November 22nd, 2025

• Trump's Israeli-inspired Golden Dome faces major delays after US government shutdown - Industry insiders voice concern over the lack of a finalized architecture and spending plan, as the $175 billion anti-missile system struggles to move from blueprint to execution
• Trump embraces Saudis, UN backs Gaza plan, but Israel faces harsh Middle East reality - A UN resolution and a Saudi spectacle hinted at movement in the region, but the Middle East has a way of bringing even the boldest plans back down to earth
• Trump-MBS Dealmaking Shaped Gaza Vote at UN, Empowering Hamas, Israeli Analysts Warn
• Democrat demands release of 'shocking' Trump-Saudi call from 2019 after Khashoggi's death
• Seeking to help rebuild Gaza, EU bolsters reform-linked financial support for PA - $92 million contributions from PA's biggest backer seek to 'create conditions for future effective governance across all territories,' says EU Mediterranean commissioner
• Anti-Hamas armed groups seek future role under Gaza peace plan
• IDF: Troops killed 6 Hamas operatives who emerged from Rafah tunnels, nabbed another 5
• PM says Israel will reopen Rafah crossing when all hostages returned, calls on Egypt to let Gazans exit
• German interior minister backs revoking of citizenship of newly naturalized Syrian Hamas supporter
• Updated Gaza data shows famine claims likely inflated by UN-backed monitor - While hunger was still rampant, new malnutrition numbers indicate starvation did not meet IPC's own levels for declaring famine, casting doubt over finding that fed anti-Israel sentiment
• Mamdani accuses US of funding genocide by Israel during warm meeting with Trump - They did not discuss during their White House meeting the latter's pledge to arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he came to the Big Apple
• A crowd chanted death threats outside an NYC synagogue. Mamdani found fault with both sides - Mayor-elect has previously denounced obvious instances of antisemitism, but this was his first real test, a case of antisemitism motivated by anti-Zionism, and he didn't exactly condemn it
• Mamdani critical of New York synagogue after it was protested by 'Globalize the Intifada' agitators
• Anonymous website offers $100,000 to kill top Israeli research academics - English-langauge page lists dozens of 'criminals and collaborators,' accuses them of being 'involved in the murder of Palestinian children'
• Anti-Zionist activists stage blood libel display at DC train station
• Cornell grad student union adds resistance 'by any means' to anti-Israel resolution - Proposal dismisses antisemitism accusations, commits to the boycott campaign against Israel, as Jews are purged from the group's communications
• Tucker Carlson, amid Fuentes fallout, asks Nikki Haley's son about 'Israel question' - 24-year-old Nalin Haley, on podcast to talk about views of young right-wing men, says he doesn't think Israel is 'evil,' but 'they need to stop interfering in our politics'
• France to investigate Elon Musk's Grok chatbot after posts denying Holocaust - Grok tweeted that gas chambers at Auschwitz were designed for 'disinfection with Zyklon B against typhus' rather than mass murder
• Eurovision unveils voting changes seemingly aimed at complaints over Israel - European Broadcast Union will 'discourage disproportionate promotion campaigns,' cap number of votes per voter at 10, to prevent stage being a 'place of geopolitical division'
• Israel plans to seize historical site in the West Bank as a new settlement appears
• IDF says troops killed West Bank gunman who shot reservist
• 7 settler attacks reported overnight across West Bank as violent trend appears to intensify
• Zamir warns settler violence threatens Israel's ability to fight on key fronts
• Fighting terrorists on the northern front: IDF strikes Hamas training compound in southern Lebanon - The IDF killed 13 terrorists in the southern Lebanon training compound
• Report: 'Ready to negotiate with Israel': Lebanon seeks US help amid tensions - "That's a puzzle for me. They ask for negotiations, and when we show readiness, they don't agree to the rendezvous," said Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam
• IDF & Shin Bet don't oppose death penalty for terrorists; Smotrich demands call to include Jews who spy for Iran
• Iran rejects UN atomic agency's resolution and threatens more reprisal actions
• Iran cancels new nuclear inspections it agreed to after bombing campaign
