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2:40 PM ET, November 5, 2025

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Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Senate Supermajority: ‘We Are a Battleground State’  —  After 13 years, Mississippi Democrats have broken the Republican Party's supermajority in the Mississippi Senate.  Voters elected Democrats to two seats previously held by Republicans …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Is an Albatross  —  As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump is a phenomenally effective vote-winner, capable of turning out millions of otherwise infrequent voters to deliver the White House and Congress to the Republican Party.  But as president, Trump has been an albatross around the neck of his party.
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Seven data-driven lessons from the 2025 elections  —  The headline story from this year's elections is simple: Democrats increased their support across the country and swept all the marquee contests in key states.  Democratic Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger won Virginia by ~14 points …
Laurel Rosenhall / New York Times:
Republicans Swiftly File Lawsuit in Bid to Block California's New House Maps  —  Republicans asked a federal court to block newly approved maps in California that were designed to flip as many as five House seats for Democrats.  —  Hours after California voters approved a redistricting measure …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Vive La Résistance  —  With Republican candidates going down in flames all around him, Donald Trump spent last night flaming out on Truth Social.  “REPUBLICANS, TERMINATE THE FILIBUSTER!  GET BACK TO PASSING LEGISLATION AND VOTER REFORM!” he wrote, adding that the time had come to …
Discussion: New York Times, Politico, NPR, Wired and NBC News
Megan Messerly / Politico:
‘There Should Be Flashing Red Lights’: Steve Bannon on Mamdani's Win … More than a few Republicans are celebrating Zohran Mamdani's victory, seeing the 34-year-old democratic socialist as a political gift and an albatross for the Democratic Party.  Steve Bannon is not among them.
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
November 4, 2025 (Tuesday)  —  So much for obeying a court order, even if begrudgingly and with manufactured delay.  At 8:00 this morning, President Donald Trump announced that “SNAP BENEFITS...will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!”
Discussion: New York Times
Politico:
Trump blames shutdown for GOP election losses … Trump used his candid autopsy of the election results to urge Republicans to kill the Senate filibuster to quickly reopen the government and then enact their agenda, including a national voter ID requirement.
Politico:
Democrats didn't just rebound. They dominated.
Paul Krugman:   Which Party Is in Trouble, Again?
Axios:
A big blue wave for Democrats, and two paths forward
Faith Wardwell / Politico:
California Republicans file legal challenge to redistricting push
Discussion: CalMatters and CBS News
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
‘Trump is on the ballot in 2026,’ Johnson says after GOP drubbing
Discussion: The Hill
Brian Beutler / Off Message:   25 Thoughts On The 2025 Elections  —  Fighting is winning, and now would be a crazy time to pull punches.
Associated Press:
Tuesday's races were a quiet rebuke of Trump for many voters, AP Voter Poll finds
Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Start Their Comeback
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Supreme Court appears skeptical of legality of most of Trump's tariffs  —  The Supreme Court held arguments on one of the most important cases of its term, testing whether the president has authority to impose wide-ranging tariffs.  —  just now  —  The Supreme Court appeared skeptical …
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Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
If the justices rule in Trump's favor, one dissent could guide their decision.
Discussion: Straight Arrow News, Reason and UPI
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
How Zohran Mamdani Beat Back New York's Elite and Was Elected Mayor  —  The 34-year-old assemblyman won the Democratic primary by defying the city's all-powerful establishment.  He secured the mayoralty by delicately disarming it.  —  Zohran Mamdani was still asleep early in the morning …
Discussion: The Atlantic and Washington Times
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Emily Ngo / Politico:
Fresh off of a historic election victory, Mamdani names his transition team … Together, they have backgrounds in social services, finance, city budgeting and housing development.  Their roles on the transition team — meant to smooth a mayor-elect's path from election in early November …
New York Times:
Mamdani's Victory Is Less Significant Than You Think  —  New York's next mayor won't save the Democrats.  —  Does Zohran Mamdani's win mean a new dawn for the Democratic Party?  Not exactly, Ross Douthat argues.  In this mini-episode of “Interesting Times,” Ross explains …
Freddie deBoer / The Times:
Yes, Zohran Mamdani can govern as a sensible socialist
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Highly unusual’: New warning signs for DOJ's Trump-ordered case against Comey … Halligan, who was seated at the Justice Department's table Wednesday, personally secured the indictment against Comey several days later.  —  Halligan's unusual role — singlehandedly presenting to the grand jury …
Rebecca Schneid / Time:
The Billionaires Who Failed to Stop Zohran Mamdani, and How Much They Spent  —  Zohran Mamdani defeated a Republican, a fellow Democrat, and an army of billionaires when he emerged victorious in the New York City mayoral election on Tuesday.  —  Mamdani, a self-described democratic socialist …
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Chabeli Carrazana / The 19th:
‘I have papers’: Child care worker detained by ICE officers inside a Chicago day care  —  Raids inside day cares had been off limits until this year, when, on his first day in office, President Donald Trump removed that protection.  —  “I have papers,” a child care worker shouted in Spanish …
Discussion: CBS News
Heather Hunter / Washington Examiner:
CNN's Van Jones and Scott Jennings blast Mamdani's ‘divisive’ victory speech  —  CNN commentators Van Jones and Scott Jennings delivered strikingly different but equally critical takes on New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's fiery victory speech Tuesday night, calling it “divisive” and …
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Emily Crane / New York Post:
CNN's Van Jones among those raising alarm at Mamdani's instant ‘character switch’ after winning power
Tony Romm / New York Times:
Some SNAP Recipients May Not Receive Food Stamps Under White House Policy  —  Anti-hunger groups and state officials have warned that the administration's plans to make partial payments are onerous and could still result in severe harm.  —  Millions of low-income Americans will see staggering cuts …
Hannah Knudsen / Breitbart:
Pennsylvania Town Elects Transgender Mayor  —  The Pennsylvania town of Downingtown in Chester County -which has roughly 9,000 residents - has elected a man who believes he is a woman as their next mayor.  —  Democrat Erica Deuso defeated Republican Richard Bryant in the mayor's race, declaring victory early Wednesday.
Block Club Chicago:
Daycare Teacher Pulled Out Of Preschool By Armed Federal Agents, ‘Traumatizing’ Families  —  NORTH CENTER — Federal immigration agents pulled a teacher from inside a North Center daycare Wednesday morning, causing a chaotic scene and “traumatizing” workers, parents and children, neighbors and officials said.
 
 
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Anatomy of a Wave  —  Hispanic voters abandoned Republicans and the “Trump 2028” wars are next.
Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
Americans Much More Positive About Progress on Drugs
Discussion: Washington Times and UPI
Robert Draper / New York Times:
In the Trump Era, Cheney's Brand of Conservatism Became Obsolete
Discussion: New Yorker and MSNBC
Ron Dicker / HuffPost:
Sean Hannity Gives Very Sad Update On His Friends After Zohran Mamdani Victory
Discussion: The Hill and Mediaite
Jake Pearson / ProPublica:
Tech Billionaire Marc Andreessen Bet Big on Trump. It's Paying Off for Silicon Valley.
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Jon Seidel / Chicago Sun Times:
Crucial hearing over feds' use of force in Chicago deportation campaign is underway
Discussion: Capitol Fax.com and Wonkette
Cyril Mychalejko / Bucks County Beacon:
Bucks County's ICE-Loving, MAGA Sheriff Fred Harran Got What He Deserved: A Pink Slip From Voters on Election Night
Marc Caputo / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's $2 billion fundraising binge
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Virginia's Ghazala Hashmi becomes the first Muslim woman elected statewide in the U.S.
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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