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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Obama Calls Mamdani to Praise His Campaign and Offers to Be Sounding Board — Former President Barack Obama told Zohran Mamdani “your campaign has been impressive to watch,” and suggested that he was invested in Mr. Mamdani's success beyond the election. — Former President Barack Obama called …
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Politico, RedState, The Hill, Teen Vogue and New Republic
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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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Politico:
Democrats are searching for their next leader. But they still have Obama. … President Donald Trump made gains in both states last year, in part due to an improved performance among Black and Hispanic voters. — Democrats have worked to get these voters back on their side …
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New York Times, TheGrio and NewsMax.com
Ethan Cotler / The Daily Beast:
Obama Is Now Not So Sure America Can Survive Under Trump — HOPE? — The former president is set to make a return to help Democratic gubernatorial candidates. — Barack Obama, 64, is “not so sure” that “America would survive Donald Trump,” according to CNN.
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Trump Is the Democrats' Best Campaigner
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No More Mister Nice Blog
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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Associated Press:
Uncertainty over federal food aid deepens as the shutdown fight reaches a crisis point — Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — The crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington were coming …
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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 …
Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Government shutdown effects bear down on millions more people after a crucial Nov. 1 deadline passes
Government shutdown effects bear down on millions more people after a crucial Nov. 1 deadline passes
Punchbowl News:
11/01/2025 📝 The Readback — Welcome to The Readback, our weekend digest featuring …
11/01/2025 📝 The Readback — Welcome to The Readback, our weekend digest featuring …
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Alicia Diaz / Bloomberg:
Shutdown Pain Spreads at One Month, Touching Tens of Millions
Shutdown Pain Spreads at One Month, Touching Tens of Millions
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Raw Story, CBS News, Al Jazeera and Politico
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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Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Trump's Team Offers to Keep Some Ballroom Donors Incognito … President Trump's aides have promised transparency about the funding of a new ballroom, but the White House withheld the identities of several donors to the project, including some with business before the administration, The New York Times found.
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Washington Post:
Trump administration tells Congress war law doesn't apply to cartel strikes — The Office of Legal Counsel told lawmakers that the War Powers Resolution, which requires Congress's approval for ongoing military conflict, does not apply here. — A top Justice Department lawyer has told lawmakers …
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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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One America News Network
Chicago Tribune:
On Halloween, ‘state-sponsored terror’ in Chicago and the north suburbs — Chicago Tribune, RICHIE REQUENA, BRIAN CASSELLA | In Albany Park, they fired pepper-spray balls to disperse an angry crowd and arrested two U.S. citizens. In Evanston, one repeatedly pointed his weapon at protesters …
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Gabe Ortiz / Combating Nativist Narratives:
2025 Is ICE's Deadliest Year In 20 Years — 2025 has become the deadliest year for detained immigrants in federal immigration custody in two decades. EL PAÍS reported this month that at least 22 individuals have died while in ICE custody in the current fiscal year …
Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
ICE Plans Cash Rewards for Private Bounty Hunters to Locate and Track Immigrants — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is considering hiring private bounty hunters to locate immigrants across the country, according to a procurement document reviewed by The Intercept.
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Joe.My.God. and Raw Story
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.
Politico:
New warning signs emerge for Lindsey Halligan's effort to prosecute Trump's foes … Halligan, however, secured the indictments of Comey and James by herself, an indication that career prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia resisted bringing the cases.
Maia Davies / BBC:
Andrew should answer Epstein questions in US, Democrats say — Members of a US congressional committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case have intensified their calls for Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to answer questions about his links to the late sex offender.
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
A Third Trump Term Is Not the Charm — It does not come as a great surprise to see that less than a year into his second term in office, President Trump is already thinking about a third. — “I would love to do it,” he told reporters on Air Force One this week.
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Roll Call, Zeteo and Public Notice
Alexander Willis / Raw Story:
Fury as Trump holds ‘tone deaf’ Gilded Age Halloween party as millions lose food aid — As 42 million Americans missed their first food assistance payment Saturday amid the ongoing government shutdown, President Trump attended a Great Gatsby-themed Halloween party at his Mar-a-Lago resort …
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Joe.My.God., The Independent and Mediaite

