Week In Review
- Elissa D. Hecker - Editor
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By Christine Coleman
Edited by Elissa D. Hecker
Entertainment
Lubbock Will Remove Buddy Holly-Themed Crosswalk After Federal Crackdown
The Buddy Holly themed crosswalks at an intersection in Lubbock, Texas will be removed as a result of the Trump administration’s crackdown on artistic displays on the nations roadways. In July, Transportation secretary Sean Duffy sent a letter to governors urging them to keep roads “free of distractions” as part of a roadway safety initiative and Texas state officials warned that state funding could be withheld if municipalities refused to remove artwork on their streets. Lubbock’s interim director of public works said the glasses design was well within the city’s established traffic rules, but it was difficult to challenge such a broad directive from Washington.
From Bad to Catastrophic: MULTIPLE AI Artists Now On Country Chart
On this week’s Billboard Country Digital Song Sales Chart, AI generated songs occupy several of the top spots, including songs by AI artists Breaking Rust and Cain Walker taking the number one and three slots respectively. This reflects the concerns in the music industry that AI generated music is going to take over the marketplace within a significantly short period of time.
The Grand Ole Opry at 100
One hundred years ago, the Grand Ole Opry began as an informal radio show. Since then, it has grown into a core part of the country music industry. This article describes how the Grand Ole Opry defined the culture of country music and was reshaped by it decade by decade.
Arts
Senate Democrats Investigate Kennedy Center Deals With Trump Allies
The Kennedy Center is a public-private institution that has long operated as an apolitical venue to celebrate the arts. However, under the leadership of Richard Grenell, it has turned into an event space that caters to the president’s friends and supporters, run by his allies. Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse said in a letter that Democrats on the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee are investigating Grenell and his stewardship of the center’s approximately $268 million budget.
This Washington Museum Sold Some of Its Art; but at What Cost?
The Phillips Collection sold three works and raised $13 million to buy contemporary art, but the decision has led to rancor within the 104-year-old institution. Three board members have stepped down in response to how the sale was handled, and members of the Phillips family have expressed their concern over the auctions, which will include seven additional works.
Met Museum Employees Petition to Create Union
A labor union filed a petition to form a bargaining unit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art that would represent nearly 1,000 workers. If successful, the Met would become one of the largest unionized museums in the country. It is the first official move in a unionization effort that has quietly brewed inside the museum for more than five years, after a group of longtime employees shared concerns about job security and wage stagnation during the pandemic.
Met Returns Buddhist Painting Thought Taken During the Korean War
The Mat announced that it had returned “The Tenth King of Hell”, a 227-year-old Buddhist painting, to Sinheungsa Temple in Sokcho, South Korea, where it was believed to have been taken while the temple was under the control of the U.S. Army during the Korean War. The return resulted from an investigation by the Met, representatives from the temple, and the Sokcho Committee for the Return of Cultural Heritage.
After the Death of Two Titans, Where Are the Next Giant Art Patrons?
The arts in New York, and beyond, have been built on the shoulders of people who were not just wealthy, but also passionately committed to supporting the growth of cultural institutions. Yet now with the passing of Leonard A. Lauder and Agnes Gund amid financial headwinds, arts organizations worry that the cultural megadonor may be a thing of the past.
Instead of ‘Gritting Our Teeth,’ Ballet Dancers Opt for Therapy
After decades of neglecting dancers’ emotional health, ballet companies and schools are taking steps to prioritize their mental and physical health. Dancers are also showing each other that seeking therapy isn’t a sign of weakness, but rather a proactive approach to becoming a better artist who addresses their injuries instead of dancing through them.
These Books Were Judged by Their A.I. Covers, and Disqualified
One of New Zealand’s largest literary competitions, the 2026 Ockham New Zealand Book Award, disqualified two books because they had A.I.-generated covers. Independent publisher Quentin Wilson pushed back claiming that the contest had not given publishers enough time to comply with its new A.I. rules.
Thousands of French Brands Sue Shein, Accusing It of Unfair Competition
A coalition of thousands of French retailers has sued the Chinese fast fashion retailer Shein, accusing it of unfair competition, escalating a backlash against the company’s presence in France. The class action suit accuses Shein of poaching consumers over the last five years by using false promotions to entice shoppers and selling items that failed to comply with French consumer and safety standards. The companies are seeking up to three billion euros in damages for economic harm.
Sports
Cole Palmer’s celebration trademark: Have others done the same? Will it become more common?
Chelsea player Cole Porter’s trademark application includes a two-second video of him performing his signature shivering celebration. By trademarking his celebration, Palmer joins a select group that includes Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Erling Haaland, and Kylian Mbappe.
Three Charged With Trying to Bribe Juror in Boxer’s Drug Smuggling Case
Three men have been charged with attempting to bribe a juror in the trial of Goran Gogic, a Montenegrin former heavyweight boxer who was charged in 2022 with trafficking $1 billion of cocaine into the United States. The men offered up to $100,000 to sway the juror to vote that Gogic was not guilty.
Newsletter, Image, Likeness Vol. 159: The College Sports Commission's Participation Agreement Is a Power Grab Dressed Up as Progress
This week, power conference schools received The College Sports Commission’s (CSC) University Participant Agreement, which the CSC is demanding that they sign within the next two weeks. The agreement is being criticized as an accountability-free enforcement regime because schools that sign will permanently waive their right to challenge any CSC rulings in a courtroom and any appeals of CSC punishment would instead funnel through an arbitration process that was conveniently agreed upon as part of the House settlement.
FBI fugitive, ex-Olympic snowboarder faces new charges, including ordering murder of witness
The FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice charged Ryan Wedding, a Canadian former Olympic snowboarder, with overseeing the operations of a criminal enterprise and ordering multiple murders, including the shooting death of a federal witness in January.
The War of the Rose Bowl
The Rose Bowl is at the center of a battle between Pasadena and U.C.L.A. that’s about money, nostalgia, geography, and so much more. Last month, Pasadena officials went to court, claiming that U.C.L.A. had been plotting for months in secret to relocate to SoFi Stadium, a move that would irreparably harm the Rose Bowl and the city of Pasadena, which owns the stadium and borrowed heavily to refurbish it on condition that the team would remain through June 2044.
Football agent Jonathan Barnett under UK rape investigation
Soccer agent Jonathan Barnett is under criminal investigation in London after being accused of rape, torture, and trafficking. A civil complaint was made against Barnett in a California district court by a woman referred to only as Jane Doe in July. The complaint claims that Barnett raped the woman more than 39 times after she was “trafficked” from Australia to the United Kingdom in 2017. Barnett denies the allegations and his lawyers have filed a declaration in an attempt to get the civil complaint against him in the U.S. dismissed as they claim any contact between Barnett and the woman was in the UK.
Shilo Sanders faces new lawsuit alleging $164K in unpaid legal fees
A complaint was filed in the Northern District of Texas, claiming that Shilo Sanders, a former Tampa Buccaneers player and son of Colorado head coach Deion Sanders, has not paid for the legal services he received in connection with his personal injury case in Dallas and later during his transition into bankruptcy. The firm is seeking a judgment compelling the player to pay the outstanding amount, which is more than $164,000.
Technology/Media
Meta Did Not Violate Antitrust Law, Judge Rules
Judge James E. Boasberg of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia found that Meta did not create a monopoly in social networking through the acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp, and that the market has continued to expand with rivals, including TikTok and YouTube. The decision is a reprieve for Meta, which can continue to pursue its business ambitions, and a setback for federal regulators who have sought to curb tech companies’ power in the modern internet age through a series of antitrust lawsuits.
Trump Calls Democrats’ Video to Military ‘Punishable by Death’
President Trump accused a half-dozen Democrats of sedition “punishable by DEATH” after the lawmakers implored members of the military to reject any illegal orders they may receive. Trump was responding to a video posted by the lawmakers, all veterans of the military or intelligence community. Hours after Trump’s posts, the White House press secretary denied that he wanted to execute members of Congress. Democrats immediately condemned the posts.
Trump Berates One Reporter and Tells Another, ‘Quiet, Piggy’
Trump assailed American journalist Mary Bruce of ABC News in the Oval Office for asking Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, about the violent death of a Washington Post columnist at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul in 2018. It was the second time in a week that Trump had leveled a fierce insult at a woman who was covering him. He had also cut off Bloomberg News reporter Catherine Lucey when she tried to ask why he had not yet released the Epstein files. His response was “Quiet! Quiet, piggy.”
