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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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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.
New York Times:
In Redistricting Battles, Here's How Trump, Republicans and Democrats Are Faring — President Trump is imploring lawmakers to redraw their congressional maps to stave off Democratic control of the House. But the debate over redistricting has revealed fissures within both parties.
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ABC News, Los Angeles Times and HuffPost
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
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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The Hill, WTTG-TV, Associated Press and RedState
Politico:
‘Utterly shameful’: Congress to crush US record this week for longest shutdown
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The Hill, Roll Call and Boston Herald
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Elections Across the U.S. Will Test Democrats' Momentum Ahead of 2026 Midterms
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ABC News, NOTUS, Associated Press, American Prospect and UPI
Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Urge Trump to Engage in Talks as Shutdown Closes In on Record
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NBC News, The Daily Signal, Althouse, NewsMax.com, New York Daily News and Raw Story
Ezra Klein / New York Times:
This Is the Way You Beat Trump — and Trumpism
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The Liberal Patriot, Wall Street Journal, Raw Story, Townhall, UnHerd, Washington Monthly, Breitbart, The Bulwark and Mediaite
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.
Zach Montague / New York Times:
The Monthslong Legal Battle to Save Foreign Aid — One lawsuit, underway since February, has sought to compel President Trump to honor Congress's vision for foreign aid. It still has a long way to go. — It was one of the first legal challenges to a Trump administration policy to reach …
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Politico:
Trump reverses course on attending Supreme Court arguments this week
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Washington Times, New York Sun, Washington Examiner, Washington Post and The Japan Times
Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
Supreme Court Confronts Trump and His Tariffs in Test of Presidential Power
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Axios, Associated Press, NewsMax.com, The Hill, Civil Discourse …, Fox Business, Washington Post and Business Insider
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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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
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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.
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
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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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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The Forward
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New York Post:
Obama refuses to endorse radical NYC mayoral front-runner Mamdani — even after publicly backing this previous mayor
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Washington Post, America, America, France 24, NewsMax.com, TheGrio, The Daily Caller, The Guardian, Fox News, Reuters, CBS News and The Japan Times
Jacob Kornbluh / The Forward:
Why some Satmar Hasidic leaders endorsed Zohran Mamdani as mayor, stunning many Jewish voters
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New York Times and The Times of Israel
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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Cafe Hayek, NewsMax.com, Washington Times, Raw Story and American Thinker
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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 …
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NewsMax.com, Mediaite and Politico
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, ABC News and Mediaite
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, The Post Millennial and New York Times
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump says he'll “be involved” in Netanyahu's corruption trial “to help him out” — President Trump told CBS' “60 Minutes” that he'll “be involved” in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial “to help him out a little bit.” … - “I don't think they treat him very well.
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Damian Grammaticas / BBC:
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show — China waged a campaign of harassment and intimidation directed at a UK university to get it to shut down sensitive research into alleged human rights abuses, documents seen by the BBC show.
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
Lauren Aratani / The Guardian:
Top 10 US billionaires' collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year - report — Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights - but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap — The collective wealth of the top 10 US billionaires has soared by $698bn in the past year …
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UPI
Sidney Reid / MSNBC:
What it's like being wrongly charged by Trump's Department of Justice — I believe that filming what federal agents were doing that day counted as basic human decency. — I'm a law-abiding citizen who never thought I'd be of such interest that the U.S. government would use my tax dollars …
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