https://www.axios.com/2025/11/21/zelensky-respond-trump-ukraine-peace-plan
President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Ukrainian people on Friday and said President Trump's 28-point peace plan will force Ukraine to choose between "losing our dignity" or risking the loss of U.S. support.

The plan would force Ukraine to accept harsh concessions, including the loss of even more territory than Russia currently controls. Zelensky has told the Trump administration he's prepared to negotiate, but the White House is pushing him to sign within one week.

"This is one of the most difficult moments in our history," Zelensky said in his video address. "The pressure on Ukraine is now among the heaviest. Ukraine may now face a very difficult choice: the loss of dignity, or the risk of losing a key partner." Zelensky warned that Ukraine faces an "extremely harsh winter" if he spurns Trump's offer. He said U.S. officials "expect an answer from us."

Given his claim that accepting the current deal would force Ukraine to accept "life without freedom, without dignity, without justice," it doesn't sound as though his answer can possibly be yes. However, he said he would work with the U.S. to find solutions: "I will provide arguments, I will persuade, propose alternatives." Zelensky made clear he will be leaning heavily on European support as he comes under intense pressure from the US.

Zelensky spoke by phone on Friday with the leaders of France, Germany and the U.K., all of whom are helping Ukraine shape its response to the U.S. plan and come up with alternative proposals. "We remember Europe was with us. We believe Europe will be with us," Zelensky said in his speech.

Zelensky also spoke with Vice President Vance on Friday. The White House has made clear it wants him to sign by Thanksgiving, two sources told Axios' Barak Ravid.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4qx1lenvjo
Marjorie Taylor Greene has announced she will resign from office, an unexpected turn for the high-profile Republican.

One of Donald Trump's MAGA superstars and staunchest defenders, the Georgia congresswoman's relentless calls for releasing files related to late paedophile Jeffrey Epstein and recent criticism of some of his policies led to a bitter public feud.

After the US president labelled her a "traitor", she said in a video announcing her departure: "I refuse to be a 'battered wife' hoping it all goes away and gets better."

Trump, who had threatened to support a Republican challenger to unseat Greene, called her resignation "great news for the country" in an interview with ABC News.

"For some reason, primarily that I refused to return her never ending barrage of phone calls, Marjorie went BAD," he later wrote on Truth Social.

"Nevertheless, I will always appreciate Marjorie, and thank her for her service to our Country!"

Greene said in her video statement, posted on social media, that she would leave the US Congress on 5 January 2026.

She said that she did "not want my sweet district to have to endure a hurtful and hateful primary against me by the president we all fought for, only to fight and win my election while Republicans will likely lose the midterms".

She had been one of the loudest demanding the release of documents related to Epstein, an issue that once united Trump and his base but has since become divisive.

Trump had spent months arguing that the issue was a distraction concocted by his political detractors.

"Standing up for American women who were raped at 14, trafficked and used by rich powerful men, should not result in me being called a traitor and threatened by the President of the United States, whom I fought for," Greene said in her resignation letter.

Over the last few months, she has gone on a number of high-profile news shows and was critical of Trump and fellow Republicans.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-grizzly-bear-attack-schoolchildren-teachers-bella-coola/

Educators used bear spray, bear bangers and anything they could to fend off a grizzly bear that attacked their Grade 4 and 5 students on a field trip into the woods on B.C.’s central coast.

Four people – one adult and three children – were badly mauled Thursday in the coastal community of Bella Coola and were airlifted to hospital in Vancouver, with two in critical condition, BC Emergency Health Services said. Seven others were treated for mild injuries and nine students from the Acwsalcta School unscathed, authorities said.

As the tightknit Nuxalk First Nation grappled with the brutal attack on students of their private school, the provincial Conservation Officer Service was warning everyone to stay indoors Friday. Eight officers were dispatched to investigate and to set traps. The officers collected physical evidence so they can try to match it to any animals they catch.

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/21/trump-terminating-deportation-protections-for-somalis-in-minnesota/87407596007/

>Trump says he is ending deportation protections for Somalis in Minnesota

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Nov. 21 that he was immediately terminating the temporary deportation protections for Somalis living in Minnesota.

"Somali gangs are terrorizing the people of that great State, and BILLIONS of Dollars are missing," Trump said on Truth Social. "I am, as President of the United States, hereby terminating, effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somalis in Minnesota."

Trump’s move to remove protections for Somalis comes after years of targeting Somali immigrants in every campaign cycle in Minnesota since he first ran for president in 2016. The state has become a destination for Somali immigrants in recent decades dating back to the 1990s.

United States Census Bureau data from 2023, opens new tab say 63,192 people in Minnesota had Somali ancestry - the highest concentration in the country - with the next highest in Ohio, where nearly 30,000 people reported Somali ancestry.

In the decades since the first wave of Somali migrants came to the state, Somalis have established flourishing cultural and business districts, sent their children to its colleges and universities, and elected leaders from their own communities to Minnesota's city councils, mayorships, legislature and to the U.S. Congress.

Another day, another MAGA false flag.

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5614824-gop-staffer-anti-maga-attack-hoax/

A former congressional staffer is accused of staging a fake and self-targeted political attack involving mutilation and derogatory writing on her body.

Natalie Greene, 26, who once worked for Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.), faces federal charges of conspiracy and making false statements to law enforcement. Each count carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.

“We are deeply saddened by today’s news, and while Natalie is no longer associated with the Congressman’s government office, our thoughts and prayers are with her,” said Paxton Antonucci, a spokesperson for Van Drew’s office. “We hope she’s getting the care she needs.”

Prosecutors say Greene schemed with an unnamed co-conspirator to make it seem as if three men assaulted and bound her with zip ties in an attack supposedly based on her political beliefs.