Trump Calling Reporter ‘Piggy’ Was ‘Frankness,’ White House Says
Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, addressed for the first time the schoolyard insult by Trump, defending it as “frankness.”
Trump Takes Aim at State AI Laws in Draft Executive Order
Trump is considering signing an executive order that would seek to challenge state efforts to regulate AI through lawsuits and the withholding of federal funding. A draft of the order directs U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to create an “AI Litigation Task Force,” which purpose is to sue states in court for passing AI regulations that allegedly violate federal laws governing things like free speech and interstate commerce.
Trump and Prince Had ‘Disturbing’ Call After Khashoggi’s Murder, Lawmaker Says
Representative Eugene Vindman, Democrat of Virginia, called for the declassification of what he described as a “highly disturbing” 2019 phone call between Trump and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia after the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi. At a news conference on Capitol Hill with Khashoggi’s widow, Vindman said that the transcript, which he reviewed as part of his duties serving on the National Security Council during Trump's first term, “would shock people if they knew what was said.”
Who Will Win Hollywood’s Big Prize?
Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to consider a sale last month, and the deadline for initial bids has just passed. Netflix, Comcast and Paramount are expected to pursue all or part of the company to cement their primacy in Hollywood.
Crumbl’d: How Social Media Fame Might Bankrupt America’s Sweetest Brand
The cookie empire Crumbl is facing a $24 million lawsuit from music giant Warner Music after using 159 unlicensed songs in various TikToks promoting its brand. According to the complaint, Crumbl allegedly ignored several cease-and-desist letters and copyright warnings, and forged “original sound” tags. As a result of its neglect, Crumbl has ensued its own downfall because it refused to pay for the music used.
Larry Summers Resigns From OpenAI’s Board
It was announced that Lawrence H. Summers, the former Treasury secretary, will step down from the board of OpenAI, after Congress released emails last week that showed he regularly corresponded with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
To Meld A.I. With Supercomputers, National Labs Are Picking Up the Pace
The A.I. boom is shaking up national laboratories that have led some of the most cutting-edge scientific research, increasingly pushing them to emulate the behavior of tech giants. Many of the labs now want dedicated A.I. hardware more quickly, which has led to deals with tech companies including the chipmakers Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices.
Man Behind Plot to Give Jewish Children Poisoned Candy Pleads Guilty
Michail Chkhikvishvili, a Georgian man who plotted for Jewish children in New York to be fed poisoned candy on New Year’s Eve by a man dressed as Santa Claus, pleaded guilty to soliciting violent felonies and distributing information about an explosive device. Chkhikvishvili was known as “Commander Butcher” and inspired violence around the world and over the internet as a leader of the Maniac Murder Cult, a Russian and Ukrainian neo-Nazi group.
France Steps Up Fight Against Disinformation as U.S. Pulls Back, Official Says
While the Trump administration has dismantled a number of U.S. defenses against foreign disinformation campaigns, the French government has been doubling down on its efforts to call out foreign propaganda efforts by trying to make the case that governments can do so while still protecting speech.
Saudi Arabia Backs Elon Musk’s xAI With Data Center Deal
Elon Musk’s xAI will work with the Saudi artificial intelligence company Humain on a new data center as a part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s effort to diversify his kingdom’s economy.
Daily Mail Owner Agrees to Buy The Telegraph, Consolidating Right-Leaning Media in Britain
Telegraph Media Group, the owner of the British media outlet, The Daily Telegraph, said that it was in advanced talks to sell itself to a major rival, DGMT, the owner of the Daily Mail, in a move that would further consolidate the UK’s news media.
Chinese Spies Are Using LinkedIn to Target U.K. Lawmakers, MI5 Warns
MI5, Britain’s domestic intelligence agency, warned lawmakers that China has been using headhunters on LinkedIn and other covert operatives in an effort to recruit and compromise lawmakers and parliamentary staff members.
General News
Supreme Court, For Now, Keeps in Place Texas Republican-Friendly Congressional Map
The Supreme Cort temporarily allowed Texas to use its newly redrawn, Republican-friendly congressional voting map for the 2026 midterm elections. The decision blocked, for now, a lower court ruling that had said Texas could not use the map. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. issued the administrative stay, a temporary ruling meant to give the full Court time to consider the issue.
