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Trump Frees Ex-President of Honduras, Right-Wing “Narco-Dictator” Convicted of Drug Trafficking

Juan Orlando Hernández received a pardon for drug trafficking. Trump is threatening to oust Nicolás Maduro over similar allegations.
Jared Olson, Noah Hurowitz
December 1 2025, 5:04 p.m.

https://theintercept.com/2025/12/01/honduras-hernandez-pardon-trump-venezuela-drugs/

‘This Is Disgusting’: Trump Pardons Henry Cuellar After Bribery, Money Laundering Charges
“Henry Cuellar, the last anti-choice Democrat in the House, sold out his own community for bribes from a foreign government and oil corporation,” said Sunrise Movement in condemning the Trump pardon.
Brad Reed
Dec 03, 2025

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-pardons-henry-cuellar

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December 3, 2025/9:05 a.m. ET
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Rand Paul Drags Hegseth on Boat Strikes: Either Lying or Incompetent
Senator Rand Paul is done with the defense secretary’s twisted explanations of that second strike on an alleged drug boat.

https://newrepublic.com/post/203894/rand-paul-pete-hegseth-lying-incompetent-boat-strikes?vgo_ee=MWFb6MD53MCQwG4CtOwkIk%2Buf4Vu4JvL8dPRqory4%2BA9Hoc6HgHsNQ%3D%3D%3AHEqfmEQbid6qHSRnELJn7yHD%2FXeNEeNi

BREAKING: Kash Patel EXPOSED in bombshell story
Brian Tyler Cohen
4.92M subscribers

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAX6ifjukPY

Politics
Trump Posts Cryptic Ballroom Message After Major Building Setbacks
BALLROOM BATTLE
The president and his handpicked architect have clashed over the supersized construction project.
Cameron Adams
Cameron Adams

Reporter
Updated Dec. 1 2025 4:06AM EST
Published Dec. 1 2025 2:01AM EST

https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-cryptic-ballroom-post-after-major-building-setbacks/?via=newsletter&source=DDMorning&user_emailA=ba66dbf7254c215b98844cb297ac7cac&user_emailB=f5da2b6c88fa60c0a232a75959acb9e0590a6a672e40dbd8f8ebed98f20bf333&lctg=677ff1399e7e9c27fc06a39c

Brazil

International RelationsEnvironment

COP30 Kicked the Climate Can Down the Road Once Again

By
Claudia Horn

The US didn’t send a delegation to the COP30 conference in Brazil, reflecting the Trump administration’s nihilistic attitude to the climate crisis. In its absence, the other big industrial powers once again postponed making hard but essential choices.

https://jacobin.com/2025/11/cop30-climate-change-trump-brazil?cdmc=36CU8oXlLg6qzuNCbPFC4ypQmsv&refcode2=36CU8oXlLg6qzuNCbPFC4ypQmsv&refcodecdmc=36CU8oXlLg6qzuNCbPFC4ypQmsv

‘Unspeakably Cruel’: Trump Freezes Green Cards to 235,000 Refugees Admitted Under Biden
“These are refugees who fled persecution... refugees who had been more thoroughly vetted than any other population before entering our country,” said the head of the Refugee Council USA.
Stephen Prager
Nov 26, 2025

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-freezes-refugee-green-cards

Politics
Walz Demands Trump’s MRI Results After Unhinged Slur Attack
FOUR SIMPLE WORDS
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz hit back after Trump used a slur to question his supposed stance on immigration.
Tom Latchem
Tom Latchem

Lead Global Correspondent
Updated Nov. 28 2025 6:39AM EST
Published Nov. 28 2025 6:33AM EST

https://www.thedailybeast.com/minnesota-gov-tim-walz-demands-trumps-mri-results-after-unhinged-slur-attack/?via=newsletter&source=DDMorning&user_emailA=ba66dbf7254c215b98844cb297ac7cac&user_emailB=f5da2b6c88fa60c0a232a75959acb9e0590a6a672e40dbd8f8ebed98f20bf333&lctg=677ff1399e7e9c27fc06a39c

Colombian President Petro Says Venezuela Oil ‘At Heart’ of Trump Aggression
“He’s not thinking about the democratization of Venezuela, let alone the narco-trafficking,” said the Latin American leader. “In general, all of the wars of this century had to do with oil.”
Jon Queally
Nov 26, 2025

https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-venezuela-war-for-oil

Ana DISMANTLES Dershowitz In Epstein Debate
The Young Turks
and Rebel HQ

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhpq_6AJym4

Health and Social Policy
Trump’s Obamacare Plan Is Still Not Great
The Republican plan to more than double premiums is gone, but the insurance will get worse, and the poor will pay more.
David DayenRyan Cooper by David Dayen and Ryan Cooper November 25, 2025

https://prospect.org/2025/11/25/trump-obamacare-plan-affordable-care-act/?vgo_ee=fgARbAbPqUL7O1H%2FLiJUWrHOA%2BX11SGfpHiUUBPR3Nb8mQHaBfiRjA%3D%3D%3A5Ob9NRq2Ab%2B%2BTNClGlGEiRXMBSc%2Bo3i9

