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NEWS: White House in Turmoil as Trump Faces Worst Day of his Presidency

Aaron Parnas Nov 24

Good evening everyone. Tonight I am covering several major developments on a day that may be one of the most damaging of the Trump presidency so far, and inside the White House there is growing concern about what comes next.

I want to begin with a personal note. My father is Lev Parnas. Yes, the man who was indicted, imprisoned, and who worked with Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani. I have never hidden this, but I want to be transparent because some of you have reached out, and this platform has grown tremendously recently. His arrest was the hardest moment of my life. I had nothing to do with it, yet overnight I went from Aaron, an aspiring lawyer, to Lev’s son. I lost my job. I was shunned in the legal community. Reporters showed up at my home. And I lost my sense of autonomy and identity. Not because of anything I did.

I share this so you understand why I do this work. I know what it feels like to be isolated. I know what it feels like to be judged for someone else’s actions. I know what it feels like to have misinformation surround you. Now, as a full-time journalist sourcing information, investigating stories, and chasing leads, I promise you I will always be open and honest with you.

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With that, here’s the news:

• A senior House Republican warned that Marjorie Taylor Greene’s resignation may be the first of multiple impending GOP departures, citing deep frustration with the Trump White House, low morale, and fears the party could lose its majority before the midterms.

• The Trump family’s net worth has fallen by roughly $1 billion since September, driven by major crypto-related losses including an $800 million drop in Trump’s stake in Truth Social’s parent company after Bitcoin-linked investments fell, a sharp contraction in the World Liberty Financial token’s value (from a peak of $6B to about $3.15B), a $300+ million loss tied to Eric Trump’s Bitcoin-mining partnership as shares plunged, and a $117 million decline in Trump’s memecoin, all occurring amid a broader $1T crypto market crash and heightened scrutiny of the administration’s ties to crypto players.

• A federal judge dismissed the criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James after ruling that prosecutor Lindsey Halligan was unlawfully appointed, voiding the indictments because she lacked legal authority to present them, with the court finding her appointment invalid, her actions unauthorized, and noting that the cases stemmed from political pressure after career prosecutors had declined to bring charges.

• The Defense Department opened an investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly over a video in which he and other Democrats urged military and intelligence personnel to refuse illegal orders from the Trump administration, prompting sharp criticism from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, political backlash, and accusations from Kelly and allies that the inquiry is an intimidation attempt against those challenging the president.

• Ruben Gallego responded with “fuck you and your investigation.”

• The White House defended the investigation into Senator Kelly:

• The White House has delayed a planned healthcare announcement after strong congressional backlash to Trump’s proposed framework, which would have included extending Obamacare subsidies.

• The Economist’s tracker shows Trump’s national approval has sharply declined, with several previously deep-red states now registering net negative approval.

• Trump spent the weekend boosting posts from several pro-Trump X accounts that the platform labels as foreign-based or possibly hiding their true locations through VPNs, including a South Asia–tagged fan account celebrating a supposed Supreme Court win, a VPN-flagged account arguing Democrats cannot tell the military to ignore Trump, an AI-video account calling for arrests of Democratic senators, and an Africa-based account pushing to bar foreign-born citizens from office, despite X’s new warnings about foreign-linked political messaging.

• Maga-aligned commentators reacted with confusion and anger after Trump warmly hosted Zohran Mamdani in the Oval Office, prompting accusations that he had legitimized a figure they label extremist, while some allies framed Trump’s move as strategic and even Mamdani supporters expressed surprise at the unexpectedly cordial meeting.

• North Dakota’s supreme court reinstated the state’s abortion ban, making it a felony for doctors to perform abortions except in medical emergencies or in limited rape and incest cases, after ruling it lacked the supermajority needed to strike the law down, a decision critics say leaves physicians facing criminal penalties under a vague and unworkable standard for emergency care.

• Venezuela accused the U.S. of inventing “narco-terrorism” claims to justify regime change after the Trump administration designated the alleged Cartel of the Suns as a terrorist group, a move widely seen as escalating a months-long pressure campaign that includes naval deployments, airstrikes, and growing fears of imminent U.S. military intervention.

• According to the Guardian, Ukraine has heavily revised a leaked 28-point U.S.–Russia peace proposal to remove key Russian demands, while European governments insist any deal must respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and Russia signals it wants to rework the draft, leaving negotiations complex and slow-moving despite signs of some progress.

• A Maryland woman, Rabbiatu Kuyateh, who fled Sierra Leone decades ago and lived legally in the U.S., was detained at an ICE check-in and deported under the administration’s third-country removal program to Ghana, a country she had never been to, where video showed her being dragged by people her family believes were Ghanaian officials, raising legal and human rights concerns after a U.S. judge had barred her return to Sierra Leone and her attorney says she was denied due process.

• Trump and Xi held a call discussing trade, Ukraine, and rising Taiwan tensions, with both leaders agreeing to deepen communication and plan reciprocal visits as China presses its claims over Taiwan and highlights growing friction with Japan.

• Former Sen. Doug Jones (DEMOCRAT) entered the Alabama governor’s race, setting up a high-profile rematch with GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville in a contest that could give Democrats a rare chance to flip the state’s top office for the first time since 2003.

• Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups pleaded not guilty to federal charges of wire fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy in an alleged Mafia-backed poker-rigging scheme, was released on $5 million bond with strict conditions, and now faces trial alongside dozens of co-defendants in the sprawling “Operation Royal Flush” case involving high-tech cheating at high-stakes games nationwide.

See you in the morning.

— Aaron