Comey Seeks to Dismiss Charges Based on Grand Jury Errors
Lawyers for former F.B.I. director James B. Comey, asked a federal judge to throw out the charges he was facing because the inexperienced prosecutor picked by Trump to bring the case, Lindsey Halligan, failed to secure the approval of the full grand jury that purportedly returned the indictment against him. The request by Comey’s legal team was the most significant effort yet to seize on Halligan’s slapdash presentation to the grand jury as a way of killing the case.
Judge Places Hold on IRS Data Sharing With ICE
A federal judge placed on hold a Trump administration effort to use typically confidential tax information to deport migrants, writing that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had illegally disseminated the tax data of some migrants this summer. The order comes in a case, brought by a taxpayer advocacy group, that challenged an IRS decision to provide migrants’ addresses, as included on their tax returns, to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Federal law tightly controls the use of taxpayer information, and several top IRS officials quit this spring over concerns that giving tax records to ICE on a large scale could be illegal.
Trump Approves the Release of the Epstein Files, but Loopholes Remain
Relenting to pressure from his base, Trump announced on social media that he signed legislation calling on the Justice Department to release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days. However, Trump’s signature does not guarantee the release of all the files. The bill contains significant exceptions, including a provision protecting continuing investigations, which could mean that many documents would stay confidential.
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Over $1.8 Million in Immigration Fines
A lawsuit takes aim at sky-high civil penalties imposed on undocumented migrants, an increasingly common tool the Trump administration has embraced to compel people to leave the United States. According to the lawsuit, the government has sent migrants tens of thousands of notices informing them that they have been assessed a $1,000 daily fine for being illegally present in the country. Devised as a class action, the lawsuit was brought on behalf of two women who were assessed the fees in spite of what they argued were efforts to comply with the law and chart a path to stay in the United States legally.
Acting FEMA Administrator Is Out, Injecting Uncertainty at Agency in Limbo
David Richardson has resigned as acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), injecting even greater uncertainty into the Trump Administration’s plans to overhaul the federal role in disaster response. According to the Homeland Security Department, Karen Evans, a senior political appointee at FEMA, will take over as acting FEMA administrator on December 1. Like Richardson, Evans lack experience in emergency management, which is a legal requirement to lead FEMA.
Kennedy Says He Told C.D.C. to Change Website’s Language on Autism and Vaccines
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in an interview that he personally instructed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to abandon its longstanding position that vaccines do not cause autism, a move that underscores his determination to challenge scientific consensus.
Stalled Contempt Inquiry Into Deportation Flights Springs Back to Life
Seven months ago, Judge James E. Boasberg sent a warning to the Justice Department, threatening to open a contempt investigation into whether the Trump administration had violated an order he had issued directing officials to stop flights of Venezuelan immigrants from being sent to El Salvador in March. After being largely forgotten, the contempt proceeding suddenly came back to life as Judge Boasberg laid out a series of next steps in his investigation, including hearing testimony from witnesses who were involved in the deportation case.
Trump Family’s Business Ties to Saudi Arabia Raise Ethics Worries
Scholars who study ethics and corruption are shocked by the mixing of politics and profitmaking during Trump’s second term that has shattered American norms. Trump continued this trend by meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia to engage in sensitive national security talks. bin Salman is a foreign leader who also oversees a major construction project that is in talks over a potential deal with the Trump family business.
Election Officials Press Trump Administration Over Voter Data
A coalition of 10 Democratic officials who oversee elections in their state sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanding answers on how private voter data was being used.
Trump Administration Announces Steps to Dismantle Education Department
The Trump administration announced an aggressive plan to continue dismantling the Education Department, ending the agency’s broad role in supporting academics at elementary and high schools and in expanding access to college. The plan proposes moving programs overseen by the Education Department to other government agencies. Shifting duties away from the Education Department aligns with Trump’s goal of eventually closing the agency, a move opposed by teachers’ unions and student rights groups and one that can only be accomplished with an act of Congress.
Trump Moves to Weaken the Endangered Species Act
The Trump administration proposed to significantly limit protections under the Endangered Species Act, the bedrock environmental law intended to prevent animal and plant extinctions. Taken together, four proposed new rules could clear the way for more oil drilling, logging, and mining in critical habitats for endangered species across the country.
