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12:30 PM ET, November 4, 2025

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CNN:
Dick Cheney, influential Republican vice president to George W. Bush, dies  —  Dick Cheney, America's most powerful modern vice president and chief architect of the “war on terror,” who helped lead the country into the ill-fated Iraq war on faulty assumptions, has died, according to a statement from his family.
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Calvin Woodward / Associated Press:
Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in US history, dies at 84  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful …
Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Dick Cheney, Powerful Vice President and Washington Insider, Dies at 84  —  A former defense secretary and congressman, he held the nation's No. 2 job under President George W. Bush and was an architect of policies in an era of war and economic change.  —  · 51:10 min Learn more
Discussion: The Hill, emptywheel and Foreign Policy
Michael Dorgan / Fox News:
Former Vice President Dick Cheney dead at 84
Washington Post:
Dick Cheney, powerful vice president during war on terrorism, dies at 84
Discussion: WTTG-TV and CBS News
John D. McKinnon / Wall Street Journal:
Dick Cheney, Powerful Former Vice President Who Served Four Republican Presidents, Dies at 84
Discussion: CBS News
George W. Bush Presidential Center:
Statement by President George W. Bush on Vice President Dick Cheney
Discussion: Washington Post and NewsMax.com
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
RIP to an American Original: Dick Cheney
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump urges Republicans to kill filibuster, warning they'll lose if they don't … President Donald Trump on Tuesday pressed Republicans to do away with the filibuster in the Senate, warning that failing to do so would cost his party control of Congress and the White House in the next two election cycles.
Gerard Baker / Wall Street Journal:
Mamdani Is a Gift, Which Trump Should Unwrap Carefully  —  You couldn't design a better far-left foil.  But his voters' frustrations are real and serious.  —  Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, Late-onset Joe Biden.  Someone up there has been looking out for Donald Trump for a long time.
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MSNBC:
As Mamdani nears victory, Democrats worry about national fallout  —  The progressive candidate is on the cusp of a historic mayoral win.  And that's adding to unease among Democrats looking for a way back to national power.  —  On the cusp of electoral victory, New York mayoral frontrunner …
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Who's Threatening Who?  —  America is living through an extraordinary experiment.  We are watching the reality of what aggressive internal immigration enforcement looks like in American cities.  —  For President Trump's supporters, the law is the law, and immigration enforcement must …
News 12 New Jersey:
Bomb threats force closures at some New Jersey polling places  —  Paterson Mayor Andre Sayegh said polling sites at School 2 and School 10 in Paterson were shut down after threats were received.  —  •  —  Election Day 2025 underway in New Jersey  —  Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful …
Camryn Sanchez / KJZZ:
Arizona teachers' costumes weren't about Charlie Kirk.  They're facing death threats anyway  —  Math teachers at Cienega High School in southern Arizona are facing death threats and calls that they be fired after a Turning Point USA employee falsely accused them of wearing Halloween costumes mocking …
Josh Christenson / New York Post:
Heritage Foundation in revolt over Tucker Carlson defense after controversial Nick Fuentes interview: ‘Footsie with literal Nazis’  —  WASHINGTON — One of the largest conservative think tanks in Washington, DC, has been roiled by their president's embrace of Tucker Carlson …
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Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
Groyper War Consumes the Biggest Right-Wing Think Tank
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Laura Loomer joins Pentagon press corps despite Hegseth criticism
Discussion: Daily Mail
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump ousts watchdog of US housing regulator involved in mortgage probes of his foes, sources say  — FHFA's acting inspector general Joe Allen removed amid political tensions  — Pulte bypassed Inspector General in pursuing cases against Trump foes
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Brakkton Booker / Politico:
Wes Moore launches Maryland redistricting commission after top state Dem stymies effort … “My commitment has been clear from day one — we will explore every avenue possible to make sure Maryland has fair and representative maps,” Moore said in a statement Tuesday.  “This commission will ensure the people are heard..”
Discussion: Washington Post, NOTUS and TheGrio
Richard Milne / Financial Times:
Norway's oil fund to vote against Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal at Tesla  —  World's largest sovereign wealth fund is a top-10 investor at US electric vehicle maker  —  The world's largest sovereign wealth fund will vote against Tesla chief executive Elon Musk's $1tn pay package, saying it is worried about the size of the deal.
Margaret Sullivan / American Crisis:
Trump just loves the revamped CBS.  Here's the ugly backstory.  —  Last week, John Dickerson left the network where he had worked for many years.  On his way out the door, he got a heartfelt standing ovation from his CBS News colleagues.  —  A well-respected, accomplished journalist, Dickerson certainly deserved the kudos.
Emily Peck / Axios:
Trump says SNAP will only get paid after shutdown  —  President Trump said food benefits will only get paid once the shutdown ends, in a post on Truth Social Tuesday morning. … - Some 42 million Americans rely on SNAP to feed themselves, a majority are children or adults over age 60.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Medicare freeze beneficiary secretly donates $2.5 million to Trump ballroom  —  Earlier this year, Popular Information broke the news that Extremity Care - a company that sells bandages to Medicare for thousands of dollars per square inch - donated $5 million to MAGA Inc., President Trump's super PAC, on February 24.
Politico:
The White House's Plan A is winning its Supreme Court tariff case.  It also has a Plan B. … “They're aware there are a number of different statutes they can use to recoup the tariff authority,” said Everett Eissenstat, former deputy director of the White House's National Economic Council during Trump's first term.
Tony Romm / New York Times:
Trump Threatens to Withhold SNAP Payments, Despite Court Order  —  The president suggested he would withhold food stamp payments a day after the administration said it would pay only partial benefits this month.  —  President Trump threatened on Tuesday to deny food stamps …
Discussion: Washington Times and Newsweek
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Inside the billionaire network shaping MAGA's post-Trump future … In 2019, a small group of right-wing donors rented a resort outside the 100-person town of Rockbridge, Ohio, for a summit to secure the future of the MAGA movement.  They aimed to turn a singular candidate — President Donald Trump …
Discussion: Raw Story
Paul Krugman:
The Big Smirk  —  The cruelty is the point, party edition  —  There's been plenty of scathing commentary about the lavish, Great Gatsby-themed Halloween party Donald Trump threw at Mar a Lago — a party complete with sequined, feathered dancers and, yes, a scantily-clad woman in a giant martini glass.
 
 
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Emily Peck / Axios:
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
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Thomas Zimmer / Steady:
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Discussion: New Republic
Reuters:
World will overshoot 1.5C climate goal, UN says
Discussion: Politico
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
As Trump's approval rating sinks, Republicans have a decision to make
Mark Hertling / The Bulwark:
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