanksgiving or lose support
(Washington Post) The White House is pressuring Ukraine to sign on to its new peace proposal by Thanksgiving or lose U.S. support to the country, according to two officials familiar with the talks, speaking on the condition of anonymity to describe sensitive diplomatic discussions. U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll presented Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday with a version of the 28-point plan President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff recently drafted with Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev.
Gun Violence Victim Gabby Giffords Denounces Trump Threatening to Execute Her Husband: 'Dangerous'
(Mediaite) Former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ), who was shot in the head in 2011, decried President Donald Trump’s threat to execute her husband, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), on Thursday. Giffords condemned Trump’s violent rhetoric and called it “dangerous.” “My husband @CaptMarkKelly is a 25-year Navy combat pilot veteran. He served our country with strength, courage, and integrity, dedicating his career to protecting us and upholding our constitution,” wrote Giffords on X.
Top House Dem Says Trump Should 'Keep His Reckless Mouth Shut': He's Gonna Get 'Someone Killed'
12h House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), alongside the Democratic whip and conference chair, put out a statement Thursday blasting President Donald Trump's threat to execute six Congressional Democrats. Trump posted on social media a screed aimed at Sens. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), and Representatives Jason Crow (D-CO), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA). Trump's posts accused the lawmakers of "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punis ...
Bay Area Rep. Eric Swalwell announces bid for governor on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'
LOS ANGELES — Rep. Eric Swalwell, a longtime nemesis of President Donald Trump, announced Thursday on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” that he will run for governor in 2026, promising to be a “protector and fighter” for California. Swalwell told me backstage before his announcement that the state’s next governor has two missions: “One, keep Trump out of our homes, streets and lives.” The second, he said, is to “write the story of a new California on lower prices, on business growth and modernizing the st ...
New US rules say countries with diversity policies are infringing human rights
The State Department is issuing the new rules to all US embassies and consulates involved in compiling its annual report on global human rights abuses. The new instructions also deem countries that subsidise abortion or facilitate mass migration as infringing on human rights. ... "Attempting to label DEI as a human rights violation sets a new low in the Trump administration's weaponization of international human rights," she said. She added that the new instructions excluded the righ ...
Ukraine banned from Nato, Russia readmitted to the G8 and territory ceded: what's in Trump's draft plan
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he expects to discuss the plan – which was reportedly drafted by Russian and US officials – with Trump Guardian staff and agencies Thu 20 Nov 2025 22.11 EST Donald Trump’s latest plan for ending the war in Ukraine would see territory ceded to Russia, Russia readmitted to the G8 and Ukraine banned from joining Nato, according to drafts of the proposal seen by Axios, AFP and the Associated Press. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he expected to discuss ...
Liz Cheney Takes A Swipe At Trump And MAGA During Father's Funeral
Nov 20, 2025, 04:05 PM EST In what appeared to be an indirect swipe at MAGA politicians within the Republican Party, former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wy.) stressed at her father’s funeral Thursday that while he himself was a member of the GOP, he would never prioritize the party over country. The ex-lawmaker and eldest daughter of the late Dick Cheney delivered a powerful eulogy before a packed audience at Washington National Cathedral, which included, among other influential figures, two former pre ...
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and that more than 400,000 U.S. troops died fighting against in World War II, as a hate symbol, according to a new policy that takes effect next month. Instead, the Coast Guard will classify the Nazi-era insignia as “potentially divisive” under its new guidelines. The new policy, set to take effect Dec. 15, similarly downgrades the definition ...
Democrats Trump Called to Execute Hit Back, Urge 'Every American to Condemn' His 'Calls for Our Murder'
Nov 20th, 2025, 1:40 pm The congressional Democrats that President Donald Trump called seditious traitors hit back on Thursday and urged “every American” to “unite and condemn the President’s calls for our murder and political violence.” The joint statement put out by Sens. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), and Representatives Jason Crow (D-CO), Chris Deluzio (D-PA), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), and Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA) followed a shocking series of posts from Trump on social medi ...
