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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
The 2024 Trump “realignment” is over already — It is a matter of fact that Donald Trump won the 2024 election in large part by shrinking the vote margins for Kamala Harris among non-white, working-class, and young voters, relative to past Democratic nominees. — But the interpretation of Trump's 2024 win is a matter of opinion.
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Politico:
Capitol agenda: Decision day for Senate Dems — Get ready for a do-or-die Senate weekend. Senate Majority Leader John Thune will try to break the shutdown impasse Friday. Democrats we've spoken to say he won't succeed, as they dig in to force more GOP concessions in the coming days.
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
“None of this is complicated,” political data specialist Tom Bonier wrote yesterday …
“None of this is complicated,” political data specialist Tom Bonier wrote yesterday …
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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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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
America Begins Clapping Back at Donald Trump
Alex Burness / Bolts:
Five Ways Tuesday's Results Will Affect Voting Rules and Democracy
Five Ways Tuesday's Results Will Affect Voting Rules and Democracy
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The Philadelphia Inquirer and Mercury News
Axios:
Emboldened Democrats push to prolong government shutdown
Emboldened Democrats push to prolong government shutdown
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Politico:
Senate sinks measure to block military action against Venezuela
Senate sinks measure to block military action against Venezuela
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Associated Press:
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order — Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — President Donald Trump's administration asked a federal appeals court Friday to block a judge's order …
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Aysha Bagchi / USA Today:
Trump administration appeals order to pay full November SNAP food benefits — The Trump administration is appealing a judge's order for it to provide full SNAP food aid benefits to states by Nov. 7. — The Justice Department filed a notice of appeal Nov. 6 - the same day Rhode Island …
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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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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Administration Must Fund Full SNAP Benefits for November, Judge Rules
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Vance calls court order to fully fund SNAP ‘absurd ruling’
Vance calls court order to fully fund SNAP ‘absurd ruling’
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Regina Garcia Cano / Associated Press:
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced — Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal.
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Zach Everson / Forbes:
Trump Wine Hits Government Shelves — Topline — The Trump Organization's second-term push to monetize Donald Trump's presidency has reached the aisles of military exchanges, as Coast Guard-run stores, which provide service members and their families with access to tax-free consumer goods, have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider.
Jacqueline Sweet / Disaster Girl:
FBI Informant Who Lied About Bidens Quietly Released From Jail Sparking Trump Pardon Fears — Alexander Smirnov was quietly furloughed from prison months ago. … An FBI informant convicted of lying to the Bureau about a fake bribery scheme involving the Bidens has been quietly released …
New York Times:
Musk Wins $1 Trillion Pay Package, Creating Split Screen on Wealth in America — Tesla shareholders approved a plan to grant Elon Musk shares worth nearly $1 trillion if he meets ambitious goals, including vastly expanding the company's stock market valuation.
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Daniel Dale / CNN:
Fact check: Cheaper Walmart Thanksgiving meal touted by Trump has fewer items than last year's — President Donald Trump keeps touting the fact that Walmart's promotional Thanksgiving meal basket is cheaper this year than it was last year. But Trump hasn't mentioned that this year's basket …
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Philip Allen Lacovara / The Bulwark:
The Founders Would Abhor Trump's Domestic Deployments — STARTING IN THE SPRING and then escalating over the summer, President Donald Trump sent federal troops or “called up” National Guard units to Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Memphis, Portland, and Chicago.
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
The softest Nazis you ever did see — Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — ✊ Subscribe to PN ✊ — The Trump administration only wants the most formidable warriors, real stone-cold-killer types, to join his war on immigrants.
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Politico:
Vance is the frontrunner for 2028, Rubio privately confides … “He will do anything he can just to support the vice president in that effort,” said the person close to Rubio, who was granted anonymity to share the secretary of state's private conversations.
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Reuters:
Trump, in shift, acknowledges Americans are paying “something” for tariffs — President Donald Trump on Thursday acknowledged that U.S. consumers are paying more for goods because of the tariffs he has set, a shift in rhetoric even as he insisted that the policy has benefited Americans overall.
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Catherine Rampell / The Bulwark:
How the Supreme Court Could Save Christmas
How the Supreme Court Could Save Christmas
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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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Steve Vladeck / One First:
189. The Breezy Inequity of Trump v. Orr
189. The Breezy Inequity of Trump v. Orr
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Natalie Allison / Washington Post:
Trump pardons former Tennessee House speaker, top aide awaiting prison — Trump has granted clemency in the opening year of his term to several former elected officials convicted on corruption-related charges. — President Donald Trump has pardoned the former Tennessee House speaker …
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Chasity Maynard / WSMV-TV:
President Trump pardons former TN House Speaker Glen Casada, chief of staff, after corruption convictions
President Trump pardons former TN House Speaker Glen Casada, chief of staff, after corruption convictions
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New York Times:
Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation … Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired or sidelined at least two dozen generals and admirals over the past nine months in a series of ousters that could reshape the U.S. military for years to come.
Minho Kim / New York Times:
To Preserve Records, Homeland Security Now Relies on Officials to Take Screenshots — Experts say the new policy, which ditches software that automatically captured text messages, opens ample room for both willful and unwitting noncompliance with federal records laws.
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CNBC:
Airlines cancel more than 700 U.S. flights as FAA-ordered shutdown cuts begin … U.S. airlines started cancelling hundreds of flights on Friday, hours after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered the cuts amid the more-than-monthlong government shutdown.
Tony Romm / New York Times:
Administration Live Updates: Trump Appeals Ruling That Orders Fast and Full SNAP Payments — Where Things Stand — Food stamps: The administration asked an appeals court on Friday to immediately halt a judge's ruling that would require the government to fully fund food stamps.
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Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
Supreme Court considers Kim Davis petition to overturn same-sex marriage ruling — The justices will vote during a private conference on whether to hear the case. — Paula Faris speaks to Kim Davis, the Kentucky court clerk who went to jail because she refused to issue gay marriage licenses.
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Margie Mason / Associated Press:
Deep in Trump country, coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the ‘working man’ — Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Share — Lisa Emery loves to talk about her “boys.” With each word, the respiratory therapist's face softens and shines with pride.
Molly Roberts / Lawfare:
Sandwich Guy, Thrower of Hoagie-Or Hero? — The trial ended in an acquittal. But the proceedings felt like a strange sort of performance art—highly amusing and highly menacing at the same time. — Meet The Authors … It's Nov. 3, a day some recognize as National Sandwich Day.
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Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Stefanik officially launches campaign for New York governor … POLITICO reported on Thursday that Stefanik planned to enter the race. — Another Democrat who featured prominently in Stefanik's campaign announcement was New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist whose brand …
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CNN:
Multiple people at Joint Base Andrews fall ill after suspicious package delivered with white powder, sources say — A suspicious package was delivered to a US military base in Maryland on Thursday which caused multiple people to fall ill and be taken to the hospital, CNN has learned.
