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Making a Year-End Gift? Click Here for Deadlines

Morning news brief

By A Martínez

Published November 27, 2025 at 5:00 AM EST

Two National Guard members were shot in a "targeted attack" in D.C., Georgia election interference case against Trump, allies dismissed, U.S. envoy to return to Moscow for new Ukraine peace talks.

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