Paolo Zampolli, a close friend and ally of President Trump, has left the State Department, The New York Times reports. He drew attention after his ex-wife was detained by ICE following his request.

A judge dismissed President Trump's lawsuit seeking to block New York City's sanctuary laws, The New York Times reports. The ruling is another legal defeat for the administration as it pursues mass deportations.

A judge refused to undo a settlement requiring crypto firm Gemini Trust to pay $5 million for misleading federal regulators, The New York Times reports. The judge rejected a joint bid by Gemini Trust and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to nullify the penalties. The firm has ties to the Trump family.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has broken with President Trump over an oil deal, The New York Times reports. As ties with the Trump administration fray, Machado said she would return to Venezuela “sooner than you would expect.”

Republican and Democratic senators are urging the Pentagon’s inspector general to investigate whether the Trump administration was responsible for an interruption to Ukraine’s satellite service, The New York Times reports.

President Trump canceled the planned livestream of the Fort Hood shooter’s execution, The New York Times reports. Trump said only the victims’ immediate families will be able to watch in person on Dec. 3.

The Trump administration has sued California, seeking to temporarily block the state from counting mail ballots from voters it claims are likely noncitizens, The New York Times reports.

Fired FBI agents who worked on the Trump investigation have sued Kash Patel and others, The New York Times reports. The lawsuit suggests their dismissals may have been motivated in part by scrutiny of Patel after he attended the Milan Olympics.

Ukraine will resume strikes on Russian oil refineries, President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with the Financial Times, The New York Times reports. Zelensky said he had paused the attacks to comply with a U.S. demand.

President Trump said people who leak military plans should be shot, The New York Times reports. He made the remark at a rally in Arizona while attacking news gathering and people who speak to the press.

The United States continues to provide intelligence to Ukraine, officials tell The New York Times. The report says confusion has grown in Kyiv amid restrictions on how the military version of Starlink can be used.

The Supreme Court again sided with Republicans in a dispute over political TV ad rates, The New York Times reports. The Trump administration had asked the justices to intervene in the long-running case.

A three-judge appeals court panel questioned whether President Trump’s National Guard deployment in Washington can continue indefinitely, The New York Times reports. Thousands of troops have patrolled the city for more than a year.

The United States is sending hundreds of troops to Latin America as the Pentagon expands its campaign against drug traffickers, The New York Times reports.

The New York Times reports that Social Security benefits will rise by 3.6 percent in 2027 under the annual cost-of-living adjustment, the largest increase since 2023. Retirees are expected to see the change in benefit checks beginning in January. The adjustment affects payments to millions of beneficiaries.

The New York Times reports that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine received “no early warning from our partners” about a Russian attack. The report also notes that President Trump has said the United States is still sharing intelligence with Ukraine. The statements point to a possible gap between Kyiv’s expectations and Washington’s account of intelligence-sharing; the article excerpt does not establish what information was provided.

The New York Times reports that a judge blocked the Trump administration from sanctioning two rights groups for helping provide information to the International Criminal Court’s war-crimes investigations. The ruling, if accurately reported, prevents the administration from penalizing those groups over that work.

A presidential memorandum published in the Federal Register establishes a committee to investigate allegations that Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. Cook made false statements on mortgage documents. The committee is to hold a closed, transcribed hearing on November 5 and report whether there is cause to remove her from the Fed’s board. The allegations have not been established as findings.

The New York Times reports that President Trump announced pardons at a rally in Alaska as he made his midterm pitch. The article provides no details about who would receive them or what offenses they concern, so the scope and implications of the announcement are unclear.

The New York Times reports that a federal judge has again blocked the Trump administration’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from White House grounds while the outlets sue to overturn it. The ruling ensures access during the litigation but does not resolve all of the outlets’ access disputes.