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7:15 AM ET, November 2, 2025

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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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New York Times:
War Powers Law Does Not Apply to Trump's Boat Strikes, Administration Says  —  The move deepened the idea that a Vietnam-era law, which says congressionally unauthorized deployments into “hostilities” must end after 60 days, does not apply to airstrike campaigns.
Discussion: Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
New Jersey Race Tests Whether a Blue-State Republican Can Embrace Trump and Win  —  Jack Ciattarelli isn't running away from MAGA in his third bid to become the Garden State's governor  —  Four years ago, Republican Jack Ciattarelli shocked New Jerseyans when he came within 3 percentage points …
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Benjamin Siegel / Reuters:
Affordability takes center stage in New Jersey, Virginia governor races  —  “The theme of affordability is pretty widespread across these elections.”  —  U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill, Democratic nominee for New Jersey governor, campaigns in support of the Gateway Tunnel Project …
Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
The optimal long-term outcome of the shutdown
Discussion: Raw Story and Politico
Shane Galvin / New York Post:
Trump threatens to go into Nigeria ‘guns-a-blazing’ if slaughter of Christians doesn't stop  —  President Donald Trump threatened Nigeria in social media post Saturday night that he would go into the African nation “guns-a-blazing” with military force if they don't stop Islamic extremists from killing Christians.
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Rachel Wolf / New York Post:
Nicki Minaj praises, thanks Trump for addressing persecution of Christians in Nigeria
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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The Hill:
Live updates: SNAP benefits in peril as shutdown persists; Obama to stump for Dems in VA, NJ
Tony Romm / New York Times:
Food Stamp Cuts Expose Trump's Strategy to Use Shutdown to Advance Agenda  —  The president has stretched the limits of his powers to help those at the heart of his agenda, not the many in greatest need.  —  As the federal shutdown stretched into its fifth week, imperiling …
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Washington Post:
After a month of the shutdown, workers face mounting bills, car repossessions
Discussion: Federal News Network
Alicia Diaz / Bloomberg:
Shutdown Pain Spreads at One Month, Touching Tens of Millions
Discussion: Raw Story and Politico
Associated Press:
Uncertainty over federal food aid deepens as the shutdown fight reaches a crisis point
Discussion: STAT, Chicago Sun Times and Salon
Washington Post:
Voters divided on midterms despite broad Trump disapproval, poll finds  —  Most Americans disapprove President Trump's handling of top issues, and a majority say he has gone too far in exercising his powers.  —  Just now  —  Americans broadly disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling his job …
Discussion: Reuters and Breitbart
Ben Penn / Bloomberg Law:
FBI Ousts Leader as Patel Fumes Over Attention to Agency Jet Use  —  The FBI forced out a senior official overseeing aviation shortly after Director Kash Patel grew outraged about revelations of his publicly-available jet logs indicating he'd flown to see his musician girlfriend perform, said three people familiar with the situation.
Discussion: Raw Story and NewsNation
Washington Post:
Trump escalates demands for 2020 election investigations and prosecutions  —  The Justice Department is seeking 2020 ballots that were preserved in Atlanta, but federal officials have been more focused on vetting voter rolls for future elections.  —  Just now
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Builders Find Hardship in Trump's Tariffs and Deportations  —  Material costs are rising, workers are scarce and customers are delaying new construction plans.  —  When President Trump said he would enact sweeping tariffs and crack down on immigration, dire warnings rang out in the construction industry.
The Harvard Crimson:
Authorities Investigating Explosion at Harvard Medical School, Believed To Be Intentional  —  A device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard's Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University affiliates.
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.
Associated Press:
UK police say 10 people hospitalized after train stabbing attack, 9 with life-threatening injuries  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  British police say 10 people have been taken to hospitals after a mass stabbing attack …
Audrey Fahlberg / National Review:
Exclusive: Heritage Reassigns Chief of Staff Following Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes Fallout  —  The conservative think tank's executive vice president, Derrick Morgan, has been tapped to replace Ryan Neuhaus as chief of staff.
Discussion: RealClearPolitics, HotAir and The Hill
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Ali Breland / The Atlantic:
The Firewall Against Nick Fuentes Is Crumbling
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Strikes Deal on Economic and Trade Relations with China  —  REBALANCING TRADE WITH CHINA: This week in the Republic of Korea, President Donald J. Trump reached a trade and economic deal with President Xi Jinping of China—a massive victory …
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Chicago Tribune:
On Halloween, ‘state-sponsored terror’ in Chicago and the north suburbs
Discussion: FOX 32 Chicago and Raw Story
 
 
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Dominic Green / Wall Street Journal:
The MAGA Right's Antisemitism Problem
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Katie Miller had a podcast meltdown and threatened the citizenship of a critic
Discussion: Raw Story
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Karl Bode / Techdirt:
The TikTok deal is the worst of all possible outcomes, shifting ownership of TikTok to Trump's allies, while maintaining the supposed problematic links to China

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