According to the criminal complaint, the co-conspirator called 911 the night of July 23 and said “three guys” had just attacked them at a nature preserve in Egg Harbor Township, N.J.

“They were attacking her,” they told the 911 operator. “They were like talking about politics and stuff. They were like calling her names.”

“They were like calling her like racist, calling her a whore,” the co-conspirator added.

Local police found Greene on the ground, crying and yelling with her hands and feed tied together and her shirt pulled over her head. She had dozens of cuts on her body, including on her face and chest. Written across her body in black marker were two messages: “Trump Whore” on her stomach and Van Drew “is Racist” on her back.

Greene told police that her alleged attackers addressed her by name, one saying he would kill her if she made any noise and one saying he had a gun. One of the men also cut into her body with a sharp object, she told them, and one or more of the men wrote on her.

https://www.gbnews.com/politics/us/donald-trump-keir-starmer-mass-migration-rape-gangs

> Donald Trump urges Keir Starmer to 'protect Britons from mass migration' as US issues rape gangs warning

Donald Trump's administration will urge Sir Keir Starmer to address Britain’s mass migration crisis, GB News can exclusively reveal.

An official American communique, seen by The People's Channel, will be issued to governments across Europe and the West, stating: “We encourage your government to ensure that policies protect your citizens from the negative social impacts of mass migration, including displacement, sexual assault, and the breakdown of law and order.”

The US State Department issued the memo to American Embassies in Europe, including Britain, telling officials to "urge governments to positively respond to their citizens’ growing discontent related to unmitigated migration”.

The memo also cited “organised rape gangs in the United Kingdom” as an example of how mass migration has damaged European nations.

Responding to the bombshell document, ex-Home Secretary Suella Braverman told GB News: “It speaks volumes when Washington has to remind our own government of its basic duty to protect the British public. Trump is right to call out Starmer’s disastrous record on mass migration.”

“Britain must follow our US allies with unapologetically firm border control: decisive deportations for anyone who has no legal right to be here, a zero-tolerance approach to foreign nationals who break our laws, and a system that finally puts British people first.”

“Until more people are leaving than arriving, we cannot pretend our borders are secure.”

https://www.newsweek.com/texas-republicans-now-at-risk-of-losing-seats-in-midterms-not-gaining-them-11085694

Texas Republicans could now lose seats in the November 2026 midterms, not gain them.

Because of a ruling on redistricting in the state, the party is unlikely to pick up new seats from redrawn electoral maps.

Meanwhile, according to unrelated analysis by political scientist Larry Sabato, the party may find it more difficult to keep hold of two seats it won in the November 2024 election as they are shifting toward the Democratic Party.

Newsweek reached out to the Texas Republican Party to comment on this story outside of normal business hours.

Why It Matters

There has been a national redistricting fight in which Republicans and Democrats alike have attempted to draw new state maps to impact the results of future votes.

Redistricting could have a major impact on upcoming elections, including the November 2026 midterms, which will affect the balance of power in Congress and, in turn, Trump's ability to carry out his agenda. Republicans have a narrow majority of 219 to 214 in the House of Representatives, so if they lose a handful of seats it could have a huge impact on the last two years of Trump's term.

On Tuesday, federal judges ruled that Texas cannot use a new Republican-drawn congressional map, ruling that there was "substantial evidence" showing "that Texas racially gerrymandered." The map was expected to deliver five additional seats to the GOP.

Under the radar, Google has added features that allow Gmail to access all private messages and attachments for training its AI models.

If you use Gmail, you need to be aware of an important change that’s quietly rolling out. Reportedly, Google has recently started automatically opting users in to allow Gmail to access all private messages and attachments for training its AI models. This means your emails could be analyzed to improve Google’s AI assistants, like Smart Compose or AI-generated replies. Unless you decide to take action.

The reason behind this is Google’s push to power new Gmail features with its Gemini AI, helping you write emails faster and manage your inbox more efficiently. To do that, Google is using real email content, including attachments, to train and refine its AI models. Some users are now reporting that these settings are switched on by default instead of asking for explicit opt-in.

Which means that if you don’t manually turn these setting off, your private messages may be used for AI training behind the scenes. Even though Google promises strong privacy measures like anonymization and data security during AI training, for anyone handling sensitive or confidential information, that may not feel reassuring..

The lack of explicit consent feels like a step backward for people who want control over how their personal data is used.

Opting out requires you to change settings in two places. To fully opt out, you must turn off Gmail’s “Smart features” in two separate locations in your settings. Don’t miss one, or AI training may continue.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/11/gmail-is-reading-your-emails-and-attachments-to-train-its-ai-unless-you-turn-it-off

https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/jobs-report-revision-flips-trump-era-gain-loss-its-fueling-bad-poll

Thursday’s jobs report added to mounting evidence that the U.S. labor market is losing steam.

The September report, compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), found that employment in July and August was overstated by 33,000.

Job creation in July was revised down by 7,000 from a gain of 79,000 to 72,000 and job gains in August were lowered by 26,000 from a gain of 22,000 to a loss of 4,000.

Originally slated for release on Oct. 3, the September jobs report was postponed amid the nation’s longest government shutdown, which temporarily furloughed BLS staff.

According to the report, federal employment has declined by 97,000 since its January peak. The BLS clarified that workers on paid leave or receiving severance remain classified as employed in its establishment survey.

The weaker jobs picture is mirrored in how Americans see the economy.

According to a fresh Fox News national survey, 76% of voters rate the economy negatively, compared with 67% in July and 70% at the close of former President Joe Biden’s tenure.

Voters largely blame President Donald Trump for the downturn, with about twice as many holding him responsible for the current economy as former President Joe Biden, and three times as many saying his policies have hurt them personally.