Federal Judge Tosses Comey, James Cases Over ‘Unlawful’ Appointment of Trump Prosecutor
“This case was not about justice or the law; it was about targeting Attorney General James for what she stood for and who she challenged,” said Letitia James’ lawyer.
Jake Johnson
Nov 24, 2025

https://www.commondreams.org/news/judge-dismisses-comey-james-cases

Wyden Blasts Kristi Noem for Abusing Subpoena Power to Unmask ICE Watcher

“DHS apparently is trying to expose an individual’s identity in order to chill criticism of the Trump Administration’s immigration policies.”
Sam Biddle
November 21 2025, 11:57 a.m.

https://theintercept.com/2025/11/21/wyden-noem-dhs-customs-unmask-social-media/

Rebuilding the World: The Inspiring Success of the Klamath Dam Removals
The 2024 removal of four dams on the Klamath River is an amazing example of how, when you address a human-based problem, nature can come back.
David Helvarg
Nov 23, 2025

https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/klamath-river-dam-removal

Politics
Trump, 79, Posts Early Morning Meltdown Over Approval Ratings
NUMBERS GAME
The president said he had received his “best numbers ever” after a week when he had his worst.
Adam Downer
Adam Downer

Breaking News Reporter
Updated Nov. 23 2025 3:41AM EST
Published Nov. 22 2025 12:07PM EST

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-79-posts-early-morning-meltdown-over-approval-ratings/?via=newsletter&source=Weekend&user_emailA=ba66dbf7254c215b98844cb297ac7cac&user_emailB=f5da2b6c88fa60c0a232a75959acb9e0590a6a672e40dbd8f8ebed98f20bf333&lctg=677ff1399e7e9c27fc06a39c

Politics
MAGA’s Favorite Comedian Says Trump Is Close to Getting ‘Biden Brains’
CHANGE OF MIND
The comedian thinks President Donald Trump is slowly becoming like his predecessor.
Julia Ornedo
Julia Ornedo

Reporter
Updated Nov. 21 2025 3:27AM EST
Published Nov. 20 2025 10:48PM EST

https://www.thedailybeast.com/shane-gillis-says-trump-is-close-to-getting-biden-brains/?via=newsletter&source=DDMorning&user_emailA=ba66dbf7254c215b98844cb297ac7cac&user_emailB=f5da2b6c88fa60c0a232a75959acb9e0590a6a672e40dbd8f8ebed98f20bf333&lctg=677ff1399e7e9c27fc06a39c

Politics
One Year After Trump’s Election, This Group Is Celebrating Their Sway Over U.S. Energy Policy
At the America First Policy Institute’s Global Energy Summit, speakers derided climate action and heralded their efforts to reverse key environmental initiatives.
By Aidan Hughes
November 11, 2025

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11112025/america-first-policy-institute-global-energy-summit-trump-policy/

'This is what sent him over the edge': MTG releases texts she sent Trump about Epstein
Carl Gibson
November 14, 2025 | 10:02PM ET

https://www.alternet.org/greene-trump-epstein-texts/?u=f5da2b6c88fa60c0a232a75959acb9e0590a6a672e40dbd8f8ebed98f20bf333

Law and Justice
How on Earth Are We Just Now Hearing About Trump’s ‘Hours’ With an Epstein Victim?
Epstein said this in writing in 2011.
Ryan Cooper by Ryan Cooper November 13, 2025

https://prospect.org/2025/11/13/how-are-we-just-now-hearing-about-trumps-hours-with-epstein-victim/?vgo_ee=OFIEO%2BqfMyiwYmK3TPVMGMe%2BIoib4b5duqxFMPxXxbIDfpaIF3JKcA%3D%3D%3AfUpinIyZ1oTNDghEh6ONMld0GoMXhpfc

A photo illustration of a statue holding the scales of justice, with a red tie around its eyes.
Adam Maida for ProPublica. Source image: Shutterstock.

Trump Administration
How Trump Has Exploited Pardons and Clemency to Reward Allies and Supporters

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-pardons-clemency-george-santos-ed-martin