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9:40 AM ET, November 3, 2025

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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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Ted Mann / Bloomberg:
Mamdani's Edge Has Democrats Wondering If He's a Model or a Fluke  —  Zohran Mamdani's lead heading into the New York mayoral election has withstood a furious push from Republicans, establishment Democrats and a coalition of Wall Street dealmakers, leaving Democrats to face a familiar question should he win on Tuesday.
Discussion: New York Times
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 …
Holly Otterbein / Axios:   Dems outpace GOP ad spending for Tuesday's elections
NBC News:   With Trump's focus elsewhere, the economy shows signs of trouble
Norah O'Donnell / CBS News:
Trump says government shutdown ends when Democrats give in: “If they don't vote, that's their problem”
Discussion: New York Daily News and Semafor
NBC News:
Democrats brace for Nancy Pelosi's possible retirement
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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.
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.
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.
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 …
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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Zach Montague / New York Times:
The Monthslong Legal Battle to Save Foreign Aid
Discussion: Associated Press
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 …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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STAT:   STAT+: FDA's top drug regulator resigns amid investigation
Chicago Tribune:
Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability  —  Dayanne Figueroa was on her way to get coffee before heading to work when she encountered a chaotic scene in West Town: heavily armed, masked federal agents making arrests on a residential street.
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.
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: UnHerd and Los Angeles Times
Richard Pollina / New York Post:
Nearly a million New Yorkers ready to flee NYC if Mamdani becomes mayor — possibly igniting mass exodus  —  Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers are prepared to bolt from the Big Apple if socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani wins Tuesday's mayoral race — potentially setting the stage …
Discussion: IJR
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.
Discussion: Washington Times and France 24
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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 …
Discussion: Associated Press
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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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 …
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 …
Discussion: CBS News, Mediaite and Politico
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 …
Max Boot / Washington Post:
Trump's politicizing of the U.S. military is accelerating  —  Why are so many generals getting fired?  Congress should summon them to find out.  —  Just now  —  There are too many scandals to count in the Trump administration, but one of the most significant isn't getting the attention it deserves.
Discussion: Reason
 
 
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Konrad Putzier / Wall Street Journal:
How the U.S. Economy Has Defied Doomsday Predictions on Tariffs
Discussion: New York Times and NewsMax.com
Erin Doherty / Politico:
America is bracing for political violence — and a significant portion think it's sometimes OK
Discussion: NOTUS
Jane Harman / The Bulwark:
Trump's Next Defense Strategy Risks Leaving the U.S. Underprepared
Lauren Aratani / The Guardian:
Top 10 US billionaires' collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year - report
Discussion: UPI
Damian Grammaticas / BBC:
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
Discussion: The Guardian
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What it's like being wrongly charged by Trump's Department of Justice
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump says he'll “be involved” in Netanyahu's corruption trial “to help him out”
Financial Times:
US accused of ‘bully-boy’ tactics to sink climate deal
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