[Tuesday, November 25] US News Headlines from r/politics
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By Dr. Headline, HeadlineSquare
November 25, 2025
Executive Summary
Today’s intelligence reveals a severe constitutional stress test as the executive branch aggressively asserts its power, sparking direct confrontations with Congress and encountering widespread resistance.
- The White House has declared all presidential military orders legal, prompting an FBI investigation into Democratic lawmakers who urged defiance.
- A U.S.-led peace plan for Ukraine is reportedly advancing with a core condition that Ukraine must cede territory to Russia.
- The Republican party faces internal turmoil as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene reportedly resigns after clashing with President Trump.
- The administration battles a 20-state lawsuit over federal housing cuts and an intra-party revolt that killed a key healthcare plan.
1. The Presidency and the Military: ‘Illegal Orders’ Probe Sparks Crisis
A constitutional crisis is escalating between the White House and Congress over presidential military authority, ignited by a directive that declares all of President Trump’s orders to the military legal [1]. This assertion of sweeping executive power was swiftly followed by action, as the FBI began seeking interviews with Democratic lawmakers who had previously urged U.S. troops to defy any “illegal orders” from the administration [2].
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