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Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Trump pours millions into Virginia, New Jersey races — President Trump's political operation is digging into its massive war chest to bankroll a multimillion-dollar voter turnout effort in the final days of the New Jersey and Virginia governor races, Axios has learned.
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Trump Is the Democrats' Best Campaigner … The mere fact of his election last year handed Democrats a powerful turnout lever in blue-leaning New Jersey and Virginia, but Trump has further undermined GOP hopes in the two states with his conduct and has seemingly abandoned California Republicans.
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
As the Shutdown Pain Grows, Trump Attends to Other Matters — The president attended a Halloween party Friday and called attention to the marble renovation of a White House bathroom. — American families are worried about losing food stamp benefits. Hundreds of thousands …
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Bloomberg:
Democrats Seek Winning Message for Midterms in Key 2025 Clashes — Democrats who've struggled to find a message that will stick are calling in the party's top star, former President Barack Obama, to help flip a governorship from red to blue and set an example for candidates trying to win back Congress next year.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Shutdowns, Obamacare and the Risks of Bargaining for Policy Wins in a Crisis
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Associated Press:
Judges order Trump administration to use emergency reserves for SNAP payments during the shutdown — Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday that President Donald …
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Government shutdown effects bear down on millions more people after a crucial Nov. 1 deadline passes — Despite a judge's ruling ordering the administration to fund SNAP benefits, President Donald Trump said that November's payments were likely to be delayed.
Politico:
Nearly 42 million Americans lose their food stamp benefits … For now, states, food banks and nonprofit organizations are scrambling to backfill the loss of critical federal dollars, however temporary it may be, ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. — “It's going to get ugly fast,” …
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
October 31, 2025 — Yesterday a reporter asked Representative Joe Neguse, a Democrat of Colorado, about the administration's withholding of reserve funds Congress intended would fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). “If we come to November first, and these contingency funds …
NBC News:
Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits out of contingency fund
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Politico:
The White House thought the shutdown would be quick. Now they're frustrated.
The White House thought the shutdown would be quick. Now they're frustrated.
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Marcia Brown / Politico:
Judge orders Trump administration to fund food aid for millions of Americans
Judge orders Trump administration to fund food aid for millions of Americans
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Ian Austen / New York Times:
Carney Says He Apologized to Trump Over Ad Reviving Reagan's Tariff Criticism — The Canadian prime minister also said that he had asked the province of Ontario not to air the ad that later prompted the president to end trade talks. — Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said on Saturday …
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Washington Post:
Nancy Mace berated airport police and TSA agents, incident report says — The report claims Mace called officers “incompetent” and accused them of mistreating her. — Just now — Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina), who is running for governor of her state, berated police officers …
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Jake Lahut / Wired:
Nancy Mace Curses, Berates Confused Cops in Airport Meltdown: Police Report — At an airport in South Carolina on Thursday, representative Nancy Mace called police officers “fucking incompetent” and berated them repeatedly, according to an incident report. — Nancy Mace, the South Carolina …
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Dietrich Knauth / Reuters:
US judge permanently blocks Trump order requiring voters to prove citizenship — March 25 order required passport or similar document for voting — Other courts have temporarily blocked the executive order — US Constitution gives states authority over elections
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Washington Post:
ICE and Border Patrol's use of tear gas injures, sickens and tests the law — Federal immigration agents say chemical agents are needed to disperse violent protesters. But videos also show officers directly firing at people in aggressive and “unorthodox” ways.
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
It's Obvious Why Harris Lost in 2024. But Can Democrats Accept It? — The most obvious thing in politics is often the hardest to admit: If you lose an election, the best thing that you can do to make sure you win the next one is to find a message that puts you closer to the median voter than you were the last time around.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
More than 100 judges have ruled against the Trump admin's mandatory detention policy … The new ICE policy, they note, doesn't just subject millions more people to detention while they fight deportation, it also bars them from even asking an immigration judge to consider releasing them on bond.
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Politico:
Judges really don't like this detention policy
Judges really don't like this detention policy
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Cruz, McConnell slam Heritage president's defense of Tucker Carlson — Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Friday criticized Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts after he defended Tucker Carlson's recent interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes.
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Punchbowl News:
11/01/2025 📝 The Readback — Welcome to The Readback, our weekend digest featuring the best of Punchbowl News this week - a quick roundup of all our scoops, analysis and Capitol Hill insight you won't find anywhere else. We've also included a few of our favorite outside reads from the week.
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Madeleine Ngo / New York Times:
Under Trump, Becoming a U.S. Citizen Gets Harder … A harder civics test. Stricter social media vetting. Neighborhood investigations into people's “moral character.” — The Trump administration is erecting new hurdles for lawful permanent residents applying for U.S. citizenship …
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Boat Bombings Worsen as New Horror Shakes Experts: “Alarm Bells” … Two weeks ago, the military commander overseeing President Trump's bombings of boats in the Caribbean Sea abruptly resigned. Admiral Alvin Holsey, the head of U.S. Southern Command, offered no explanation for the move.
New York Times:
How to Shop for Obamacare When Subsidies Are in Limbo — Enrollment for A.C.A. health coverage begins Nov. 1, with some staggering price increases. Here is a guide to help you choose a plan while Congress is at an impasse over tax credits. — On Saturday, Americans who don't get health insurance through …
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Michael L. Gross / New York Times:
‘Kill, Kill, Kill’: How to Wrestle With Death in Gaza — In talks leading up to the cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel, President Trump said he told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “You're going to be remembered for this” — ending the war in Gaza — “far more than if you kept this thing going, going, going, kill, kill, kill.”
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Trump Marks Full Month Of Government Shutdown With $3.4 Million Golf Trip To Florida — The Air Force One trip is his 13th visit to his Palm Beach country club since he returned to office and brings his taxpayer funded golf total to $60.7 million. — WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump marked …
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