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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jury acquits D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent — Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors. — WASHINGTON — Jurors showed no appetite for the Justice Department's case against …
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Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Jury finds D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ not guilty of assaulting officer — Sean C. Dunn admitted he flung the hoagie at a federal agent. His attorneys called it a “harmless gesture” of protest as Trump commandeered D.C. police. — Just now — A jury on Thursday acquitted a D.C. man who was charged …
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Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge — Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during …
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Zach Montague / New York Times:
Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault
Tony Romm / New York Times:
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund Food Stamps This Month — The Justice Department later said it would appeal, leaving the program known as SNAP in limbo. — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to fund food stamps in full for roughly 42 million low-income Americans …
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Aria Bendix / NBC News:
Judge orders Trump administration to deliver full SNAP benefits to states by Friday — The administration had said it would distribute partial payments in November, but that the process could take weeks. The Justice Department said it intends to appeal Thursday's order.
CNBC:
SNAP benefits must be fully paid by Trump administration by Friday, judge orders … A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits for November by Friday, rejecting the administration's plan to partially fund that food stamp program for 42 million Americans during the U.S. government shutdown.
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Must Fund Full SNAP Benefits for November, Judge Rules
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Live updates: Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November
Live updates: Federal judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits in November
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Marcia Brown / Politico:
Judge orders Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits
Judge orders Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Two Signs That Democrats Flipped Trump Supporters on Tuesday — It wasn't just about superior turnout. Party switchers played a significant role in Virginia and New Jersey. — In the Trump era, Democrats have seemed to excel among the highly engaged, highly educated voters who predominate …
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Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
Republicans Are in Denial About Tuesday — What happens when your party gets killed in an election but you can't admit that anything is actually wrong? — ∙ Paid — Denial is a river that runs through Bucks County — “What happened last night was blue states and blue cities voted blue …
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Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling / New Republic:
DOJ Admits to Republicans That Epstein Files Are Even Worse for Trump
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Latino voter shifts in Tuesday's elections alarm some Republicans
Latino voter shifts in Tuesday's elections alarm some Republicans
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Rebecca Crosby / Popular Information:
Six election results that didn't make the headlines
Six election results that didn't make the headlines
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Politico:
Senate will vote Friday to advance shutdown-ending deal, Thune tells Republicans — Senate Majority Leader John Thune told fellow Republicans in a private lunch that he plans to hold a vote Friday that could pave the way to end the government shutdown, according to two people in the room …
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
GOP's latest shutdown offer includes possible reversal of some mass firings — Republicans made a new offer to Senate Democrats Thursday in hopes of cutting a deal that would end the 37-day government shutdown and advance a package of three full-year spending bills, according …
Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Supreme Court lets Trump block transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers — Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump's administration …
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CNN:
Supreme Court allows Trump to limit passport sex markers for trans and nonbinary Americans — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to require the sex designation on US passports to align with a traveler's biological sex, a blow to transgender and nonbinary Americans …
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Washington Post:
Heritage staff in open revolt over leader's defense of Tucker Carlson — The departures and condemnations built on brewing frustrations with Kevin Roberts's handling of Project 2025 and internal sexism allegations. — Just now — The Heritage Foundation is erupting in open revolt against its president …
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Congressional Budget Office believed to be hacked by foreign actor — The office makes economic projections for lawmakers and scores legislation for how much it would add or subtract from the national debt. — just now — The Congressional Budget Office, lawmakers' nonpartisan bookkeeper …
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Jason Meisner / Chicago Tribune:
‘The use of force shocks the conscience’: Judge issues sweeping injunction on Chicago tactics of immigration agents — A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday issued a sweeping injunction that puts more permanent restrictions on the use of force by immigration agents during “Operation Midway Blitz …
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Is Said to Be Investigating D.C. Mayor Over Foreign Trip — The investigation into Muriel Bowser could face significant hurdles because of the known facts of the case and recent turmoil inside the Justice Department. — 4 MIN READ — Got a Tip?
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
White House guest faints during Trump event in Oval Office — A White House guest who was attending President Trump's announcement about lowering the cost of obesity drugs fainted in the Oval Office, causing the event to be cut short. — White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt …
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Renee Hickman / Reuters:
Border patrol agent who shot Chicago woman boasted about it in text messages — Federal agent said he was proud of his shooting skills — Marimar Martinez indicted on charges of impeding federal agent — Key vehicle in case repaired before defense could inspect it
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Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
Kash Patel's Private Jet Problem Is Even Worse Than It Looks — This dude can't stop flying to Nashville. — ∙ Paid — Kash Patel keeps taking a private jet to his girlfriend's home city — FBI DIRECTOR KASH PATEL has had quite a week. — Facing criticism for taking …
Politico:
Senate sinks measure to block military action against Venezuela — The Senate on Thursday rejected legislation that would have required approval from Congress before President Donald Trump could take military action against Venezuela, despite bipartisan misgivings about the administration's secretive efforts in the region.
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Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site — The FBI is attempting to unmask the owner behind archive.today, a popular archiving site that is also regularly used to bypass paywalls on the internet and to avoid sending traffic to the original publishers of web content, according to a subpoena posted by the website.
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Chasity Maynard / WSMV-TV:
President Trump pardons former TN House Speaker Glen Casada, chief of staff, after corruption convictions — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - President Donald Trump has pardoned the disgraced former Speaker of the Tennessee House Glen Casada and one of his co-conspirators after their corruption convictions and sentencing.
Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
“Kansas mayor charged with alleged voter fraud; state leader says ‘hundreds’ more cases expected” — Kansas Reflector: — The mayor of a small south-central Kansas town has been charged with committing fraud by voting in elections since 2022 even though he is not a United States citizen …
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Sabrina Eaton / Plain Dealer:
Bernie Moreno accused of ‘creepy’ behavior after revealing he collected colleagues' car info — WASHINGTON - A routine Senate nomination hearing erupted into a confrontation Wednesday when U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno revealed he had obtained the vehicle identification numbers of his Democratic colleagues' cars …
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Getty Images:
US-POLITICS-TRUMP — US President Donald Trump looks on after a man fainted during an announcement about weight-loss drugs in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on November 6, 2025. Trump announced deals Thursday with pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
'I'm wary about this president': California AG sounds warning about midterm security … “We are in unprecedented territory with this administration,” Bonta said. “The Trump administration hates California. Trump hates California. Trump is targeting California.”
Heather Knight / New York Times:
Pelosi Plans to Retire in 2027 After 39 Years in Congress — Representative Nancy Pelosi, the only female House speaker, said she will not run for re-election. She wielded immense power and became a Democratic icon, while she was demonized by conservatives.
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Lindsey Graham is talking to fellow Republicans about another reconciliation bill — Senate Budget Chair Lindsey Graham said Thursday he is meeting with fellow Republicans about making a new run at passing a party-line policy bill in the coming months. “I want us to look at what a reconciliation package …
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