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11:20 AM ET, November 9, 2025

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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Trump's shutdown contradictions  —  President Trump blames Democrats, the shutdown and media bias for his party's shellacking last Tuesday. … - It's hard to argue Democrats are to blame for the shutdown when your party controls all of Congress.  — It's hard to argue prices are coming …
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Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:   Josh Shapiro Knows What the Democrats Need
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Where Democrats Will Duel Next for the Party's Future
Discussion: The Guardian
Mark Hemingway / The Federalist:
Trump Is Not To Blame For Democrats Electing Violent Extremists
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Ranking the 2028 Republican presidential contenders
Discussion: Politico and MSNBC
Tony Romm / New York Times:
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps  —  In late-night guidance, the Agriculture Department also threatened financial penalties against states.  —  The Trump administration told states that they must “immediately undo” any actions to provide full food stamp benefits …
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Tony Romm / New York Times:
Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps  —  Where Things Stand  — Food stamps: The Trump administration told states on Saturday to “immediately undo” any actions to provide full food stamp benefits to low-income families, threatening financial penalties if they do not comply.
Discussion: BBC, Reuters, UPI and Al Jazeera
Al Weaver / The Hill:
Schumer offers plan to end shutdown on Senate floor  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) offered a plan Friday to end the government shutdown, headlined by a one-year extension of the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits and a short-term spending bill.
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Marli Collier / Airlines For America:
Latest Data Shows Huge Impact of the Government Shutdown on Airlines and Our Customers  —  The latest data on the impact of the government shutdown on airlines and our customers:  — Yesterday (Nov. 8), according to analysis of FAA data, staffing contributed to 71% of total NAS delay minutes.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Fox Business
Laura Esposito / The Daily Beast:
Trump Throws Decadent Opera and Truffles Rager at Mar-a-Lago  —  OH SNAP!  —  The president's ragers show no sign of slowing down even amid the government shutdown.  —  Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for a lavish party at Mar-a-Lago on Friday—swapping a government shutdown for opera and truffled gratin dauphinois.
Discussion: HuffPost and The Independent
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Erin Keller / The Independent:   Newsom uses AI picture of Trump as Marie Antoinette to blast his Mar-a-Lago trip
Mark L. Wolf / The Atlantic:
Why I Am Resigning  —  A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.  —  In 1985, president ronald reagan appointed me as a federal judge.  I was 38 years old.  At the time, I looked forward to serving for the rest of my life.  However, I resigned Friday …
Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Tariffs aren't meant for revenue and will shrink over time, Bessent says  —  The purpose of tariffs is not to generate revenue, and their revenue-boosting benefits will eventually shrink as domestic tax receipts rise, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday.
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump again promises $2,000 tariff dividend as SCOTUS decision looms
New York Times:
Trump Loyalists Push ‘Grand Conspiracy’ as New Subpoenas Land  —  The Justice Department moved an inquiry that appeared initially focused on John O. Brennan to South Florida and is beginning to recruit line prosecutors.  —  Far-right influencers have been hinting in recent weeks …
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David Strom / HotAir:
How Immigration Propaganda Works
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Sohrab Ahmari / UnHerd:
Why Nikki Haley's son went radical His generation inherited insecurity  —  It's a delicate moment for Indian-Americans.  They're more visible than ever in US politics, including in the second Trump administration, which features such bold-face names as Usha Vance, Jay Bhattacharya …
Washington Post:
Trump's ‘guns-a-blazing’ threat to Nigeria shocked key players, aides  —  President Trump's threat to go “guns-a-blazing” into Nigeria concerned U.S. military officials in Africa and surprised even those who had been pushing the issue.  —  DAKAR, Senegal — President Donald Trump's threat to go …
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
David Marchese / New York Times:
Fox News Wanted Greg Gutfeld to Do This Interview.  He Wasn't So Sure.  —  Why can't conservatives break through on late-night TV?  For years, that was an open cultural question.  The left, of course, had “The Daily Show” and “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” among others.
Steve Baker / Blaze Media:
Former Capitol Police officer a forensic match for Jan. 6 pipe bomber, sources say  —  A forensic analysis of a female former U.S. Capitol Police officer's gait is a 94%-98% match to the unique stride of the long-sought Jan. 6 pipe-bomb suspect, according to a Blaze News investigation confirmed by several intelligence sources.
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%.
The Intellectualist:
Kari Lake Cuts U.S.-Funded Hungarian Outlet, Handing Authoritarian Orbán Win Before Trump Meeting  —  U.S. slashes funding for Hungary's Szabad Európa, one of its last independent outlets, days before Orbán's White House visit as Trump ally Kari Lake dismantles Voice of America …
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times
Dan Barry / New York Times:
A Two-Headed Coin That Always Comes Up ‘Trump’ … Nearly a century ago, the United States paused its 1920s roar to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the country's birth.  There were speeches, a Philadelphia flop of a World's Fair, more speeches and a commemorative coin mostly remembered now as a numismatic misfire.
Greg Olear / PREVAIL:
Sunday Pages: White Houses  —  He was dashing, charming, talented, and brash: a self-made man of wealth and distinction, whose power and influence extended well beyond New York City.  He lived there, in Manhattan, in a lavish but oddly decorated mansion.  He knew everyone there was to know …
 
 
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