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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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Six election results that didn't make the headlines — On X, Vice President J.D. Vance dismissed the poor showing by Republicans on Tuesday night as “a couple of elections in blue states.” Although Democratic victories in New York, Virginia, New Jersey, and California dominated the headlines …
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Politico:
Donald Trump enters his lame duck era … But upon returning to the Capitol, the senators made it very clear: They planned to blow Trump off. One GOP senator, Mike Rounds of South Dakota, laughed out loud when asked about the anti-filibuster push. — Welcome to the dawn of Trump's lame duck era.
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
5 Dem victories you missed while celebrating Mamdani's win
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INSIDENOVA.COM and Don Surber
Jenna Amatulli / The Guardian:
Trump goes on posting frenzy a day after Democrats win key elections
Trump goes on posting frenzy a day after Democrats win key elections
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump makes an overdue discovery: ‘They have this new word called affordability’
Trump makes an overdue discovery: ‘They have this new word called affordability’
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
The Wildest Democratic Victories You May Not Have Heard About
The Wildest Democratic Victories You May Not Have Heard About
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MSNBC:
Democrats across the country can learn from what we accomplished in Virginia
Democrats across the country can learn from what we accomplished in Virginia
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Derek Thompson:
The Democrats Have a New Winning Formula
The Democrats Have a New Winning Formula
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats' confidence in shutdown strategy soars after election sweep
Democrats' confidence in shutdown strategy soars after election sweep
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Kate Plummer / Newsweek:
Republican Ousted in Pennsylvania Borough That Has Voted GOP For 113 Years
Republican Ousted in Pennsylvania Borough That Has Voted GOP For 113 Years
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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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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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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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Ella Lee / The Hill:
DC ‘sandwich guy’ found not guilty of misdemeanor assault — The man who slung a sandwich at a federal agent in Washington, D.C., and was unwittingly transformed into an opposition symbol of President Trump's local crime crackdown has been found not guilty of misdemeanor assault after a trial.
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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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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Job cuts in October hit highest level for the month in 22 years, Challenger says … Layoff announcements soared in October as companies recalibrated staffing levels during the artificial intelligence boom, a sign of potential trouble ahead for the labor market, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.
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Colleen Madden Blumenfeld / Challenger …:
Nov 06 October Challenger Report: 153,074 Job Cuts On Cost-Cutting & AI
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Abha Bhattarai / Washington Post:
Layoffs rise to recession-like levels through October, new report says
Layoffs rise to recession-like levels through October, new report says
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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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Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Nancy Pelosi won't seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House
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NBC News:
Nancy Pelosi, first female speaker of the House, won't seek re-election to Congress
Nancy Pelosi, first female speaker of the House, won't seek re-election to Congress
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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 …
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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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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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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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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Trump's tariffs face a skeptical SCOTUS as Gorsuch warns of a “one-way ratchet” in presidential powers — Kavanaugh stood out in defense of the administration, but even his questions started lagging as the day wore on. — As the U.S. Supreme Court considered the legality and, if necessary …
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Jeff Horwitz / Reuters:
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show — Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, documents seen by Reuters show. And the social media giant internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day.
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ABC News:
FAA says it's cutting thousands of flights a day starting this week due to shutdown. Here's the list of airports where flights are set to be reduced — Flight capacity will be reduced by 10% at 40 major airports. — Planes taxi past the control tower before takeoff at the Nashville …
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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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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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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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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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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 …
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NewsNation:
Appeals panel revives path to Trump dismissing criminal conviction — Want to see more of NewsNation? Get 24/7 fact-based news coverage with the NewsNation app or add NewsNation as a preferred source on Google! — A path to dismissing President Trump's hush money criminal conviction …
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Aaron Katersky / Associated Press:
Appeals court revives Trump's effort to remove hush money case to federal court
Appeals court revives Trump's effort to remove hush money case to federal court
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Steve Vladeck / One First:
188. Five Questions About “Extrajudicial Killings” — There is no obvious legal argument to support President Trump's expanding campaign of strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. And the implications are even scarier. — Welcome back to “One First,” …
