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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2025 |
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In today's newsletter: Judge dismisses charges against two Trump foes, describing the indictments as "unlawful exercises of executive power." Flu begins spreading earlier than usual in some parts of the country. And, the most in-demand college football coach could ditch his team before it can play for a national title. Here's what to know today. |
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A federal judge found the prosecutor who brought the criminal indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James was not lawfully appointed, before dismissing the charges against two foes of President Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge Cameron Currie ruled that because Lindsey Halligan's appointment as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia was "defective," the indictments of Comey and James, led by Halligan alone, "were unlawful exercises of executive power." The judge also issued a scathing assessment of Halligan's qualifications, describing the insurance lawyer as "a former White House aide with no prior prosecutorial experience." After the ruling, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters, "Lindsey Halligan was legally appointed, and that's the administration's position." Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department intended to appeal the rulings. Both indictments were dismissed "without prejudice," meaning they could be brought again later. In Comey's case, his attorney said that his reading of the ruling suggests the case can't be refiled because the five-year statute of limitations has expired since the indictment was brought. Comey and James, who have other motions pending before the judges presiding over their cases, contend the charges should be dismissed because they are the result of "selective and vindictive" prosecutions. Those motions seek to have the cases tossed "with prejudice," meaning prosecutors couldn't revive them. Read the full story. |
- Trump signed an executive order launching a new federal effort to supercharge American artificial intelligence research, development and scientific applications.
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- Former Sen. Doug Jones announced he has filed paperwork to run for governor of Alabama, setting the stage for a potential rematch with Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville.
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The United States is holding meetings with a Russian delegation in Abu Dhabi, two U.S. officials told NBC News, as the Trump administration intensified its new push to end the Kremlin's war with Ukraine. Kyiv said it was hoping to finalize a deal with President Donald Trump in the coming days. U.S. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll first met with the Russian delegation in the capital of the United Arab Emirates on Monday evening, and was expected to hold more meetings Tuesday, according to the officials. A Ukrainian delegation is also in Abu Dhabi and Driscoll is in touch with those Ukrainian officials, according to a U.S. Army spokesman. Kyiv and its allies voiced optimism that talks with an American delegation had produced changes to the plan, which they initially viewed as granting the Kremlin its core demands at the expense of Ukraine and Europe. Rustem Umerov, a top official in Zelenskyy's government, said in a post on X early Tuesday that the U.S. and Ukrainian delegations had reached "a common understanding on the core terms of the agreement discussed in Geneva." A U.S. official in Abu Dhabi told NBC News in response to Umerov's comments: "The Ukrainians have agreed to the peace deal," the official said. "There are some minor details to be sorted out but they have agreed to a peace deal." Even as both warring sides exchanged deadly overnight strikes, a senior Ukrainian official said that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could soon fly to the U.S. and meet with Trump to reach a deal, though the White House had said there was no meeting scheduled. Ukraine is facing immense pressure from Trump to endorse a plan by Thanksgiving. Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged Ukraine to surrender key territory at the negotiating table — as Washington has suggested — or face Moscow's military taking it by force anyway. But battlefield monitors suggest the picture is not quite so bleak for Ukraine. Read the full story on the intensified push to end the war in Ukraine. |
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Flu has started spreading earlier than usual in some parts of the country, prompting concerns that cases could soon wreak havoc as millions of Americans travel and gather for Thanksgiving and other upcoming holidays. The warning signs come as a form of the virus, called H3N2 subclade K, has set off massive outbreaks in Canada and the U.K. The majority of flu circulating so far this season in the U.S. is the H3N2 strain, according to the CDC. H3N2 flu tends to cause more hospitalizations and deaths in older adults. While flu activity is considered low overall, the CDC's latest flu report shows cases are on the rise. No pediatric deaths have been reported so far this season. Still, the early rise in flu activity is unsettling for doctors who spent last winter watching the virus sweep through schools, day cares and, consequently, hospitals. Read the full story. |
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- Virginia police issued a statewide alert for a missing high school football coach, who vanished in the midst of a law enforcement probe and his undefeated team's playoff run, officials said.
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- A man called into a D.C. radio station and said he saw a dead body in Maryland. Police searched the area and found someone deceased.
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College football teams dream of a season like Mississippi's. The university, known as Ole Miss, is 10-1 entering a game against its in-state rival Friday. One more win would go a long way in assuring the school a berth in the 12-team College Football Playoff, a feat it has never achieved. There's just one problem — its coach might bail on the season before the playoff even begins. Meet Lane Kiffin, college football's most-wanted man. The coach is being wooed by two intra-conference rivals, LSU and Florida, with a salary that could stretch to $100 million over the next seven years, and millions more committed toward paying for an elite roster. LSU has even flown his family via private jet to visit the campus. Schools woo new coaches all the time, but rarely does the courtship play out so publicly, making this a fascinating southern drama — one that is expected to resolve Saturday. — Andrew Greif, sports reporter |
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