Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“United States First Lady Melania Trump has urged Russia and Ukraine to build on a recent localised ceasefire and seek a more ‘enduring’ peace, as she hosted officials from both countries at the White House. Melania Trump spoke on Thursday at an event that the White House said is believed to be ‘the first time in American history that a First Lady has personally brought representatives of two nations at war to the White House for diplomacy’. Those attending included Kirill Dmitriev, a special envoy of Russian President Vladimir Putin; Yana Lantratova, Russia’s human rights commissioner; David Arakhamia, leader of the Servant of the People party in Ukraine’s parliament; and Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine’s parliamentary human rights commissioner.” (11/05/26)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/5/melania-trump-calls-for-peace-at-meeting-with-russia-ukraine-officials
Source: The Hill
by Don Wolfensberger
“In a recent op-ed, President Bill Clinton’s former Treasury Secretary, Robert E. Rubin, startled me with bizarre twist on potential electoral manipulation. Like others before him, Rubin boldly suggests that President Trump and his allies could also exploit ‘a procedural loophole involving the Clerk of the House that could enable them to refuse to seat duly elected Democratic members when the new Congress convenes on Jan. 3.’ … In the 19th century, the office of clerk was highly partisan, and there were several instances in which clerks simply refused to call the names of certain members thereby blocking their being sworn and seated.” (11/05/26)
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/6198772-clerk-loophole-house-election/
Source: Town Hall
by Mark Lewis
“Contrary to what we seem to think, Americans are not intrinsically or constitutionally superior to other human beings who have walked on this planet. Our country had the extremely good fortune of being founded by brilliant men who tried to establish principles that would guide the nation into freedom, virtue, and prosperity. But Americans, suffering from the same faults and foibles all humans suffer from, have rejected those principles. … Eventually, all nations, peoples, and tribes weaken or disintegrate entirely. How many Babylonians do you work with? Any Assyrians living close by? Who was the last Girgashite you met? It happens. It appears to be inevitable. Someday, the question will be, ‘How many Americans do you know?’ Nations, if they don’t disappear, always morph into something else.” (11/05/26)
https://townhall.com/columnists/marklewis/2026/11/05/history-has-spoken-again-n2685926
Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“The Joint List alliance of Arab-led parties says it will back Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form a new government after last week’s election. ‘The Joint List announced today, Thursday, that it will inform the President of the State, Isaac Herzog, this evening of its decision to recommend that Gadi Eisenkot be tasked with forming the government,’ the alliance said in a statement. Arab-led parties won a record 19 seats in Israel’s 120-seat parliament in last week’s general election, a result that could give them significant influence over the formation of the next government. Once the Joint List’s 11 lawmakers formally submit their recommendation, Eisenkot is expected to have the backing of 67 lawmakers, exceeding the 61-seat majority threshold in the Knesset.” (11/05/26)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/5/joint-list-says-it-will-back-eisenkot-to-form-israels-next-government
Source: The Hill
“Robby Soave gives his radar looking at how some Democrat proposals, like the billionaires tax in California, were rejected by voters despite the party making massive gains in the midterms.” (11/05/26)
https://thehill.com/hilltv/6184175-rising-november-5-2026/
Source: Expression
by Michael Hurley
“The Education Department’s final accreditation rule boosts campus speech protections in some places and invites trouble in others.” (11/05/26)
https://expression.fire.org/p/the-good-the-bad-and-the-vague-in
Source: bloggingheads.tv
“The Age of Imperialist Realism | Robert Wright & Daniel Bessner.” (11/05/26)
https://bloggingheads.tv/videos/69846
Source: Antiwar.com
“Trump Says He May Destroy the Entire Country of Iran, US Ramps Up Sanctions on Cuba, and More.” (11/05/26)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7uUBRd5Ma8
Source: Libertarian Institute
“Iran Achieved One of Its Core Objectives, A Political Defeat for President Trump.” (11/05/26)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/blog/the-kyle-anzalone-show-iran-achieved-one-of-its-core-objectives-a-political-defeat-for-president-trump/
Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
by Jacob G Hornberger
“Ever since the U.S. government was converted to a national-security state after World War II, the national-security branch of the government — i.e., the military and the CIA — has wielded the power of assassination. Mind you, there was no constitutional amendment authorizing the federal government to wield this omnipotent, totalitarian-like power. It just automatically came with the conversion to a national-security state, whose inherent powers include assassination.” (11/05/26)
https://www.fff.org/2026/11/05/jfk-assassination-and-the-national-security-state/
