In Case You Missed It … This Week in News

A lot happened in the world this week – Make sure you didn’t miss it with Liberty Nation GenZ’s weekly news roundup!

Sunday, November 23, 2025

European Leaders Laud Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan

Scores of European leaders praised President Trump’s 28-point peace plan to end the war in Ukraine. In a joint statement on November 22, a coalition of European leaders stated that the US administration’s proposal contains “important elements,” but requires “additional work” for peace to persist. Ukraine and Russia are currently reviewing President Trump’s initiative, and some leaders, including European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, say the plan should have included Kyiv in the negotiation process.

DNC Takes Out $15 Million Loan Ahead of Off-Year Elections

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) took out a $15 million loan as its cash reserves have been running low. New fundraising data indicate that the national party borrowed money last month amid crucial off-year elections in New Jersey and Virginia, as well as a redistricting referendum in California. “We can’t win elections or fight back against Trump if the DNC downsizes operations like it often does after a presidential cycle,” DNC Chairman Ken Martin told The New York Times in a statement. “I made a bet that investing early would build power, rack up wins and rally supporters back to the table. That bet is paying off.”

Monday, November 24, 2025

Zelensky May Head Back to DC as Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks Heat Up

Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Geneva on Sunday said there has been “meaningful” progress in peace talks with European and Ukrainian leaders aimed at ending the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Trump Says Tariff Dividend Checks Will Go Out in Mid-2026

President Donald Trump on Monday said $2,000 tariff dividend checks will “probably” be mailed out to low- and middle-income American citizens by mid-2026.

Slotkin: ‘Not Aware’ of Any Illegal Orders to Military From Trump

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), who released a controversial video last week featuring herself and five Democrat congressional colleagues urging US military members to disobey “illegal” orders issued by the Trump administration and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, on Sunday acknowledged she could not point out any examples of unlawful orders from the White House.

Trump Says He Will Declare Muslim Brotherhood a Terrorist Org

President Donald Trump on Sunday told Just the News that he will soon be designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization. “It will be done in the strongest and most powerful terms,” Trump said. “Final documents are being drawn.”

Duffy Names Young Woman Set Afire in Brutal Chicago Subway Attack

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Sunday revealed the identity of the woman set on fire aboard a Chicago train in the latest shocking attack against innocent citizens on a US urban commuter transportation system and expressed frustration over how the alleged perpetrator was allowed to remain out of prison despite an exhaustive arrest record.

Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Federal Judge Dismisses Cases Against Comey, Letitia James

US District Judge Cameron Currie, a Bill Clinton appointee based in South Carolina, on Monday tossed the criminal indictments of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that the interim US attorney who brought the prosecutions, ex-President Donald Trump attorney Lindsey Halligan, was not lawfully appointed.

Pentagon Threatens to Court Martial Dem Sen. Kelly Over Disobey Video

The Department of War on Monday announced it has opened an official review of Democrat Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) for his participation alongside five blue congressional colleagues in a controversial video calling on US military members to disobey “illegal” orders from the Trump administration and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Kelly is a retired Navy captain.

Trump Says Xi Has Invited Him to China in April

President Donald Trump on Monday said he had a “very good telephone call” with China President Xi Jinping and has been invited to visit the Asian nation in April.

Commerce Sec. Lutnick Confident SCOTUS Will Side With Trump on Tariffs

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Monday said the Trump administration firmly believes it will win its tariffs case before the US Supreme Court.

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Official: Ukraine Agrees to Peace Deal, Only ‘Minor Details’ Remain

A US official told CBS News Tuesday that Ukraine has “agreed to a peace deal” to end its war with Russia. “There are some minor details to be sorted out,” the unnamed official told the network.

House Democrats Launch Campaign to Attract Rural Voters in 2026

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Tuesday unveiled a new initiative for 2026 labeled “Our Power, Our Country” that is aimed squarely at a voting demographic it overwhelmingly lost to Republican President Donald Trump in 2024: rural voters.

ICE Detroit Arrests Illegal Alien Sex Offender Working as College Professor

The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Detroit have arrested a sex offender “with a history of sex crimes” who has been working as a college professor at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan. The university announced later in the day that Assistant Professor of Marketing Sumith Gunasekera has been “placed on administrative leave.”

NPR: Pentagon Set to Cut All Ties to Scouting America

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth “is planning for the military to sever all ties with Scouting America, saying the group once known as the Boy Scouts is no longer a meritocracy and has become an organization designed to ‘attack boy-friendly spaces,’ according to documents reviewed by NPR,” the leftist taxpayer-funded media outlet reported Tuesday.

Top EU Court: Member Nations Must Recognize Same-Sex Marriage

The European Union’s highest court on Tuesday ruled that all member nations must recognize same-sex marriage. The decision directly impacts overwhelmingly Catholic Eastern European Poland. “The court case arose after Poland refused to recognize a same-sex marriage between two of its citizens that had taken place in Germany. Polish law currently does not allow same-sex marriage,” Fox News reports.

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Afghan Refugee Taken In by Biden Arrested in Nat Guard Shootings

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, an Afghani national who entered the US in September 2021 under the Biden administration’s Operation Allies Welcome refugee program, has been identified as the suspect in the shooting of two National Guard members from West Virginia in Washington, DC on Wednesday.

Georgia Court Drops 2020 Election Case Against Trump and Allies

Fulton County [Georgia] Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee on Wednesday issued a brief order dismissing “in its entirety” the state’s criminal case against President Donald Trump and associates relating to his efforts to challenge voting integrity issues in the 2020 election.

Federal Judges: NC Can Use GOP-Drawn Congressional Map For 2026

A three-judge panel of the US District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina on Wednesday unanimously ruled that the state can proceed with its newly drawn congressional district maps for the 2026 election.

Russia: ‘Premature’ to Say Ukraine Peace Deal Is Near

Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday declared it is “premature” to state that Russia and Ukraine are closing in on a peace agreement to end their years-long war.

Campbell’s Fires Exec Caught on Recording Trashing Soup Quality

Campbell’s has fired an executive who is allegedly captured on an audio recording that went viral harshly disparaging the company’s food products, including its signature soup brands, as unhealthy Frankenfood.