• Iranian FM Araghchi says 'Cairo Agreement dead' after IAEA resolution over Iran nuclear program - The agreement allowed for the IAEA to enter Iran and inspect its nuclear program, generating uncertainty over the agency's capacity to continue inspections
• Iran 'Has No Choice' but to Move Capital as Water Crisis Deepens, Says President
• Syria's Extremist-Led Government Is Holding Alleged Show Trials for Government-Backed Massacre in March
• Sudan's civil war explodes into int'l scramble for riches, power
• In Mozambique, an ISIS insurgency is newly energized as US cuts impact aid programs
• Tanzania, a Nation Known for Peace, Is Rocked by Deadly Protests
• Poll unrest has 'stained' Tanzania's global image, president says
• 'Oh my God, this is our Tanzania': CNN investigation shows police fatally shooting protesters, signs of mass graves
• Morgues overflow, hidden graves in Dar es Salaam: Tanzania accused of mass killings
• Outcry at army chief's warning France must prepare to 'lose children' in war
• Moscow's Forces Conquer Northern Logistics Hub of Kupyansk - Russia Says Ukraine Has Lost 1.7 Million Troops in the War
• Zelensky Under Siege as Corruption Case Shatters Ukraine's Wartime Unity
• Zelensky acknowledges difficult choice as US peace plan offers concessions to Russia
• Zelenskyy says Ukraine has impossible choice as Trump pushes plan to end war - US president demands that Kyiv accepts plan that would mean giving up territory to Russia
• Trump wants Ukraine to accept peace deal by Thursday, Putin thinks it can be basis for resolution
• Trump Admin Issues Ultimatum to Zelenskyy: Sign Peace Deal by Thanksgiving, Or Else
• Maximum Pressure: US Threatens To Cut Intelligence Sharing and Weapons Supply if Ukraine Rejects New Peace Plan
• 'Witkoff needs a psychiatrist': Europeans fume at Trump's plan to profit from frozen Russian assets
• Centrist Republican to Try Forcing House Vote on Russia Sanctions
• House members move to force Russia sanctions vote as Trump pushes peace deal
• Johnson surprised as Thune suggests Russian sanctions package will start in the House - Thune, this week, suggested that the House would initiate the legislative process to expand existing sanctions on Russia amid efforts from the Trump administration to pressure Ukraine into accepting a peace agreement that makes major concessions to Moscow
• GOP barrels toward ObamaCare cliff as prospects dim for subsidy extensions
• Democrat Congreswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Blames Epstein Distraction and Racism After She Is Indicted for Allegedly Stealing $5 Million in FEMA Funds
• Democratic socialist New York City councilman files paperwork to run against Hakeem Jeffries
• Jeffries votes to denounce 'horrors' of socialism after backing socialist Mamdani for NYC mayor
• House votes to denounce socialism ahead of Trump-Mamdani meeting - Trump has reportedly complimented Mamdani in private, though the pair are expected to enjoy a contentious relationship, especially over immigration enforcement in the Big Apple
• House Votes Overwhelmingly on Resolution "Denouncing the Horrors of Socialism" Hours Before Mamdani Meets with Trump - 86 Dems Vote with Republicans
• The Memo: Trump meets Mamdani in clash of polar opposites
• Trump on Mamdani Meet: 'We Agree on More Than I Thought'
• Trump offers praise for 'rational' Mamdani in remarkable White House meeting
• Trump praises Mamdani following WH meeting, suggests he may 'surprise' conservatives
• Trump says he would be 'comfortable' living in New York under Mamdani
• Trump, Mamdani promise to work to help NYC and tackle affordability in cordial meeting - Mamdani has brushed off Trump's insults and threats
• Trump Appears to Troll Mamdani with "American Dream" Ad for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Ahead of Meeting with NYC Mayor-Elect - "The American Dream Isn't a Handout"
• Mamdani struggles to explain how he'll fund free buses - Mamdani said 'the most important fact is that we fund it, not the question of how we do it, but that we do it'
• Trump Says Mamdani Wants to Deport Criminal Illegals "Maybe More Than I Do" - "He Wants to Have a Safe New York"
• House Republicans demand Trump admin deny Mamdani federal security clearance - The letter from multiple House Freedom Caucus members comes the same day President Trump meets with NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani
• Sen. John Fetterman accuses Trump of 'dangerous rhetoric' - Sen. Fetterman's condemnation came after President Trump issued a post that said, 'SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!'
