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Yonette Joseph
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NYT editor/shape shifter.

“I am alive, and drunk in sunlight.”
-George RR Martin, "A Storm of Swords"
(Reuters) - The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services late on Wednesday said that it has stopped processing all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals indefinitely.
November 27, 2025 at 3:46 AM
The Food and Drug Administration has withdrawn a rule that would have required makeup manufacturers to test talcum powder and cosmetics made with talc for traces of asbestos, a highly carcinogenic contaminant www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
F.D.A. Withdraws Rule to Require Testing Cosmetics Made With Talc for Asbestos
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
“We have this joke that I’m not really a speaker of the House.”

“I haven’t had a vacation day in two years. I haven’t been off in two years, literally.”

“There’s a hill every 10 minutes
“You die on hills all the time.”
House Speaker Mike Johnson is feeling the weight of his job.

In a podcast interview with Katie Miller, the wife of Stephen Miller, he opened up about the crushing demands of the role and said he’s “in triage every day.” 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:50 AM
House Speaker Mike Johnson is feeling the weight of his job.

In a podcast interview with Katie Miller, the wife of Stephen Miller, he opened up about the crushing demands of the role and said he’s “in triage every day.” 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Marco Rubio ordered US diplomats in Europe, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to press govts to restrict immigration and to file reports if the govts appear to be overly supportive of immigrants, according to a document sent to U.S. embassies and consulates 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
U.S. to Press Europe and Other Allies on ‘Mass Migration,’ Document Says
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The suspect accused of critically wounding two National Guard members in a shooting near the White House on Wednesday afternoon is a 29-year-old man from Afghanistan www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Live Updates: National Guard Members Shot Near White House Are in Critical Condition
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, said the West Virginia National Guard members who were shot are not dead but are in critical condition.
Now West Virginia's gov says he is receiving conflicting reports about whether the Guardsmen are dead
Two National Guard Members Killed in Shooting Near White House; Suspect in Custody 🎁

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
November 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The suspect in the DC shooting is not cooperating with investigators and had no identification on him at the time of his arrest, CNN reports www.cnn.com/us/live-news...
Guardsmen appeared to be targeted, suspect not cooperating
Two members of the West Virginia National Guardsmen were shot in Washington, DC, today, according to the state’s governor. Follow for live updates.
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Now West Virginia's gov says he is receiving conflicting reports about whether the Guardsmen are dead
November 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Two National Guard Members Killed in Shooting Near White House; Suspect in Custody 🎁

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Live Updates: Two National Guard Members Killed in Shooting Near White House
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The Georgia official overseeing the last pending criminal case against President Trump called for those charges to be dropped on Wednesday, effectively ending the last pending criminal prosecution of the president 🎁

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u....
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Reposted by Yonette Joseph
Q: Have you heard this audio that Bloomberg has of Witkoff coaching the Russians on how to appeal to you?

TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Reposted by Yonette Joseph
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
ICE detained the mother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's nephew amid the Trump administration's ramped-up immigration enforcement efforts, NBC News reports www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's relative detained by ICE
The mother of Leavitt's nephew is subject to deportation, sources said.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
A Year Later, Donors to Trump’s Transition Come to Light
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:04 AM
A small cadre of politically vulnerable Republicans in Congress is breaking with the party to push for the extension of health care tax credits for a program the G.O.P. reviles www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Once Foes of Obamacare, Some Republicans Push to Protect It
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta,
with an estimated population of nearly 42 million, is now the world’s largest city, soaring past Tokyo www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/j...
Move aside Tokyo, the world has a new largest city
With an estimated population of nearly 42 million residents, Indonesian capital Jakarta soared from 33rd place to surpass Japan's Tokyo, according to a new United Nations report.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:35 AM
He has lost weight. In 2020, Trump tipped the scales at 244lbs, a weight formally deemed obese for his 6-foot-3 frame. This year, Trump’s physician said the president weighed 224.

Trump frequently muses about the effectiveness of weight-loss drugs, but his doctor has not said if Trump takes one.
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue, Dozing at an Event in the Oval Office: Trump, 79, Is Showing His Age 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Robert Dear, the man who was charged with killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic in 2015 because it offered abortion services, has died in federal custody

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Man charged in Colorado Planned Parenthood shooting dies in federal custody
The man charged with killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic in 2015 because it offered abortion services has died in federal custody.
apnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The new drug prices were made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, which President Biden signed into law in 2022 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
U.S. Announces Negotiated Prices for 15 Drugs Under Medicare
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
In City Hall Housecleaning, Mamdani, Set to Be Sworn as Mayor of NY on Jan 1, Asks 179 Adams Staff Members to Exit

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/n...
In City Hall Housecleaning, Mamdani Asks 179 Adams Staff Members to Quit
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Indiana Republican Lawmakers Are Poised to Vote on Redistricting After All www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Indiana Lawmakers Are Poised to Vote on Redistricting After All
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The 2026 Putin calendar is out, people

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...
The New Putin Calendar Is Here: ‘A Man for Every Season’
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Reposted by Yonette Joseph
The White House denied that Donald Trump was considering removing FBI Director Kash Patel following a report that the president is weighing his ouster amid a string of controversies.
White House Denies Trump Considering Ouster of FBI’s Patel
The White House denied that Donald Trump was considering removing FBI Director Kash Patel following a report that the president is weighing his ouster amid a string of controversies.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM