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11:45 AM ET, November 10, 2025

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Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
The 8 Senate Democratic Caucus members who voted to end the shutdown … Most, but not all, previously held state-level office — including four former governors.  Most, but not all, come from presidential swing states.  Two have announced they are retiring from the Senate after their current terms end …
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Thoughts on Democrats' Shutdown Surrender  —  Democrats lost the battle, but they may win the war  —  Well, no one can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory like the Democrats.  —  Less than a week after a resounding victory — one Trump even blamed on the government shutdown …
Discussion: New York Times, Mediaite and Zeteo
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate advances plan to end historic shutdown in bipartisan breakthrough … The Sunday vote would pave the way for consideration later this week of a legislative package that would fund the Department of Agriculture and the FDA, the Department of Veterans Affairs and military construction projects …
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
As the Senate advances a plan to end the government shutdown, what happens now?  —  As the shutdown continued, the pieces were in place for Democrats stand firm in support of a popular cause.  Eight Senate Democrats folded anyway.  —  As the ongoing government shutdown was poised to begin …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
A Quick Take on Team Cave's Big Win  —  I have what I suspect is a somewhat counterintuitive take on the deal Senate Democrats' Team Cave made with the Republican Senate caucus tonight.  This is an embarrassing deal, a deal to basically settle for nothing.  It's particularly galling since …
Discussion: FIRST DRAFT
Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Furious Dem Civil War Immediately Erupts Over Bombshell Shutdown Deal  —  OBAMACARE VOTE  —  Democratic activists slammed the shutdown “surrender.”  —  Angry Democrats exploded in fury after details emerged of the Senate agreement that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
16 Thoughts On The Dem Shutdown Cave  —  Another disgrace, and a new path forward.  —  ∙ Paid  — There are 47 Senate Democrats.  Replacing Chuck Schumer as minority leader and Dick Durbin as whip would require just 24 votes.  Schumer voted against the deal, but he is the leader …
Discussion: CNN and Washington Examiner
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
Trump made a huge blunder on the shutdown. So why did Democrats cave anyway?
Discussion: New Republic
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Six Takeaways From the Senate Deal to End the Shutdown
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Endorses Peggy Flanagan for Senate in Minnesota
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Politico:
Dem civil war
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:   Marjorie Taylor Greene flees Trump's sinking ship
NPR:
Senators take first step toward reopening the government after historic shutdown
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:   'It'll take them 5 days': Rand Paul could be obstacle to quickly ending shutdown
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide  —  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 Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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John Fritze / CNN:
Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark same-sex marriage precedent  —  The Supreme Court on Monday declined an opportunity to overturn its landmark precedent recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, tossing aside an appeal that had roiled LGBTQ advocates who feared …
Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision  —  Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, had asked the court to reconsider its landmark 2015 opinion.  —  The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a request that it consider overturning …
New York Times:
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election  —  The pardons of former Trump aides, which would only apply in federal court, are largely symbolic and cannot shield them from ongoing state-level prosecutions.  —  President Trump has granted pre-emptive pardons …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump pardons top allies who aided bid to subvert the 2020 election … Giuliani, Eastman and Powell were among those identified by former special counsel Jack Smith as Trump's co-conspirators, though he never brought charges against them.  The pardons would preclude any future administration …
Patrick Smith / NBC News:
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others involved in bid to overturn 2020 election
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Adam Goldman / New York Times:
F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It  —  The episode has contributed to concerns among intelligence allies that Kash Patel, brash and partisan, is also unpredictable and even unreliable.  —  At a secret gathering in May south of London …
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
States face uncertainty as Trump administration tries to reverse SNAP food payments  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  States administering a federal food aid program serving about 42 million Americans faced uncertainty Monday …
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Tony Romm / New York Times:
Appeals Court Blocks Trump's Attempt to Halt Full Food Stamp Funding
Discussion: Scripps News
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
In order to pressure the Democrats to cave to Trump's demands that they sign on to the House …
Discussion: Civil Discourse …
Politico:
Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1B over edited coverage of him  —  LONDON — Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion on Monday, amid a deepening crisis at Britain's main public broadcaster over its coverage of his administration.  —  The move comes a day after the resignation …
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Threatens to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion After Jan. 6 Documentary
Jane Martinson / The Guardian:
The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in
Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
SCOTUS to Hear GOP Lawsuit That Could Radically Restrict Mail Voting  —  In a case with major implications for voting access, the U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether a mail-in ballot must be received by Election Day to count, or if it merely must be sent by then.
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Wall Street Journal:
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves  —  Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied  —  / Photography by Alessio Paduano for WSJ  —  CAMPOBASSO, Italy—Your favorite Italian-origin fusilli …
Mimi Montgomery / Axios:
D.C. plastic surgeons see surge in “Mar‑a‑Lago face” requests from Trump insiders  —  Since January, D.C. plastic surgeons have seen a wave of Trump insiders asking for overt procedures in line with the “Mar-a-Lago face” look. … - As with the $100 million “Arc de Trump” …
Antonia Hitchens / New Yorker:
Laura Loomer's Endless Payback  —  The President's self-appointed loyalty enforcer inspires fear and vexation across Washington.  What's behind her vetting crusades?  —  Laura Loomer has long believed that she is some sort of modern-day oracle.  For years, she would scream in public places …
 
 
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