November 28, 2025

Why the Czech Prime Minister Still Can't Take Office - News in Depth - TVP WORLD

Czech politics have entered a tense standoff. President Petr Pavel says he cannot nominate incoming Prime Minister Andrej Babiš until Babiš resolves a conflict of interest over his Agrofert conglomerate.

Babiš, however, insists he won’t sell the company until after he takes office, leaving the formation of a new coalition government in limbo. At the same time, several controversial ministerial nominees are raising fresh concerns about the country’s direction.

Our correspondent Andrew Sweeney joins us for more.

November 28, 2025

Oops: Pam Bondi makes brutal mistake in courtroom - Brian Tyler Cohen

Legal Breakdown episode 629: Justice Department continues indictments with disqualified prosecutor


BTC: You're watching the legal breakdown.
Glenn, this one blew my mind. It looks
like the Trump administration DOJ, Pam
Bondi's DOJ continues to put Lindsey
Halligan's name on indictments even after
she was ruled disqualified and that
resulted in indictments against James
Comey and Letitia James getting thrown
out. So, what in the world are they
thinking that they're continuing to use
this wrongly appointed prosecutor to
indict people knowing full well that
these indictments aren't going to stand
the test of time?

GK: You know, Brian, I
would say this is unbelievable, but of
course, it's entirely believable given
the lawless Department of Justice Pam
Bondi is running. Let's unravel this
one. There is a ruling that has been
entered by a federal district court
judge that Lindsey Halligan who they
tried to sneak in as the interim US
attorney um to head up the James Comey
and Letitia James prosecutions. She was
unlawfully appointed and her appointment
her position is null and void. She's no
different than just kind of a citizen
off the street who walks into the US
attorney's office and tries to do
business. You can't do it lawfully. So,
it's interesting because after that
ruling came out, there is some reporting
that an email was sent to the
prosecutors in the Eastern District of
Virginia US Attorney's Office saying,
"Okay, make sure Lindsey Halligan's
name is no longer on indictments on
government pleadings, motions, briefs
that are filed in district court, which
was the right thing to do. They said,
"Make sure you include the name of the
the first assistant US attorney who can
kind of act as the the boss of the
office until they sort this thing out."
And then the reporting is about an hour
or two later, there was a new email that
came out that said in substance, "Nope,
put Lindsey Halligan's name back on
everything." You can just see the call
coming down from, you know, the orange
man in the Oval Office like, "We will
not give in, we will not comply with
this court order, this court ruling. I
don't know if that's where it had its
its genesis, but that's what happened.
So, what we have now, Brian, is a
federal prosecutor's office in Virginia
doing business, including the name of
somebody who is no longer the lawful US
attorney for that jurisdiction, including
the name on court pleadings. So, the next
question is, well, what are the implications?
Well, there are a couple. First of all, we have
seen this movie before because other
judges have ruled that the Trump
administration and Pam Bondi's DOJ
unlawfully put other interim US attorneys
into the position like Alina Habba in the
federal district of New Jersey, like Bill
Essayli in the middle district of California
jurisdiction. And what happened in those
cases when judges ruled they were not lawfully
in the position when for example Bill Essayli
would go into the grand jury and his
name would appear on an indictment there
was sort of a saving mechanism. There
was a second name on the indictment of
an actual federal prosecutor in the
California US attorney's office and the
judge out in California ruled okay well Bill
Essayli is disqualified. However, there is a
second legitimate prosecutor's name on
the indictment and that saves it. Of
course, that was not the case in the
James Comey and the Letitia James uh
cases on their indictments. It was only
Lindsey Halligan. So, those things have
been thrown out. They have been ruled
null and void. You would have thought
DOJ would have learned its lesson. But
no, they are stubbornly, you know, like
an obstinate child with apologies to
obstinate children. just continuing to
lawlessly put her name on court filings.
What I suspect is going on there, and I
can probably go on what's called PACER,
the online computer database that shows
you all federal court pleadings. I
suspect they're smart enough to have a
second name on those pleadings. And
they're leaving her name on just as a
way to kind of stick their finger in the
eye of Judge Curry, who entered this
ruling. and the federal judiciary writ
large. So, this is more of a symbolic FU
than a substantive FU in my opinion.

BTC: Right. That that's what I was going to
dig into. This idea that if the Trump
administration concedes that her name
can't be let onto these indictments,
then it's kind of a capitulation. It's
kind of them admitting fault. and and it
looks like they're still going to go to
the mat on those existing indictments
against Letitia James and James Comey
even though they've been dismissed.
They're likely just going to appeal
them. Um doomed though that may be. And
so any effort, you know, to even give
the optics that they're capitulating or
admitting any fault would be completely
unacceptable for this administration
given those ongoing prosecutions that
they're not going to let die.

GK: You're exactly right. But Brian, their
tactical imbeciles because what did they
already do? Sent out a mass office-wide
email according to the reporting telling
everybody, okay, okay, okay, get her
name off. That is the right thing to do
and it is in keeping with the lawful
ruling that was handed down by Judge
Curry. But then you can see somebody
thought better of it and they're like,
you know what, we're not going to abide
by that court ruling. Put it back on.
So, it's kind of the worst of all worlds
for the Trump administration.

BTC: You see that they've already lost their
plausible deniability because because
they had sent that email out. And then
you see that somebody somebody with an
ego, somebody, you know, like I wonder
who this could be, but somebody with an
ego decided to to send on the edict,
undermining the previous email and just
trying to basically say that that, you
know, we're just going to defy the law
even though we know better because there
was an email sent but two hours earlier.

GK: And all of this is going to come home to
roost because this is going to inspire
new litigation. You know, Brian, every
single defendant who is being prosecuted
by the Eastern District of Virginia US
Attorney's Office who sees that there
has been a court filing with the
inclusion of somebody who's not lawfully
part of the case, Lindsey Halligan.
that will inspire an attack and you're
going to see a flood of motions to
dismiss based on the fact that there is
some kind of an interloper who has been
making appearances in these cases by
virtue of Lindsey Halligan's name being
part of official court filings or
pleadings or maybe even indictments. So
this is them endangering the people of
Virginia who, you know, are are being
protected and served in theory by the
prosecutors in that US attorney's
office.

BTC: And that's what I want to dig
into here. But just a quick note for
anybody who's watching, if you'd like to
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Completely free, but a great way to
support us and independent media. Glenn,
on that point, you got to imagine that
the prosecutors who are going in front
of the DOJ right now recognizing that
Lindsey Halligan's name is going to be on
those indictments that they're just
frothing at the mouth to to be able to
ultimately dismiss their cases against
their clients because there's an
improperly appointed prosecutor who's
going to who's going to have her name on
these documents. Is that correct?


GK: Yeah, Brian, I suspect we're going to
see two things happen moving forward.
one, any self-respecting prosecutor, and
I have a feeling that is all of the
career prosecutors at the Eastern
District of Virginia US Attorney's
Office, many of whom are still there
from my time as a federal prosecutor in
DC. And I would work together with them
when we had crossborder cases involving
the same defendant, the same witness,
the same aspiring cooperator. I had
countless matters in common with that
office. They are a crack office, a very
good, strong, um, reputable US
attorney's office. I suspect you're
going to see the career prosecutor say,
"I don't want my name on an indictment,
on a motion, on a brief, on a pleading
that includes an unlawfully appointed, a
disqualified interim US attorney." So, I will not
sign. The second thing I think you're
going to see happen, Brian, is the
federal judges in the Eastern District
of Virginia, what we call the Rocket
Docket. Let me tell you, they are a
no nonsense group of federal judges. Um,
they will probably begin to strike
Lindseay Halligan's name off every
pleading that is filed in a case over
which they are presiding. They will say,
"I am not going to permit the
government, the DOJ to file court
pleadings that have the name, a
signatory of somebody who a judge has
disqualified because she is not lawfully
in the position." So, you're going to
see a series of consequences. And this
is not just sort of a a one-day story.

BTC: Well, you got to imagine too when the
administration is not engaged in
vindictive or selective prosecutions
that they that they're actually
prosecuting people who deserve
prosecution. And so when your energy is
focused on protecting your ego and
making sure that Lindsay Halligan's name
can still be on this thing, then you
endanger these prosecutions for people
who presumably shouldn't be on the
streets. And so by virtue of doing this,
because again they just have to massage
Donald Trump's fragile ego, all they're
doing in effect is keeping us less safe
because people who should be prosecuted
instead have a giant loophole that they
can exploit to make sure that their
prosecution doesn't go through.

