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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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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.
Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: 18 false claims Trump made on ‘60 Minutes’
Discussion: Raw Story and New Republic
Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
CBS News heavily edits Trump 60 Minutes interview, cutting boast network ‘paid me a lotta money’
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
8 Democrats sit at center of potential deal to end government shutdown this week  —  At least eight moderate Senate Democrats are meeting in hopes of finding a deal to end the monthlong government shutdown, but sources familiar with the closely held conversations say they will need strong assurances …
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Exploit The GOP's Nazi Meltdown  —  Are we really going to accept the conceit that the central issue in politics is whether DEMOCRATS are too extreme?  —  ∙ Paid  —  It's likely though not certain that Abigail Spanberger, Mikie Sherrill, and Zohran Mamdani will all be elected to important offices on Tuesday.
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by Democrats
Will Saletan / The Bulwark:
Tom Emmer Is the GOP's Smear Machine
Discussion: Raw Story and New Jersey Online
NBC News:
With Trump's focus elsewhere, the economy shows signs of trouble
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Discussion: New Republic
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump admin says it will provide partial November SNAP benefits  —  The Trump administration will provide partial food stamp benefits this month as the government shutdown approaches a record length, officials told a federal judge Monday.  —  The administration indicated it will not tap …
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Associated Press:
Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded in November
Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded after judges' rulings
Discussion: Tangle and The Hill
Oli Coleman / Page Six:
Bari Weiss' security detail costs CBS $10,000 a day as network undergoes layoffs  —  At the same time that CBS is being slammed with layoffs, an awkward number is circulating around the halls of the Tiffany Network.  —  Page Six hears that as staffers watch their colleagues pack up their desks …
Discussion: Townhall
NBC News:
Jury selection begins in the trial of D.C.'s ‘sandwich guy’  —  Sean Dunn went viral this summer for throwing a salami sub at a Customs and Border Protection agent.  —  WASHINGTON — Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of former Justice Department employee Sean Dunn, also known as the …
Discussion: Associated Press and NewsMax.com
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Zach Montague / New York Times:   Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent
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
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Massie announces marriage to former congressional staffer  —  Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) announced his marriage to Carolyn Grace Moffa, a former congressional staffer, in a social media post Monday morning, with a photo of him in tuxedo and his bride in a wedding dress.
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Faith Wardwell / Politico:   Massie announces marriage to former congressional staffer
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 …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Donald Trump Is a Commie  —  Bernie's democratic socialism is still compatible with liberal democracy.  Trump's national socialism is not.  Thank you for your attention to this matter!  — Trump wants to build nuclear power plants.  — He has chosen Westinghouse to build them.
Pablo Manríquez / Migrant Insider:
SCOOP: Latino Tenants Told to Vacate After Georgetown ICE Raid  —  Eyewitnesses describe multi-agency sweep at Wisconsin & O St. NW; 10-12 taken; Latino units “tossed;” ammunition left in the floor, and tenants told to vacate.  —  WASHINGTON — A pre-dawn raid on Friday …
Jon Seidel / Chicago Sun Times:
Bickering over Bovino: Lawyers complain to judge of obstruction, ‘sandbagging’ during deposition  —  Frustration boiled over in a federal courtroom halfway through last week's deposition of U.S. Border Patrol boss Gregory Bovino, where a government lawyer said he felt “sandbagged” …
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Jack Smith, Trump's Target, Shifts From Defense to Counterattack  —  The former special counsel has told people in his orbit he welcomes the opportunity to present the public case against the president denied to him by adverse court rulings and the 2024 election.
Discussion: Raw Story
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
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 …
MSNBC:
'If it was anybody else, we'd arrest him tomorrow,' Justice Department aide said of Trump  —  A handful of documents found by the FBI at Mar-a-Lago were so sensitive that even a senior Justice Department official didn't have authorization to see them.  —  This story is adapted …
Discussion: Raw Story
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Trump targets Seth Meyers after catapult jokes: ‘Probably illegal’  —  President Trump criticized late-night comic Seth Meyers after the host mocked him for criticizing the way aircraft carriers are built during a speech to members of the military last week.
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.
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 …
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.
Rebecca Traister / New York Magazine:
It's My Party and I'll Leave When I Want To  —  Talking to the gerontocracy.  —  Last year's election debacle, rooted in the rapid decline of the then-81-year-old Joe Biden, took a heavy toll on New Hampshire congresswoman Annie Kuster.  “It was the most painful thing I've been through since …
Discussion: Inside Elections
 
 
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Trump-backed Ciattarelli gets major campaign trail surprise on Election Eve
Discussion: New York Post and Washington Times
Samuel Benson / Politico:
Sharice Davids inches toward Kansas Senate run
New York Times:
Bernie Sanders: 'There Ain't Much of a Democratic Party'
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Mississippi woman kills escaped monkey fearing for her children's safety
John McCormack / The Dispatch:
Slaughter on the High Seas
Discussion: CNN and Law Dork
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
New CR date under discussion, Johnson says
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Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
The Ballroom Blitz Should Be a Bigger Scandal
Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
It's clear why Zohran Mamdani is leading in the New York mayoral race
Politico:
US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules
Discussion: Financial Times
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