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NEW: Pressure builds on the Supreme Court to end "emergency" wins for Trump. A deep dive into legal fights over the administration's efforts to end protections for migrants fleeing violence and instability, and how lower courts repeatedly called out the justices for unexplained orders favoring the government last year: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

I'll be in Georgia tonight as the results come in, follow along!

The large number of candidates could cause an unpredictable outcome. Republican Colton Moore, who perhaps embodies Trump's pugnacious political style more than anyone, could beat out Trump's pick. Democrat Shawn Harris hopes a splintered Republican vote might give him a shot

Today, voters in Northwest Georgia head to the polls to choose a replacement for Marjorie Taylor Greene. With 17 candidates in the race, anything could happen. The big story to watch: Will Trump-endorsed Clay Fuller prevail, or will Republicans back a different candidate?

Huge shoutout to the entire @StarTribune team for wall-to-wall coverage, constant updates and amazing photojournalism the last few days - and never behind a paywall. We need it now more than ever here in Minnesota. Subscribe.

Experts - and US lawmakers - say that military action in Greenland is unlikely, and the White House says that diplomacy is preferred even if all options are on the table. There are, however, a variety of ways that the US could try 'take' Greenland. My piece with @Beaking_News and @KaylaEpstein here: bbc.com/news/articles/…

Jack Smith testified to Congress behind closed doors today that his team "developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt" that Trump "engaged in a criminal scheme" to overturn the 2020 election results". Story --> bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Full story on Signalgate IG report, with @matzamax here: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/… IG report: media.defense.gov/2025/Dec/04/20…

On March 25, the day after The Atlantic published its story, an account labeled "JD Vance" messaged Houthi PC small group: "This chat's kind of dead. Anything going on?"

Interesting details in this Pentagon IG report on Signalgate. For one, IG had to rely on the Atlantic articles to get a full transcript of the Signal chat because they could only partially retrieve it from Hegseth's phone

BREAKING: Big trouble for government in Comey case as judge zeroes in on failure to present final indictment to grand jury. Judge Nachmanoff also called Halligan to the lectern, prompting her first substantive public comments on the case. w/@kyledcheney politico.com/news/2025/11/1…

Outside Zohran Mamdani’s election night party, hundreds of supporters hoping to see him are chanting a very polite “come say hi PLEASE!”

Here’s the moment inside Zohran Mamdani’s election night party when the networks called the race

The press is lined up around the block for Zohran Mamdani’s election night party at the Brooklyn Paramount. It’s mostly calm outside now, with less than 45 minutes until the polls close

Links to both of Comey's motions: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco… storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

When Comey was first indicted, former federal prosecutors noted that Trump's political fued with Comey and the circumstances around the indictment opened the door to a vindictive or selective prosecution challenge: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

As expected, James Comey's team has filed two motions to dismiss his indictment: - On the grounds of vindictive/selective prosection: - on the grounds that Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed US attorney

Check out this @BBC article that NSI Executive Director & Founder @jamil_n_jaffer offered an expert opinion on titled “Why John Bolton case is more serious than those against other Trump critics” by @KaylaEpstein. Link here: bbc.com/news/articles/…