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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by Democrats — Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week …
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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
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Ted Mann / Bloomberg:
Mamdani's Edge Has Democrats Wondering If He's a Model or a Fluke
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
8 Democrats sit at center of potential deal to end government shutdown this week
Politico:
‘Utterly shameful’: Congress to crush US record this week for longest shutdown
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Punchbowl News:
11/03/25 ☀️ AM: … Welcome to November. — This is Day 34 of the government shutdown.
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New York Times:
In Redistricting Battles, Here's How Trump, Republicans and Democrats Are Faring
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Elections Across the U.S. Will Test Democrats' Momentum Ahead of 2026 Midterms
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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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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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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.
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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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Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
After 3-Day Trial, Trump Appointee Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Blocking Guard from Portland — Judge Karin Immergut handed down a preliminary injunction late Sunday night, keeping the National Guard out of Portland. — “Based on the trial testimony, this Court finds no credible evidence …
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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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Zach Montague / New York Times:
The Monthslong Legal Battle to Save Foreign Aid
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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.
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Adriana Pérez / Chicago Tribune:
Man hospitalized after violent federal immigration arrest in Melrose Park, family says
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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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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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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 …
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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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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Brian Finucane / Just Security:
Dissecting the Trump Administration's Effort to Circumvent the War Powers Resolution for Boat Strikes — On Monday, the Trump administration's use of military force against alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean and Pacific will run afoul of the War Powers Resolution's 60-day clock …
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Tal Axelrod / Axios:
Ben Shapiro blasts Tucker Carlson over Fuentes interview — The Daily Wire's Ben Shapiro torched Tucker Carlson on Monday over his interview with far-right firebrand Nick Fuentes last week, accusing Carlson of polishing abhorrent views that should fall outside the right's tent.
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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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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.
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ProPublica:
“I Don't Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump's Police Task Force — When Reggie Williams turned 18 two decades ago, his mother entrusted him with his birth certificate. Keep it on you at all times, she advised, in case you encounter police.
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 …
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