After Shutdown, Labor Dept. Says Some Data Is Gone for Good
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced a new schedule for its data releases in the wake of the government shutdown. A part of the October jobs report that surveys employers will come out with the November jobs report in mid-December, but the agency said that it could not retroactively collect surveys from households, which determine the unemployment rate. The announcement from the BLS has major implications for the Federal Reserve, where officials are debating whether to lower interest rates for a third time in a row when they meet next month.
Why Republicans Are Fighting About the Nazis
Tensions over antisemitism in the Republican party, free speech, and Israel have burst to the forefront of G.O.P. politics, and show signs of becoming a fierce point of contention in 2026 primary races and beyond.
Peanut Allergies Have Plummeted in Children, Study Shows
A new study published in the journal Pediatrics has found that food allergy rates in children under three years have dropped sharply after guidelines recommending the early introduction of peanut products to children were issued by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 2017.
She Studied How to Protect Children From Pollution and Heat
Jane Clougherty, an environmental health scientist who studies how the impacts of pollution can differ because of a person’s surroundings and individual circumstances, had a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to identify the relationships among heat, pollution, and children’s health in New York State. That grant was cancelled on May 12, terminating the project immediately without any warning or conversation. The current EPA decided to close the entire division supporting this grant, the Office of Research and Development. that funded her lab’s work, and the work of so many other people doing really important research in environmental health science.
Officials Accused of Mortgage Fraud Attack Trump’s Housing Agency Chief
Defense lawyer Abbe D. Lowell, who represents New York attorney general Letitia James and federal reserve governor Lisa Cook, accused housing official Bill Pulte of transforming his agency into an arm of Trump’s revenge campaign.
Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend
FBI director Kash Patel’s heavy use of taxpayer-funded resources during his first nine months on the job has contributed to growing questions inside the administration about whether it exceeds the bounds of standard practice. This includes an intense use of security to protect himself and his girlfriend.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Says She Plans to Resign in January
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, the hard-right Georgia Republican, said that she would resign from Congress in January. Her announcement came days after Trump branded her a “traitor” for breaking with him and helping compel the Justice Department to release its files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender. Greene, who was elected in 2020 and positioned herself as a die-hard Trump supporter until a series of recent ruptures with the president on a variety of issues, made the abrupt announcement in a video and statement she posted online.
Family Affair: Commerce Secretary’s Sons Cash In on A.I. Frenzy
Howard Lutnick, the head of the Commerce Department, has been helping push data center projects. As a result, his family companies are profiting from them due to Lutnick using tactics that create opportunities for his family’s clients to gain access to much-needed foreign capital.
Judge Dismisses Trump’s Challenge of New York Law Barring Court Arrests
Federal judge Mae A. D’Agostino dismissed a lawsuit that the Trump Administration filed against New York State in hopes of enabling immigration agents to conduct arrests in state and local courthouses. Judge D’Agostino found that a 2020 state law and two executive orders that limit civil arrests near local courts and in state facilities were not unconstitutional. The ruling marked another defeat Trump’s efforts to strike down laws passed by cities and states that limit cooperation between localities and the federal government on immigration matters.
What to Know About Trump’s Federal Crackdown, City by City
The Trump administration’s strategy of using federal agents and troops to enforce immigration laws and what it says is a bid to reduce crime in U.S. cities continues to extend into more and more cities. This article presents a rundown of how federal forces like ICE, the National Guard, and other federal agencies have been used in these cities.
Trump Heaps Praise on Mamdani and New York’s Future
After months of harshly criticizing each other, Trump and Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect in New York, met face-to-face at the White House and emerged warmly praising one another and stressing their common goals.
Trump Administration Asks Court to Block California’s Ban on Masked Federal Agents
The Trump Administration has filed a lawsuit against Governor Gavin Newsom, challenging a California law that prohibits law enforcement officers from wearing masks. The suit claims that the mask ban and a companion measure requiring federal agents to wear identification are unconstitutional because states do not have the power to regulate federal agencies. Supporters of the ban argue that the measure is constitutional because state and local governments can require federal agencies to follow general laws and the mask law applies to both federal and local law enforcement agents in California.
