Key Events (10)
The Georgia election interference case against Trump was dropped on November 27, 2025, removing one of the significant legal challenges against the former and current president.
Two West Virginia National Guard members were shot and critically wounded near the White House on November 26, 2025. The suspect, identified as Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, was taken into custody, and Trump called the shooting an 'act of terror' and described it as a 'crime against humanity.'
The Trump Administration paused immigration from Afghanistan following the shooting near the White House, announcing the suspension through the U.S. agency overseeing immigration.
Trump ordered additional troops to Washington D.C. following the National Guard shooting, and said the U.S. should 're-examine' all Afghan refugees in response to the incident involving an Afghan national.
A federal court ruled that North Carolina can use a new GOP-drawn congressional map designed to add another Republican House seat in the 2026 election.
The Trump administration announced it will no longer commemorate World AIDS Day. The State Department instructed employees and grant recipients not to publicly promote or hold events on December 1.
Trump said the U.S. should not invite South Africa to the 2026 G20 summit in Florida, prompting South Africa to hit back at what it called a 'punitive' move.
Denmark established a 'night watch' intelligence monitoring operation in response to Trump's threats to seize Greenland from Denmark, a territory the U.S. has sought to acquire.
Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff's proposed Ukraine peace plan drew criticism from several Republicans who said the plan favors Russia. Putin praised Witkoff as 'an intelligent man' properly representing his country in negotiations.
The suspect in the Washington D.C. National Guard shooting, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, had ties to the CIA and worked with agency-backed military units during the U.S. war in Afghanistan, according to agency confirmation.