Chris Christie plays down risk to Republicans if Trump loses primary but won't leave the race  —  He argued “the public en masse will begin to ignore” the former president  —  Republican presidential candidate and former Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie speaks at the Hudson Institute, on Nov. 15, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

A Troubling Trump Pardon and a Link to the Kushners  —  A commutation for a drug smuggler named Jonathan Braun had broader implications than previously known.  It puts new focus on how Donald Trump would use his clemency powers in a second term.  —  Even amid the uproar …

Romney says any Democrat would be ‘an upgrade’ over Trump in 2024  —  Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) signaled that nearly any candidate in the 2024 field, of either party, would be an “upgrade” over another term for former President Trump.  —  “I'd be happy to support virtually any one of the Republicans …

Turner says House passage of Ukraine, Israel aid package unlikely before end of year  —  Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, predicted Sunday that approval of an aid package to Ukraine and Israel is unlikely before the end of the year.

A doctor tried to renew his passport.  Now he's no longer a citizen.  —  The Northern Virginia doctor was born in D.C. and given a U.S. birth certificate.  At 61, he learned his citizenship was granted by mistake.  —  Siavash Sobhani is stateless.  —  The Northern Virginia doctor knows at least that much about his situation.

What we actually know about aliens, according to science  —  GREEN BANK, W.Va. — It came from space, hurtling at tremendous speed: a mystery object, reddish, rocky, shaped like a cigar.  Its velocity was so extreme it had to have come from somewhere far away, in the interstellar realm.

THE DANGER OF NOT CONFRONTING TRUMP  —  I believe we must question and confront Trump for democracy, for the rights of immigrants and, simply, for good journalism.  —  Due to the strong criticisms after Univision aired an interview with Donald Trump on Nov. 9 -that put in doubt the independence …

Santos lashes out at colleagues as he stares down expulsion  —  Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) said Friday he won't resign from Congress but acknowledged he will likely be expelled as he lobbed salacious accusations at colleagues and called the chair of the Ethics Committee a “p***y”.

Members of Congress Head for the Exits, Many Citing Dysfunction  —  More than three dozen incumbents have announced they will not seek re-election next year.  Some are running for other offices, while others intend to leave Congress altogether.  —  Eleven are running for the Senate.

At Meta, Millions of Underage Users Were an ‘Open Secret,’ States Say  —  Meta “routinely documented” children under 13 on Instagram and “unlawfully” collected their data, according to a newly unsealed complaint.  —  Meta has received more than 1.1 million reports of users under the age …

Gaza: Findings on October 17 al-Ahli Hospital Explosion  —  Evidence Points to Misfired Rocket but Full Investigation Needed  —  (Jerusalem) - The explosion that killed and injured many civilians at al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza on October 17, 2023, resulted from an apparent rocket-propelled munition …