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Jennifer Agiesta / CNN:
Democrats are more enthusiastic about the midterms as Trump's approval hits a second-term low, CNN poll finds — One year out from the midterm elections, the Democratic Party holds a sizable enthusiasm advantage as views of President Donald Trump dip further into negative territory, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.
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Hackwhackers, Raw Story and New York Sun
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Virginia and New Jersey can show that Trump isn't inevitable — Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠 — “Republican Youngkin wins Virginia governor's race in blow to Democrats,” ran NBC's headline.
Politico:
‘Utterly shameful’: Congress to crush US record this week for longest shutdown … But there's little chance members of Congress will be able to cobble together a deal to reopen the government before their partisan stalemate clears a new milestone. Even if an agreement quickly materializes in the Senate …
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The Hill, Raw Story, The Daily Signal, Roll Call and Boston Herald
Ted Mann / Bloomberg:
Mamdani's Edge Has Democrats Wondering If He's a Model or a Fluke
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New York Times
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by Democrats
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NPR, The Hill, Straight Arrow News, WTTG-TV, Associated Press and RedState
Norah O'Donnell / CBS News:
Trump says government shutdown ends when Democrats give in: “If they don't vote, that's their problem”
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Semafor
New York Times:
In Redistricting Battles, Here's How Trump, Republicans and Democrats Are Faring
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ABC News, The Downballot, Los Angeles Times and HuffPost
Punchbowl News:
11/03/25 ☀️ AM: … Welcome to November. — This is Day 34 of the government shutdown.
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CBS News, The Independent, NewsMax.com and Washington Post
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Elections Across the U.S. Will Test Democrats' Momentum Ahead of 2026 Midterms
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Associated Press, ABC News, NOTUS, Wall Street Journal, American Prospect and UPI
CBS News:
Read the full transcript of Norah O'Donnell's interview with President Trump here. — Editor's note: On October 31, 2025, correspondent Norah O'Donnell spoke with President Donald J. Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, FL, and this is a transcript of that conversation.
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Mehdi Hasan / Zeteo:
🧾 Factchecking Trump on ‘60 Minutes’ — 🗳️ On this day in 2020, Joe Biden and Donald Trump faced off in the presidential election. After nearly four painstaking days, Joe Biden was finally declared the winner. And Trump, to this day, continues to be a sore loser.
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The Parnas Perspective, RedState and CBS News, more at Mediagazer »
CBS News:
President Donald Trump: The 2025 60 Minutes Interview — Watch as President Trump discusses testing nuclear weapons, U.S.-China relations, Israel, the government shutdown, immigration, tariffs, and whether he'll try to stay in the White House beyond 2028.
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Breitbart, New York Post, The Wrap and The Japan Times
Cameron Adams / The Daily Beast:
CBS Cuts Trump's Corruption Tantrum From ‘60 Minutes’ Edit — ✂️✂️✂️ — The moment Trump got testy was missing from Sunday night's interview. — President Donald Trump's angry response to corruption questions at the end of his 60 Minutes interview was cut from the show's TV and online edits.
Christina Jewett / New York Times:
F.D.A. Drug Unit Chief Resigns, and Is Sued by Drug Company — The official, Dr. George Tidmarsh, has become embroiled in an ethical dispute and is now the target of a lawsuit over his actions involving certain drugs tied to a business associate. — Dr. George Tidmarsh …
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NewsMax.com
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Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
Supreme Court Confronts Trump and His Tariffs in Test of Presidential Power — The justices face so-called legitimacy dilemma as they deal with a tricky legal dispute and a president who has made clear he would view defeat as a personal insult. — Again and again since President Trump returned …
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Axios, CNN, Associated Press, Raw Story, NewsMax.com, The Hill, Civil Discourse …, Fox Business, Washington Post and Business Insider
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Rachel Uranga / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say — U.S. citizen Carlos Jimenez was shot by ICE in Ontario after warning officers about children gathering at a nearby school bus stop. — His lawyers claim he was shot from behind while fleeing …
Paul Krugman:
We're Number Two! — Does Donald Trump realize that he has ceded world leadership to China? Probably not: During his recent Asian trip, foreign leaders flattered him and showered him with personal gifts, so he came home with his ego even more inflated than usual.
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NewsMax.com and New York Times
NBC News:
Trump administration is planning new mission in Mexico against cartels, current and former U.S. officials say — The new operation would include U.S. troops on the ground in Mexico striking drug labs and cartel leaders, according to current and former U.S. officials, though a deployment is not imminent.
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UnHerd and Los Angeles Times
Alex Wickham / Bloomberg:
UK Sends Ukraine More Storm Shadow Missiles to Strike in Russia — The UK government recently resupplied Ukraine with more Storm Shadow cruise missiles to enable Kyiv to continue its campaign of long-range strikes inside Russia, people familiar with the matter said.
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France 24
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Wall Street Journal:
The New Right's New Antisemites — Kevin Roberts of the Heritage Foundation flounders in the Tucker Carlson-Nick Fuentes fever swamps. — An old political poison is growing on the new right, led by podcasters and internet opportunists who are preoccupied with the Jews.
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Jewish Insider, NewsMax.com, Cafe Hayek, Washington Times, Raw Story and American Thinker
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Christina Shaw / Fox News:
Judge blocks Trump National Guard deployment to Portland, citing lack of justification — Judge Immergut extends injunction after finding no proof protests grew out of control or posed rebellion threat — U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut on Sunday temporarily extended an order blocking …
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Oregonian, CNN, Straight Arrow News, Associated Press, The Post Millennial and New York Times
Washington Post:
Poll finds most Americans doubt Trump's commitment to free speech, fair justice — Many Americans also don't seem sure what to make of criminal cases against two of Trump's perceived opponents. — Just now — A majority of Americans believe President Donald Trump is not committed …
USA Today:
Trump held ‘Gatsby’-themed Halloween party as SNAP benefits were due to be cut off — President Donald Trump hosted a 1920's theme party at Mar-A-Lago on Oct. 31, as multiple federal judges ruled the administration could not stop funding food aid amid the ongoing government shutdown.
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Salon, Raw Story, People, The Daily Beast, Mock Paper Scissors, The Dean's Report and ABC News
ProPublica:
“I Don't Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump's Police Task Force — by Wendi C. Thomas and Katherine Burgess, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism — Co-published with MLK50: Justice Through Journalism … Reporting Highlights — Caught in a Wholesale Sweep …
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Associated Press
NBC News:
Graham Platner says controversies have ‘strengthened’ his Maine Senate campaign — In an interview with NBC News after a packed event, Platner bashed “establishment politics” and said he's still more electable than Democratic rival Janet Mills. — PORTLAND, Maine — In the last three weeks …
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The Portland Press Herald
Rozina Ali / New Yorker:
What Zohran Mamdani's Bid for Mayor Reveals About Being Muslim in America — The Islamophobic attacks on the candidate carry the weight of history and the urgency of the present. — In the autumn of 2008, Colin Powell, the former Secretary of State under George W. Bush …
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Ace of Spades HQ and The Forward
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Erin Doherty / Politico:
America is bracing for political violence — and a significant portion think it's sometimes OK … Most Americans expect political violence to keep growing in the United States and believe that it is likely a political candidate will be assassinated in the next few years.
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