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5:45 AM ET, November 9, 2025

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Adam Schefter / ESPN:
Sources: Trump wants Commanders' new D.C. stadium named for him  —  President Donald Trump wants the Washington Commanders to name their planned $3.7 billion stadium after him, multiple sources with knowledge of the situation told ESPN.  —  A senior White House source said there have been …
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John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Americans See a Government That Can't Solve Their Problems  —  Decisive Democratic wins just a year after Trump's GOP sweep signal voters are impatient for change  —  U.S. elections are sending a consistent message: Americans are deeply frustrated with their government's inability to solve problems.
Discussion: The Hill and israelhayom.com
Adam Wren / Politico:   The filibuster is the new MAGA litmus test
Naftali Bendavid / Washington Post:
Democrats swept elections far beyond the big races in referendum on Trump
Discussion: Deseret News
Robert Mackey / The Guardian:
Senate Republicans embrace Trump's call - from his Florida golf course - to replace Obamacare  —  Amid a historic government shutdown, some senators on Capitol Hill are working this weekend on an unpopular bill  —  US senators are working through the weekend for the first time since …
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Robert Kuttner / American Prospect:
Why Does Schumer Keep Trying to Cave?  —  How the Senate Democratic leader and his Gang of Eight keep trying to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory.  —  Most commentators, including me, concluded that the Tuesday election victory saved Democrats from capitulating to Republican demands …
Discussion: CNBC, Raw Story and Newsbusters
Joseph D. Bryant / al.com:
Alabama Democrat hints at 2026 rematch with Tommy Tuberville: ‘Stay tuned’  —  Former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones appears to be headed for another political showdown against current Sen. Tommy Tuberville, this time for the governor's office.  —  Jones, a Democrat, served in the Senate from 2018 …
Discussion: Associated Press
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Tax Cuts Are Exposing Companies to Biden's Tax Hike  —  Democrats' older alternative minimum tax claws back billions of dollars in savings from newer GOP law  —  WASHINGTON—Large companies are running into a problem as they try to claim some of the tax cuts that the Republican Congress passed …
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Faith-forward Texas Senate candidate follows porn actors, escorts on Instagram  —  James Talarico, a Texas Democrat running for U.S. Senate who has put his faith at the forefront of his campaign, follows several adult film performers, escorts and OnlyFans models on Instagram, according to an Axios review.
Discussion: New York Post and IJR
Wall Street Journal:
Infighting at DHS Is Complicating Trump's Deportation Push  —  Border Patrol veterans have replaced ICE leaders in field offices across the country in recent weeks  —  WASHINGTON—Pressure from the White House to speed up the pace of deportations has spawned infighting at the Department …
Peter Coviello / Literary Hub:
Maybe Don't Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani  —  THE FORMER CHAIR OF AFRICANA STUDIES AT BOWDOIN COLLEGE  —  It's remarkable, the people you'll hear from.  Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite” …
Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Transportation chief Duffy floats flight reductions of up to 20 percent if shutdown doesn't end  —  Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday that flight reductions could go as high as 20 percent if the government shutdown drags on, as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) …
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Former Jan. 6 defendant arrested on kidnapping and aggravated assault charges  —  The Utah man was previously charged with firing a gun outside the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.  —  A Donald Trump supporter who fired off a gun during the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol was arrested …
New York Post:
Nancy Pelosi made $130M in stock profits during Congress career — a return of 16,930%  —  Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband made at least $130 million in stock profits over the course of the California Democrat's 37 years in Congress — a staggering return of 16,930%.
Blaze Media:
Former Capitol Police officer a forensic match for Jan. 6 pipe bomber, sources say  —  A computer program that compared the bomb suspect's gait to that of Shauni Kerkhoff produced a 94% match.  —  A forensic analysis of a female former U.S. Capitol Police officer's gait is a 94%-98% match …
Erin Keller / The Independent:
Newsom uses AI picture of Trump as Marie Antoinette to blast his Mar-a-Lago trip  —  Trump's weekend Mar-a-Lago trip marks his 13th visit this term  —  Your support helps us to tell the story  —  From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.
Discussion: The Independent
Jeff Coltin / Politico:
Hochul hails Mamdani's rise — then questions his biggest ideas … The moderate Democrat has always made clear she has political disagreements with Mamdani, even as she endorsed him over her old boss, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo.  Now that Mamdani's officially the mayor-elect, her remarks have taken on extra weight.
Discussion: Axios, Fox News and New York Times
Chicago Tribune:
DHS reports shots fired at immigration agents in Little Village as residents confront Bovino, Border Patrol  —  Chicago Tribune and CAROLINE KUBZANSKY |  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said someone fired at federal agents Saturday morning in the Little Village neighborhood …
Adam Kredo / The Washington Free Beacon:
Cotton Presses DOJ to Investigate Code Pink's Terror, CCP Ties  —  Sen. Tom Cotton (R., Ark.) on Friday petitioned the Justice Department to open a federal investigation into left-wing activist group Code Pink for providing “material support to foreign terrorist organizations” …
Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ and Raw Story
Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Ghislaine Maxwell's prison emails show she is ‘happier’ at minimum-security Texas facility  —  Maxwell, a convicted sex offender connected to Jeffrey Epstein, was moved to a less restrictive federal prison this summer.  Congress is investigating allegations of special treatment.
 
 
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CBS News:
Senate reconvening Sunday after rare Saturday session aimed at ending shutdown
The Hill:
State Department allows denial of immigrant visas to those with certain medical conditions
Zach Schonfeld / The Hill:
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to pause order requiring full SNAP payments
Aaron Blake / CNN:
The anti-Trump vote appears as strong as ever
Washington Post:
Zohran Mamdani drops the mask
Discussion: Fox News
Nicolas Niarchos / New Yorker:
Rebels Post Videos of Mass Killings in Darfur as the World Watches
Discussion: Semafor
Mira Fox / The Forward:
Mamdani's first statement on antisemitism as mayor-elect got some weird pushback
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Don Moynihan on “Purge, Merge, and Surge”
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María Luisa Paúl / Washington Post:
Venezuelans begin fleeing U.S. as protections end and threat of war looms
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Victoria Albert / Wall Street Journal:
Portland Deployment of National Guard Wasn't Justified, Judge Rules
Tina Sfondeles / Chicago Sun Times:
Indian IDOT employee questioned about immigration status, if he was ‘aware’ of NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani
New York Times:
‘You Are All Terrorists’: Four Months in a Salvadoran Prison
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
Today in Politics, Bulletin 245. 11/7/25
Discussion: HuffPost
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Mafia Presidency  —  Trump is saying, essentially, If you don't want to get hurt, you'll do what I say.
 

 
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Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
The EU fines X €120M for breaching online content rules, the first fine under the DSA, citing issues like its deceptive blue checkmarks, after a two-year probe

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: SpaceX is planning a secondary share sale that would value the company at $800B, surpassing OpenAI to make it the most valuable US private company
 
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