Donald Trump shocked Washington by picking TV personality Dr Mehmet Oz to run Medicare/Medicaid and former WWE boss Linda McMahon for Education (her pro-wrestling background raises some eye-brows)
The ex-presidents transition team dont follow standard protocols — its more like a “hostile take-over“ as one insider puts-it. Many GOP senators feel un-easy about these choices
This is not how government transitions typically work
Legal issues keep piling-up: prosecutors might delay the hush-money case till after 11/2025; while some sensitive files about Matt Gaetz (Trumps AG pick) got leaked thru security holes
In other news Joe Biden okʼd sending land-mines to Ukraine: a hard-to-swallow decision that helps Kyiv but worries civilian-safety groups. Meanwhile Ukraine used US-made long-range weapons to strike deep in Russian territory for first-time
SpaceXʼs latest try to catch its mega-rocket on 11/19 ended with a splash-down in Gulf of Mexico (not the planned Texas landing pad). Elon Musk hosted Trump at launch — their growing friendship might re-shape NASAʼs direction
East coast faces snow-blast this week; while Northwest deals with hurricane-like cyclone. NYC got its first drought warning since early-2000s
Tennis legend Rafael Nadal (age 38) said good-bye to pro sports after losing Davis Cup match. His amazing run includes 22 grand-slams and 92 singles titles