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This weekend, artists are speaking out across the country
34 min ago - November 21, 2025 6:00 AM ET On Friday and Saturday, artists across the country are participating in Fall of Freedom — an undertaking which they say represents creative resistance to authoritarianism. More than 600 events of all sizes have been ... (NPR)
US Transportation Department endorses a female crash test dummy that more closely resembles women
1 hr ago - A THOR-5F female crash test dummy is shown in a driver’s seat at Humanetics in Farmington Hills, Mich., June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) Updated 10:57 PM EST, November 20, 2025 The U.S. government on Thursday released a new crash test ... (AP)
'He Is Out of Control': MAGA Demands Answers After Trump Ambassador Mike Huckabee Covertly Meets With Spy
1 hr ago - Nov 20th, 2025, 9:39 pm Prominent supporters of President Donald Trump demanded answers on Thursday after it was revealed that U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee had held a secret meeting in Jerusalem with Jonathan Pollard, a convicted spy who ... (MEDIAite)
Hundreds of English-language websites link to pro-Kremlin propaganda
2 hrs ago - Hundreds of English-language websites – from mainstream news outlets to fringe blogs – are linking to articles from a pro-Kremlin network flooding the internet with disinformation, according to a study released by a London-based thinktank. ... (The Guardian)
U.S. pushing Ukraine to sign peace deal by Thanksgiving or lose support
2 hrs ago - November 21, 2025 at 7:52 a.m. EST KYIV -- The White House is pressuring Ukraine to sign on to its new peace proposal by Thanksgiving or lose U.S. support to the country, according to two officials familiar with the talks, speaking on the condition o ... (Washington Post)
US veteran considers civil lawsuit after he was arrested and injured at anti-ICE protest
2 hrs ago - A 70-year-old air force veteran who had been charged with felony assault on a federal officer as he protested an ICE raid has told the Guardian he is now considering a civil lawsuit after all charges against him were dropped. The US Department of Jus ... (The Guardian)
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
2 hrs ago - The FBI spied on a private Signal group chat of immigrants’ rights activists who were organizing “courtwatch” efforts in New York City this spring, law enforcement records shared with the Guardian indicate. The FBI, the documents show, ... (The Guardian)
Treasury plans to change tax credit eligibility in a move critics say will hurt immigrant taxpayers
2 hrs ago - Updated 9:12 PM EST, November 20, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department said Thursday it plans to reclassify certain refundable tax credits as “federal public benefits,” which will bar some immigrant taxpayers from receiv ... (AP)
Mahmoud Khalil sues Trump officials over 'collusion' with anti-Palestinian groups
2 hrs ago - Thu 20 Nov 2025 19.25 EST Last modified on Thu 20 Nov 2025 19.26 EST Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian activist who participated in protests at Columbia University and was detained by Ice earlier this year, has filed a lawsuit demanding the Trump admin ... (The Guardian)
Trump administration announces plan for new oil drilling off the coasts of California and Florida
3 hrs ago - Updated on: November 20, 2025 / 7:24 PM EST The Trump administration announced new oil drilling off the California and Florida coasts for the first time in decades on Thursday, as President Trump seeks to expand U.S. oil production, advancing a proje ... (CBS News/AP)
Muslim Civil Rights Group Sues Texas for Labeling It a Terrorist Organization
3 hrs ago - Nov. 20, 2025, at 7:07 p.m. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Muslim civil rights group that Texas' governor labeled a “foreign terrorist organization” filed a lawsuit challenging the move Thursday, saying it violates the U.S. Constitution a ... (US News and World Report/AP)
'Unusual and possibly unprecedented': Judge calls out Chicago feds as Midway Blitz cases fall apart
4 hrs ago - Prosecutors have dropped charges against all five people charged in connection with Sept. 27 protests at the immigration holding facility in west suburban Broadview. By Jon Seidel Nov 20, 2025, 8:26pm CST These “are not ordinary times at t ... (chicago.suntimes.com)
Gun Violence Victim Gabby Giffords Denounces Trump Threatening to Execute Her Husband: 'Dangerous'
4 hrs ago - Thu, November 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM EST Former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-AZ), who was shot in the head in 2011, decried President Donald Trump’s threat to execute her husband, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ), on Thursday. Giffords condemned Trump’s viole ... (Yahoo! News/MEDIAite)
Top House Dem Says Trump Should 'Keep His Reckless Mouth Shut': He's Gonna Get 'Someone Killed'
4 hrs ago - 12h House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), alongside the Democratic whip and conference chair, put out a statement Thursday blasting President Donald Trump's threat to execute six Congressional Democrats. Trump posted on social media a screed ... (msn/MEDIAite)
Ukraine banned from Nato, Russia readmitted to the G8 and territory ceded: what's in Trump's draft plan
4 hrs ago - Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he expects to discuss the plan – which was reportedly drafted by Russian and US officials – with Trump Guardian staff and agencies Thu 20 Nov 2025 22.11 EST Donald Trump’s latest plan for ending the war in ... (the guardian)
Government ordered to resume deportation protection program for vulnerable immigrant youth
5 hrs ago - November 20, 2025, 7:05 PM McALLEN, Texas -- A federal judge issued an order Wednesday requiring the Trump administration to again consider granting protection from deportation to certain vulnerable young immigrants. U.S. District Judge Eric Komitee ... (ABC News/AP)
Energy Department reorganizes, a move it says will help it align with Trump priorities
5 hrs ago - 11/20/25 4:42 PM ET The Energy Department announced a reorganization on Thursday that it says will better reflect the Trump administration’s priorities. An organizational chart released to the public no longer lists the Office of Energy Efficien ... (The Hill)
Tariffs will cut deficits by $1 trillion less than expected, CBO says
5 hrs ago - Updated 9 hours ago - Ben Berkowitz President Trump's tariffs will cut deficits by $3 trillion over the next decade, $1 trillion less than previously forecast, the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday. Why it matters: Taking a trillion dollar ... (axios)
New US rules say countries with diversity policies are infringing human rights
6 hrs ago - The State Department is issuing the new rules to all US embassies and consulates involved in compiling its annual report on global human rights abuses. The new instructions also deem countries that subsidise abortion or facilitate mass migration as i ... (BBC)
Little sign of spending progress as top appropriators meet
6 hrs ago - Posted November 20, 2025 at 4:38pm The top four House and Senate appropriators met Thursday for the first time since the partial government shutdown but emerged with no breakthroughs that could pave the way for a new spending package. The meeting mar ... (Roll Call)