GK: Public safety is not a priority. It may not
even be a goal of Donald Trump's
Department of Justice because they are
literally endangering imperiling these
prosecutions from successfully moving
forward and holding wrongdoers
accountable. But again, that's not their
focus. That's not their priority. Their
priority is to appease dear leader at
every turn regardless of the
implications to any criminal prosecution
of doing so.

BTC: And finally, Glenn, I want to talk for a
moment about what the status is of those
disqualified prosecutions as it relates
to James Comey and Letitia James. As we
know, Donald Trump does not take no for
an answer. We can see that on full
display right here with his inability to
allow Lindseay Halligan's name to be
struck from these documents. So, where
do we stand in terms of the appeals
process for James Comey and Letitia
James?

GK: Yeah, great question. Not all dismissed
indictments are created equal. And
here's what I mean by that. So, within
10 days of the dismissal, the
government, the DOJ has to file its
notice of appeal. So, it still has a few
days left on the clock, but they can
just go ahead and refile charges against
Letitia James, assuming they have a
fully qualified federal prosecutor, go
into the grand jury, do it, and sign the
indictment, which I suspect they will.
Um, although they may just, you know,
leave uh Lindsey Halligan's name on it
again and take advantage of the
California Bill of Sale rule, right?
because as long as there's one qualified
prosecutor, the indictment should
survive. So, that'll be another kind of
thumb in the eye of the federal
judiciary if they do that. But, they'll
probably go ahead and reindict Letitia
James because it's still within what we
call the statute of limitations. There's
still time to bring that indictment. I'm
not sure what they're going to do with
the James Comey one. I assume they're
going to appeal both and they may
actually wait for the appeal to work its
way through the system before they
decide if they want to try to refile
charges against Comey because his case
is no longer within the statute of
limitations. It has timed out and it
can't be rebrought unless they win the
appeal and the appellete court overturns
Judge Curry's dismissal. So, they're in
somewhat different postures and I
expect we may see the two cases
treated a little bit differently, but we
should know um in the coming days when
we see a potential notice of appeal
filed by the Department of Justice.

BTC: Well, whatever happens, I'm sure that
they're going to follow the rules and
respect uh respect the entire judicial
process. That's one thing that we can be
absolutely sure of. Uh, with that said,
for those who are watching right now, if
you'd like to follow along with whatever
happens on these pieces of news, as well
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GK: And I'm Glenn Kirschner.

BTC: You're watching the Legal Breakdown.

November 28, 2025

Putin's "Wunderwaffe" - Doomsday or Kremlin's Bluff? - Eastern Express - TVP WORLD

As Russia faces relative stagnation in Ukraine, the Kremlin increasingly leans on nuclear threats to mask its growing military weakness. This episode investigates Russia’s most controversial weapons – from the recent Burevestnik nuclear missile to the Poseidon torpedo – and exposes the failures behind the propaganda. Experts warn that nuclear rhetoric may now reflect weakness, not strength. Join us as we break down Moscow’s nuclear bluff.

November 28, 2025

Macron announces national service scheme to bolster armed forces - DW News

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a national service scheme to bolster the armed forces. Macron says the service will begin next summer. Volunteers aged between 18 and 19 will be given military training and will be active for ten months. Macron says the change is needed to deal with shifting security threats facing France.

November 28, 2025

New Leaks Reveal Kremlin's Secret Backchannel - Break the Fake - TVP WORLD

A series of unexpected leaks has exposed quiet conversations between U.S. envoys and the Kremlin – and the story hidden behind them is far stranger than any official narrative.

What was really discussed?
Who tried to push a “peace plan” – and why now?
And what forced these private calls into the spotlight?

In this episode of Break The Fake, Jonasz Rewiński uncovers the hidden motives, backchannel pressure, and political games unfolding behind the scenes.

Stay until the end – the twist changes everything.

