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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

Irish PM panned for saying freed hostage child Emily Hand ‘found’ after she was ‘lost’  —  FM Eli Cohen summons ambassador and accuses Leo Varadkar of ‘losing his moral compass’; Minister Gantz: ‘Emily was never “lost” - she was brutally kidnapped and held hostage’