With just two months until President-elect Trump takes office, Ukraine is escalating its attacks against Russia. On Tuesday, for the first time in its 1,000-day war against Russia’s Feb. 2022 invasion, Kyiv fired long-range American-made missiles. President Biden gave the go-ahead.
With just two months until President-elect Trump takes office, Ukraine is escalating its attacks against Russia. On Tuesday, for the first time in its 1,000-day war against Russia’s Feb. 2022 invasion, Kyiv fired long-range American-made missiles. President Biden gave the go-ahead.
Democrats are continuing their postmortem of the 2024 election, after Trump gained ground with voters in nearly every demographic and every state and Republicans won majorities in the House and Senate. Some Democrats are blaming an emphasis of identity politics for the losses, saying the party should have focused more on working class voter priorities like the cost of living and crime.
Over the weekend, President-elect Donald Trump continued to announce Cabinet picks at a record pace, but several of last week’s picks may face challenging confirmation hearings—even in a GOP-controlled Senate.
President-elect Donald Trump continued a week of nonstop cabinet announcements by announcing Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will be his Secretary of Health and Human Services. The environmental lawyer and former presidential candidate is vowing to “Make America Healthy Again” and put an end to the “chronic disease epidemic.”
After the War in Gaza Documentary
Mosheh Oinounou travels to Israel to speak with leaders, activists, journalists and families impacted by the war to get a deeper understanding for what comes next.
Speed Read
Wednesday, November 20
🚨NATION
📌 Hacker accesses sealed testimony of woman alleging Matt Gaetz had sex with her when she was 17 (NBC)
📌 Trump picks Wall Street investor Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary (NPR)
📌 Linda McMahon nominated for Secretary of Education (AP)
📌 Oklahoma official under fire for bibles in public schools mandate (MO NEWS)
📌 Manhattan DA agrees to postpone Donald Trump’s sentencing in hush money case but opposes dismissal (CNBC)
📌 Republican introduces anti-transgender bathroom resolution at Capitol after first transgender woman elected to Congress (CNN)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 US envoy says Lebanon ceasefire ‘within grasp’ as soldier killed in drone strike (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📌 Tens of thousands crowd New Zealand’s Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights (AP)
📌 Finland urges NATO, EU to shield critical networks after undersea cables damaged (POLITICO)
📌 Residents in Haiti’s capital stand with police in a battle to repel the latest gang attack (AP)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 As Trump, Elon Musk watch, as SpaceX launches largest rocket ever (WASHINGTON POST)
📌 Boeing set to lay off more than 2,000 workers amid plans to cut 10% of workforce (CNBC)
📌 As Americans bargain shop, six-figure earners flock to Walmart (CNN)
📌 Comcast spins off cable channels like USA, CNBC, MSNBC as cord-cutting quickens (VARIETY)
📌 Microsoft pitches AI ‘agents’ that can perform tasks on their own at Ignite 2024 (AP)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight scores over 108 million viewers worldwide, Netflix says, becomes the most-watched global sporting event (THE WRAP)
📌 Cher’s memoir includes new details about her divorce from Sonny Bono (CNN)
📌 NBA legend and motivational speaker, Bob Love, who overcame a significant stutter, dies at 81 (NBC)
📌 John Stamos shows solidarity after Dave Coulier’s cancer diagnosis with bald cap — not all fans are pleased (TODAY)
Featured Interview
One-on-one with Secretary of State Antony Blinken & White House National Securty Council Spokesman Admiral John Kirby
As the Israel-Hamas war continues, Mo News heads to Washington to interview two key national security leaders about the conflict, the US role and other top chanllenges for the US.
