Political fallout and electoral strategy

Friday, December 5th, 2025

Today, a federal grand jury in the EDVA has refused to re-indict NYAG Letitia James; members of Congress viewed the entire video of the September 2nd boat strike and many are calling for Hegseth’s resignation; admiral Halsey didn’t resign - Hegseth pushed him out after he took issue with the operations in the Caribbean; the inspector general report on Signalgate has been released and it’s as bad as we thought; a suspect has been arrested in the January 6th pipe bomb case; the Supreme Court is allowing Texas to keep its new gerrymandered map for the 2026 midterms; there was a hearing today to disqualify Sarcone as the US Attorney in the Northern District of New York; still no re-indictment against Letitia James and i’m wondering if the grand jury returned a no bill; and Allison and Dana deliver and your Good News.

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Lawmakers see video of second strike on boat survivors, say admiral testified there was no kill order | CBS News

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Grand jury rejects DOJ's attempt to revive fraud case against New York AG Letitia James: Sources | ABC News

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