November 28, 2025

Why China is Suddenly Turning Against Russia - Paul Warburg

Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, China has been taking advantage of the Ukraine War to make several moves against Russia - particularly in Siberia and the Russian Far East. The risk to Putin and Moscow has become even more pronounced as the Kremlin's financial position has weakened, and they have lost the ability to provide police protection or high military pay & benefits to people in Siberia. Combine that with Ukraine's strikes against Russian oil refineries, causing pronounced gasoline shortages in these exact regions, and and you'll realize that Russia is truly in a very precarious position - with China in the perfect place to step in and fill the gaps.

November 28, 2025

Let's talk about Kelly, Hegseth, Trump, and not playing the game.... - Belle of the Ranch

November 28, 2025

Deep Red state suddenly in play for 2026 - Brian Tyler Cohen

Interview: Democrat Rob Sand poised to flip top office in Iowa.

November 28, 2025

Canada Just Ruined Trump's Thanksgiving With Checkmate Move - Occupy Democrats

Thanksgiving just fell apart as Canada pulled a brand new checkmate move. That's right, Donald Trump has very
little to be thankful for today.

Prime Minister Mark Carney declared that the decades long close relationship between the United States and Canada is officially over. Carney delivered the blow while announcing a slate of major economic protections for Canada's steel and lumber industries. Industries deeply intertwined with the United States for generations.

Carney said America's past strengths had now become vulnerabilities for Canada due to Trump's erratic leadership and economic unpredictability. And the fallout is immediate. Carney's new policies place strict limitations on foreign steel aimed partly at China. But the message to Washington is unmistakable. Canada is no longer relying on the United States as a stable economic partner.

That wasn't even the harshest part. New travel data reveals Canadians are abandoning the United States in massive numbers. The number of Canadians returning from US trips by car or by plane has collapsed by 1/3 compared to last year. Travel experts say Canadians now fear ICE crackdowns, rising costs, and an overall
sense that the US under Trump simply isn't safe.

So on a week when Donald Trump wanted to focus on political victories and his holiday messaging, Canada, America's longest, safest, most reliable ally, just hit him with a humiliating headline. The friendship is over. The
trust is gone. And Canadians are choosing the rest of the world over Trump's America. This is not just a
diplomatic shift--it is a public rejection and it landed right on Thanksgiving.

November 28, 2025

How Putin's War Ends: Ruble Collapse - Jason Jay Smart

Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine is shifting into a phase defined not by military breakthroughs but by financial strain inside Russia itself. The country’s top banker, German Gref of Sberbank, has stated that the current ruble rate is far from its true level, identifying a fair range of roughly 100 to 105 rubles for one dollar. From today’s stronger rate, that implies a potential slide of about 34 percent. A decline of that scale functions as a hidden tax on Russian wages, pensions, and savings, allowing the state to redirect value toward sustaining the war effort.

This emerging currency crisis is linked directly to battlefield realities. Long-range Ukrainian strikes have hit refineries nearly 1,000 kilometers, about 620 miles, inside Russia. Damage to these facilities cuts into Moscow’s revenue stream and magnifies the fiscal pressure already visible in Russia’s public data.

At the same time, Russia’s economic dependence on China is deepening. Beijing purchases discounted Russian energy and supplies machinery and controlled goods at sharply higher prices. Research shows that Chinese-controlled exports to Russia have risen in price far more steeply than similar goods for other markets. A weaker ruble amplifies this imbalance and increases Russia’s reliance on a single dominant buyer, limiting its strategic options.

The broader picture for Western observers is clear. Combined economic pressure and Ukrainian strikes are straining the financial foundations of the Kremlin’s war. Russia’s currency and budget are now central to understanding how the conflict moves forward.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
01:12 - Support Ukraine's Frontline: Drones for the Fight in Sumy
02:46 - Critical Blow: Ukraine's Drone Strikes on Russia's Oil Refineries
03:30 - The Ruble Crisis: Top Banker German Gref Tells the Truth
05:06 - Putin's Impossible Choice: War Survival vs. a Strong Ruble
07:12 - Sanctions, Oil, and War: Russia's Economic Collapse
09:23 - Putin's Costly Ally: China's Massive Markup on War Goods
10:38 - The Looming Banking Crisis: Cascading Defaults Warning
13:06 - Outro