• House Dem leaders contact Capitol Police after Trump "death threats"
• Trump says he was 'not threatening death' to Democrats over video to troops
• Dem lawmakers under 24/7 security after telling troops to 'refuse illegal orders': report
• FBI concludes Trump shooter Thomas Crooks acted alone after unprecedented global investigation
• 'No one believes you': MAGA diehards accuse FBI head Kash Patel of another huge 'cover up'
• Security footage reveals suspected J6 pipe bomber visited a third building before Capitol riot
• Arizona AG asks state Supreme Court to revive 2020 election subversion case
• Arizona Attorney General Launches Desperate AZ Supreme Court Bid to Revive Sham 2020 Electors Case Amid Bribery Scandal and Potential Federal Investigation
• Commentary: Rachel Maddow's Once-Unthinkable Attendance at Dick Cheney's Funeral Exposes What the 'DC/NYC Regime' Is All About
• Jim Jordan accuses DOJ of 'spying' on him for years through secret phone record subpoenas - House Judiciary chairman reveals Justice Department secretly obtained his phone records during Arctic Frost investigation
• With Allies Like These, Who Needs Enemies? 8 Billion Euro Tax Funded German ARD TV Slandered President Trump Just Like BBC
• DOGE Laid Off the Humans. Now the IRS Is Deploying AI Agents - Get ready for a bot to hallucinate your tax bill
• MIT Completed the First Brain Scan Study of ChatGPT Users and the Results Are Terrifying
• The Current No. 1 Christian Artist Has No Soul - AI-generated musician Solomon Ray has stirred a debate among listeners
• Neighbors outraged as LA airport becomes ground zero for AI-driven flying taxis - A historic LA airport is being rebooted as the center of a new electric air taxi network and a major AI testing ground
• U.S. Military Demonstrates Its Capability to Deploy to Bases and Address Rampant Drone Intrusions
• A Film About Unidentified Phenomena Gets a Congressional Audience
• 5.7 magnitude earthquake hits near Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia
• 5.6 magnitude earthquake hits south of the Fiji Islands
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Miyako, Japan
• At least five people have been killed, including one child, and more than 450 injured after a 5.5 magnitude earthquake hit Bangladesh
• Sangay volcano in Ecuador erupts to 22,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 17,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 15,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Sakurajima volcano on Japan erupts to 11,000ft
• Scientists reveal what triggered Santorini 'earthquake swarm' - The "swarm" of tens of thousands of earthquakes near the Greek island of Santorini earlier this year was triggered by molten rock pumping through an underground channel over three months
• Atlantic season to end with no US hurricane landfalls, but one record-shattering Caribbean storm - The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season brought 13 named storms and five hurricanes, including Hurricane Melissa, which devastated Jamaica as a Category 5
• Jamaica reports deadly leptospirosis outbreak after Hurricane Melissa
• Dallas-Fort Worth sets two rain records in a single day - Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport recorded 3.95 inches (100.3 mm) of rain on November 20, 2025, setting new records for both daily rainfall and the wettest November day on record
• Menard County issues evacuation orders as more than 254 mm (10 inches) of rain trigger flash floods in Texas
• Flooding hits Las Vegas ahead of Formula 1 Grand Prix
• Oysters are dying off in huge numbers in Japan - Farmers report that 80-90% of oysters in some locations are dead, impacting their livelihoods. The exact cause remains unclear, but potential factors could include high seawater temperatures, salinity changes, pathogens, harmful algal blooms or low oxygen levels.
• India's delayed action plan raises eyebrows at COP30 climate summit
• India wants COP30 to focus on climate adaptation, but dries up own fund
• Interference and Chaos: Islam Consolidates in Haiti with 29 Mosques and Growing Conversions, Taking Advantage of the Collapse of Legitimate Authority and Progressive Silence
• Gunmen abduct more than 200 schoolchildren and 12 teachers in attack on Nigerian Catholic school
• 18 Christian leaders arrested in China amid crackdown on churches
• Some evidence appears to be missing in Charlie Kirk murder case: Report
• Florida serial killer fears spread after three women found dead in three days - Authorities say cases are unrelated and pose no public danger despite online speculation
• Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Shrugs off Man with 49 Prior Arrests Dousing Woman with Gasoline and Setting Her on Fire on Chicago Train - "This is an Isolated Incident"
• Meet the Woke Judge Who Ignored a Prosecutor's Dire Warning With Callous Response and Set Violent Thug with 49 Prior Arrests Free - He Later Set Woman Ablaze on a Chicago Train
• Biden's Legacy: Illegal Driving 18-Wheeler Allegedly Killed National Guardsman, 23, in Another Needless Wreck
• DHS Issues Statement on Two Envelopes Mailed to Two Texas ICE Offices with Suspicious White Powder
• Assistant Principal From Virginia and His Brother Arrested for Plotting to Shoot Police and ICE Agents
• Oregon city vows to help illegal immigrants evade ICE arrest
• Ann Coulter: 'It Didn't Occur to Democrats That at Some Point, Third Worlders Would Want to Vote for Their Own'
• Trump admin sues California over free tuition for illegal immigrants
• Report: Minnesota Taxpayers Are Being Robbed Blind, and Their Money is Funding Terrorism in Somalia
• Somali-run Minnesota non-profit funneled taxpayer funds for autistic kids to Islamic terror group
• How criminals are trafficking illegal waste in Europe - Massive mountains of waste near the Thames River in Oxfordshire, England, and in suburbs around Bucharest, Romania, reveal a hidden crisis: illegal waste dumps and the criminal gangs that profit from them
• Outrage: Convicted Child Molester Democrat Who Served Only 15 Months for Sexually Abusing 13-Year-Old Girl Is Running for Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
• New Approach Could Make Gene-Editing Treatments Faster and Cheaper
• mRNA flu shot shows better results than traditional vaccine in trial
• A new virus variant and lagging vaccinations may mean the US is in for a severe flu season
• Federal judges weigh reviving court cases linking Tylenol to autism