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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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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Dems want FCC probe of “60 Minutes” omission of Trump's Binance pardon exchange … An extended version released by the program was around 73 minutes long and did not include parts of the full transcript posted to CBS News' website. — An accompanying editor's note said the extended version …
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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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Mehdi Hasan / Zeteo:
🧾 Factchecking Trump on ‘60 Minutes’
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: 18 false claims Trump made on ‘60 Minutes’
Fact check: 18 false claims Trump made on ‘60 Minutes’
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Jeremy Barr / The Guardian:
CBS News heavily edits Trump 60 Minutes interview, cutting boast network ‘paid me a lotta money’
CBS News heavily edits Trump 60 Minutes interview, cutting boast network ‘paid me a lotta money’
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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.
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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 …
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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Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Here are the key races to watch in Tuesday's off-year elections
Here are the key races to watch in Tuesday's off-year elections
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Will Saletan / The Bulwark:
Tom Emmer Is the GOP's Smear Machine
Tom Emmer Is the GOP's Smear Machine
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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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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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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
SNAP update: Trump admin will pay 50% of food stamp benefits in November amid shutdown … The Trump administration told a federal judge in Rhode Island on Monday that it would tap billions of dollars in contingency funds to pay 50% of the normal amount of SNAP benefits in November as the U.S. government shutdown persists.
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Associated Press:
Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded in November
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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 …
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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.
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 …
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent
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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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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
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 …
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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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 …
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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 …
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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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NBC News:
Democrats brace for Nancy Pelosi's possible retirement — The former House speaker is expected to make an announcement about her political future after Tuesday's elections. — WASHINGTON — Democrats are bracing for the possible retirement of Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi …
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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.
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Jon Seidel / Chicago Sun Times:
Bickering over Bovino: Lawyers swap complaints of obstruction, ‘sandbagging’ during deposition — Frustration boiled over in a federal courtroom halfway through last week's deposition of U.S. Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino, where a government lawyer said he felt “sandbagged” …
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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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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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.
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Trump-backed Ciattarelli gets major campaign trail surprise on Election Eve — Captain Jake Ciattarelli surprised his father at campaign event day before election against Sherrill — TOTOWA, N.J. — It was a surprise family reunion on Monday for New Jersey Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli …
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Gordon Rayner / Telegraph:
Exclusive: BBC ‘doctored’ Trump speech, internal report reveals — Corporation edited footage to make it seem president was encouraging Capitol riot, according to whistleblowing dossier — The BBC “doctored” a Donald Trump speech by making him appear to encourage the Capitol Hill riot …
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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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Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Mississippi woman kills escaped monkey fearing for her children's safety — Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — One of the monkeys that escaped last week after a truck overturned on a Mississippi highway was shot …
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