Trump's act is ‘old and tired’, says his own former national security adviser  —  John Bolton is latest ex-White House official to condemn former boss and says Republicans are ready for a ‘fresh face’  —  John Bolton, former national security adviser to Donald Trump, has described …

Protests Erupt in Shanghai and Other Chinese Cities Over Covid Controls  —  A chanting crowd called for China's leader, Xi Jinping, to step down, a rare act of defiance reflecting growing anger after nearly three years of lockdowns.  —  Protests spread to cities and college campuses around China …

Taiwan's President Steps Down as Leader of Ruling Party After Drubbing in Local Elections  —  Opposition Kuomintang wins several key mayoral races in results that add to political uncertainty as China looms  —  TAIPEI—Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen relinquished her seat as head …

U.S. grants Chevron license to pump oil in Venezuela  —  Sanctions were eased following a government-opposition agreement on humanitarian aid and further discussions on elections.  —  The Biden administration said on Saturday it would lift a key oil sanction against Venezuela …

9 Democrats and 8 Republicans form bipartisan majority in Alaska Senate  —  All nine Democrats and eight of the 11 Republicans elected to the Alaska Senate are forming a bipartisan majority coalition, they said Friday, just two days after the deadline for Alaska election officials to receive ballots …

Early voters in Georgia head to the polls Saturday for Senate runoff  —  CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — Georgia voters flocked to the polls Saturday to cast their ballots in the Senate runoff, taking advantage of an extra day of voting brought about by a lawsuit filed by Sen. Raphael G. Warnock (D) …

U.S. and NATO Scramble to Arm Ukraine and Refill Their Own Arsenals  —  The West thought an artillery and tank war in Europe would never happen again and shrunk weapons stockpiles.  It was wrong.  —  BRUSSELS — When the Soviet Union collapsed, European nations grabbed the “peace dividend …

At Protests, Guns Are Doing the Talking  —  Armed Americans, often pushing a right-wing agenda, are increasingly using open-carry laws to intimidate opponents and shut down debate.  —  Across the country, openly carrying a gun in public is no longer just an exercise in self-defense …

New state voter fraud units finding few cases from midterms  —  State-level law enforcement units created after the 2020 presidential election to investigate voter fraud are looking into scattered complaints more than two weeks after the midterms but have provided no indication of systemic problems.

The Week's Best Cartoons 11/26  —  As a heavy Twitter user for the past 6+ years, forgive me for all the cartoons about Twitter.  It has been an important place to share news and opinions, and it's hard to watch it overrun with trolls, especially its CEO.  But there was other political news, which you'll find covered below.