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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
60 Minutes Edits Donald Trump Telling Them 60 Minutes Should Edit Donald Trump Talking About How 60 Minutes Paid Him For Editing Kamala Harris — from the the-absurd-stupidity.-it-burns dept — 60 Minutes is under new management and things are getting stupid faster than you might expect.
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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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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’
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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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CNN:
Trump administration will provide only half of usual food stamp benefits in November — The Trump administration said Monday that it will provide only half of the normal food stamp benefits for November by tapping into the program's contingency fund amid the government shutdown.
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Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump admin says it will provide partial November SNAP benefits
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
SNAP update: Trump admin will pay 50% of food stamp benefits in November amid shutdown
SNAP update: Trump admin will pay 50% of food stamp benefits in November amid shutdown
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Linda Qiu / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Says It Will Make Only Partial SNAP Payments This Month
Trump Administration Live Updates: White House Says It Will Make Only Partial SNAP Payments This Month
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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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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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Exploit The GOP's Nazi Meltdown
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NBC News:
Democrats brace for Nancy Pelosi's possible retirement
Democrats brace for Nancy Pelosi's possible retirement
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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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Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Why Tuesday's elections could give Democrats two paths to coming back from Trump
Why Tuesday's elections could give Democrats two paths to coming back from Trump
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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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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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Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by Democrats
Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by Democrats
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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 …
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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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
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.
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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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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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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Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump administration faces a deadline to tell judges whether it will fund SNAP — EDITED BY CURTIS YEE, MICHAEL WARREN AND BRIDGET BROWN — Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share
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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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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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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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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” …
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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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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