Appeals Court Blocks Limits on Federal Agents’ Use of Force in Chicago Area
A federal appeals court blocked a ruling that limited how federal immigration agents could use force in Illinois. The appellate judges described restrictions imposed by the lower-court judge as “overbroad” and “too prescriptive,” giving at least a temporary victory to Trump administration officials.
Judge Concludes Prosecutors Can Circumvent Federal Grand Juries in D.C.
Chief Judge James E. Boasberg of the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that the Justice Department could prosecute a man in federal court using a city grand jury, finding that the District of Columbia’s unusual legal system allowed prosecutors to use the workaround in many other cases, potentially including ones involving serious crimes like sedition and treason. The decision applied immediately only to Kevontae Stewart, a Washington resident who was indicted in the local District of Columbia Superior Court on a weapons charge in September, but only after a federal grand jury rejected a similar charge.
Catholic Group Sues Trump Administration for Access to Immigration Facility
The Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership, a Catholic advocacy group based in Illinois, and several Roman Catholic clergy filed a lawsuit against the Trump claiming that immigration authorities had unlawfully blocked its members from ministering to people at a detention center near Chicago. The suit is the latest to accuse the administration of creating unlawful, unsanitary and unsafe conditions at such centers.
Federal Judge Orders Some Texas Schools to Remove Ten Commandment Posters
Judge Orlando L. Garcia of U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas ordered 14 public school districts in the state to remove Ten Commandment displays from their classroom walls by next month. The decision comes amid an ongoing battle over whether states can legally compel school districts to display the Ten Commandments.
Abbott’s Moves to Restrict Muslims Leave Some Concerned and Puzzled
Texas governor Greg Abbott has announced a flurry of steps aimed at thwarting Islamic groups in the state, moves that both worry and baffle Muslims and religious experts. He declared that the Council on American-Islamic Relations was a foreign terrorist organization, an accusation the group said had no basis in fact. He also directed law enforcement officers to investigate an Islamic organization in Dallas, saying the group was illegally enforcing Islamic “Shariah law” in the state.
Texas Measles Strain Continues to Spread, Officials Say
The the measles strain that triggered a huge outbreak in the Southwest continues to spread, threatening to end the United States’ status as a nation that has eliminated the illness. Countries lose their elimination status after 12-months of sustained transmission, and the United States will reach that deadline at the end of January 2026, after holding elimination status for 25 years.
Justice Dept. Sues California Over College Benefits for Undocumented Students
The Justice Department sued California in federal court, claiming that providing in-state college tuition to unauthorized students is illegal and discriminates against Americans from out of state who pay higher rates. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, is the latest action by the Trump administration against California and is the third lawsuit filed by the Justice Department against the state in a week.
The Federalist Society Is Torn Between Its Legal Philosophy and Trump’s Demands
Guided by Leonard Leo, the Federalist Society built a pipeline for traditional conservative judges. However, that might not be enough for Trump in his second term.
Ukraine Faces ‘Difficult Choice’ Over U.S. Plan to End War, Zelensky Says
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine suggested that his country’s alliance with the United States could be at a breaking point as the White House presses Kyiv to respond by Thanksgiving to its plan to end the war against Russia. The 28-point proposal from the White House would give Russia most of what it has requested, including the surrender of Ukrainian territory and sharp limits on Ukraine’s military. The plan would require Ukraine to accept conditions that it and its European allies have long called unacceptable and tantamount to capitulation.
In Major Breakthrough, U.N. Security Council Adopts U.S. Peace Plan for Gaza
The United Nations Security Council approved Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, a breakthrough that provides a legal U.N. mandate for the administration’s vision of how to move past the cease-fire and rebuild the Gaza Strip after two years of war. The resolution calls for an International Stabilization Force to enter, demilitarize and govern Gaza, and for the peace plan to overseen by a “Board of Peace”.
Recycling Lead for U.S. Car Batteries Is Poisoning People
The auto industry has turned to recycling as a cheaper source for lead, an essential element in car batteries. However, car and battery manufacturers have pushed the health consequences of lead recycling onto countries like Nigeria, where enforcement of regulations on lead processing is lax, testing is rare, and workers are desperate for jobs. As a result, the people who live and work near the factories are suffering from lead poisoning.
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