 | | US Navy
The Pentagon made a very unusual move yesterday and forced Navy Secretary Richard Spencer to resign for his part in ongoing tensions between the White House and the Pentagon over the discipline of a Navy SEAL. Spencer allegedly went outside his chain of command to propose a "secret agreement with the White House" to end the standoff, according to a senior defense official. President Trump has vocally supported the SEAL, Eddie Gallagher, who is one of three service members facing war crimes allegations. Gallagher posed with the dead body of an ISIS fighter, which is against regulations, and could be kicked out of the force as a result. Trump has openly criticized the Navy's handling of Gallagher's case and said he would not let the Navy discipline him. Against advice from the Pentagon, he officially restored Gallagher's rank last week and pardoned the two other service members. However, yesterday military officials announced the White House will not intervene in the review. | |  | | Hong Kong
The people of Hong Kong went to the polls this weekend in what was considered a de facto referendum on six months of violent unrest in the city. The results were abundantly clear: Pro-democracy candidates won the district council elections in a landslide, unseating several high-profile pro-government leaders and taking nearly 90% of the seats up for grabs. A record-breaking 71% of the city's population voted. Experts say the historic outcome is a sign that the people of Hong Kong are committed to democracy and political reform, and citizens are hoping the results will point a way forward from the city's current state of unrest. | |  | | Impeachment investigation
Scheduled public hearings are over and Democratic House aides will likely spend Thanksgiving week drafting a report that will spell out the case for impeachment. There are still some big witnesses House Democrats have pressured to testify, like former national security adviser John Bolton, but they're not going to force the issue. Meanwhile, one of Trump's top defenders may need to do some defending of his own. Late last Friday, news broke that an indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani would be willing to tell Congress that Devin Nunes met with an ex-Ukrainian official last year to discuss digging up dirt on Joe Biden. He's the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee -- the group leading the impeachment investigation centered around Trump asking Ukraine to dig up dirt on the Biden family. Nunes has disputed the report. | |  | | Egypt
The offices of Mada Masr, one of the last independent news outlets in Egypt, was raided by security forces yesterday. Four of the publication's staff, including the editor-in-chief and news editor, were detained and later released. The raid was condemned by several international rights organizations, and is a worrying development in the country's ongoing political tensions. In September, a wave of rare anti-government protests swept Egypt as citizens demanded the resignation of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Sisi was elected president in 2014, but he has since secured legislative powers that extended his term in office longer than the Egyptian constitution allows. Mada Masr's journalism has exposed corruption, security violations and the inner workings of the government, even in the face of nationwide crackdowns on reporting freedoms. | |  | | Brexit
All Boris Johnson wants for Christmas is a Brexit vote. The UK's Prime Minister promised a speedy new vote on his Brexit deal and a lot of funding pledges if Conservatives win Britain's general election on December 12th. Johnson's Conservative party rolled out their manifesto yesterday, which included a "triple lock" on income tax, national insurance and VAT rates, a childcare program, an Australian-style points based immigration system, plus pledges for 20,000 new police officers and 50,000 extra nurses. Johnson also promised an extra £1 billion for social care and a £2 billion plan to fill potholes around the country. Keep in mind: Whatever happens election-wise, promise-wise or pothole-wise, the new Brexit deadline as set by the EU is January 31st. | |  | Sponsor Content from Senreve
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