Senior Trump Administration officials believe that the leaked October call between U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Yuri Ushakov—Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top foreign policy adviser—which surfaced yesterday in a Bloomberg report, was likely recorded and passed to the press by a foreign intelligence service. According to the Wall Street Journal, they suspect a European agency intercepted the call by monitoring a phone used by Ushakov.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal — the 29-year-old Afghan national who shot two members of the West Virginia National Guard in Washington, D.C., today — was not only a former Afghan Army soldier but reportedly served in the elite Afghan National Army Commando Corps, a direct-action unit that fought alongside U.S. Special Forces against the Taliban. Fox News further reports that Lakanwal worked with multiple U.S. government agencies in Afghanistan, including the CIA, specifically through the Kandahar Strike Force (KSF), also known as NDS-03. This unit operated outside both U.S. and Afghan military command structures, answering directly to the CIA and conducting covert counterterrorism missions — including night raids and targeted assassinations against Taliban and al-Qaeda personnel. The KSF, along with other CIA-backed paramilitary groups under the National Directorate of Security, became known for high-risk operations often accompanied by accusations of human rights violations and extrajudicial killings against civilians suspected of Taliban loyalty.

Kimberly Guilfoyle, the new U.S. ambassador to Greece, drew attention yesterday at a Thanksgiving event. She is quite a unique figure — having been married for several years to Gavin Newsom, the Democratic governor of California and a major political rival of Trump, and later engaged for several years to Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of President Donald Trump. She rose to fame as a Fox News host, where she was accused of sexually harassing male colleagues she worked with, leading Fox to pay $4 million in an out-of-court settlement to those who reported the misconduct.

U.S. President Donald J. Trump addressed the nation tonight after the terrorist attack in downtown Washington, D.C., carried out by an Afghan national and critically injuring two members of the West Virginia National Guard. Trump condemned the incident as an “act of terror,” blamed President Joe Biden and his administration for the circumstances that led to the attack, and called for a full review of all Afghan asylum seekers currently in the United States.

U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at 9:15 p.m. ET regarding the shooting near the White House that left two National Guard members injured.

Former President Biden said, “Jill and I are heartbroken that two members of the National Guard were shot outside the White House. Violence in any form is unacceptable, and we must stand together against it. We are praying for the wounded service members and their families.”

Multiple law enforcement officials have told CBS News that the suspect in today’s downtown Washington, D.C. shooting — which targeted two members of the National Guard — has been identified as 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal. Lakanwal reportedly entered the United States in 2021 under a U.S. Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) as part of Operation Allies Refuge, during the American withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Elon Musk says he agrees that Charlie Kirk should be named “Person of the Year.”

Cuba on Tuesday accused the United States of attempting to orchestrate a violent overthrow of the Venezuelan government, calling the growing U.S. military presence in the region an “exaggerated and aggressive” threat. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said in a statement that any U.S. effort to topple President Nicolás Maduro would be extremely dangerous, irresponsible, and a violation of international law and the United Nations Charter.

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has requested a briefing on the review of Senator Mark Kelly’s (D-AZ) conduct by December 10.

Finland and Poland have concluded the Northern Strike live-fire exercise at Rovajärvi, just 100 km from Russia. A force of 2,200 troops conducted drills with K9 Thunders, Homar-K systems, M270 MLRS, and more. Notably, Poland’s Homar-K launchers were transported to the exercise aboard Ukrainian Antonov An-124s.

Trump: "Gobble, I just want to tell you this, very important, you are hereby unconditionally pardoned!"

Trump: "These are two of the largest Turkey’s ever presented to an American president, over 50 pounds each... despite their size, Sec Kennedy has formally certified that these are the first ever MAHA turkeys."

Trump: "The turkeys being pardoned today go by the names Gobble and Waddle. When I first saw their pictures... I was going to call them Chuck and Nancy, but then I realized I wouldn't be pardoning them. I would never pardon those two people."

President Trump says an investigation found that Biden used an autopen for last year’s turkey pardon. “I’ve determined that last year’s turkey pardons are completely invalid — as are the pardons of nearly everyone else he pardoned, except for ‘Where’s Hunter.’”

🚨Russia is expected to reject the new 19-point cease-fire proposal drafted by the U.S. and Ukraine, indicating the war will likely continue at least through Christmas, sources told the New York Post.

Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that former president Jair Bolsonaro’s coup conviction is now final, with no further appeals permitted, paving the way for him to begin serving his 27-year sentence.

U.S. Ambassador to the UN Waltz is scheduled to visit Israel in the second week of December, marking his first official trip since taking office. He will meet with senior Israeli officials, tour border regions, and receive briefings on regional and international developments. Ambassador Danny Danon will accompany him.

Venezuelan Air Force fighter jets — including Su-30s, F-16s, and K-8s — were seen flying in formation earlier today over El Libertador Air Base in Palo Negro, Aragua. The flights are part of preparations for several events later this week marking the November 27, 1992 coup attempt, as well as the Expo Aeronáutico Industrial Venezuela 2025, an air expo at El Libertador that begins on Friday.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Xi told Trump that the United States and China “fought side-by-side against fascism” and should work together to safeguard the outcomes of World War II — including, he said, Taiwan’s postwar “return to China from Japan.”