- President Joe Biden spent Black Friday shopping with his family, including his son Hunter Biden. They visited several stores on the Massachusetts island of Nantucket.
- Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt says a seven-hour deposition with Dr. Anthony Fauci revealed Fauci admitted to a friend that masks were "ineffective," but supported mandates anyway.
- Logan County (Oklahoma) Sheriff Damon Devereaux has stood by how officers in the county handled an incident involving Gov. Kevin Stitt's son, Drew Stitt, involving a gun case.
- Democratic New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that she had tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time Thursday and forewent Thanksgiving festivities.
- A New York man attempted to smuggle four illegal immigrants from Eagle Pass to San Antonio before leading a Texas DPS trooper in a high-speed chase.
- Georgia Republican candidate for Senate Herschel Walker is allegedly getting a $1,500 tax break for his home in Dallas, Texas — an exemption reserved for permanent residents.
- Ye, also known as Kanye West, swiped former President Trump in a video he posted to Twitter on Thursday. Ye called the video the first of his 2024 presidential bid.
- A liberal magazine shared testimonies on Thanksgiving from women who say they are thankful for their abortions, which allowed them to have opportunities.
- Republicans nominated House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to become Speaker of the House but it’s far from clear that he can attain the votes.
- President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden called into the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade on Thursday but were briefly hindered by technical difficulties.