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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.
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USDA Food and Nutrition Service:
Updated Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) November Benefit Issuance — This memorandum is a follow up to the guidance shared on October 10, October 24, November 4, November 5, and November 7, 2025, regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for November 2025.
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Trump administration orders states to pause paying full SNAP benefits — A memo issued by the Agriculture Department warns states that if they do not comply with the new orders, they will face consequences. — The Trump administration over the weekend ordered states to stop distributing …
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump administration orders states “undo” full SNAP benefits
Trump administration orders states “undo” full SNAP benefits
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CBS News, Scripps News, State of Michigan, Washington Times, PBS NewsHour and Associated Press
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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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Democratic and Republican leaders dig in on health care fight as shutdown drags on
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Marc Caputo / Axios:
Trump's shutdown contradictions
Trump's shutdown contradictions
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Max Rego / The Hill:
House Republican: 'We're going to get killed' in midterms
House Republican: 'We're going to get killed' in midterms
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Senate to remain in session until shutdown deal is struck, Thune says
Senate to remain in session until shutdown deal is struck, Thune says
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Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Government shutdown live updates as Senate set to hold rare Sunday session aimed at ending impasse
Government shutdown live updates as Senate set to hold rare Sunday session aimed at ending impasse
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Axios, NewsMax.com, Washington Post, The Hill, PoliticusUSA, Al Jazeera, UPI, Forbes and Scripps News
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Where Democrats Will Duel Next for the Party's Future … The victories this past week of a democratic socialist in the New York mayor's race and two moderate Democrats in the governors' races in Virginia and New Jersey represented only the beginning of the battle over the future of the Democratic Party.
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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.
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NBC News, The Guardian, Election Law Blog, israelhayom.com, Deseret News and The Hill
Jessica Piper / Politico:
Poll: Here's how much Trump voters would pay in taxes to back his policies
Poll: Here's how much Trump voters would pay in taxes to back his policies
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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 …
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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.
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Sebastian Murdock / HuffPost:
As Millions Of Americans Lose SNAP Benefits, Trump Keeps The Party Going At Mar-A-Lago
Erin Keller / The Independent:
Newsom uses AI picture of Trump as Marie Antoinette to blast his Mar-a-Lago trip
Newsom uses AI picture of Trump as Marie Antoinette to blast his Mar-a-Lago trip
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Metro.co.uk and The Independent
David Cohen / Politico:
Trump says tariffs to yield dividends ‘of at least $2,000 a person’ … “It's not about taking in the revenue. It's about rebalancing,” Bessent said. — Host George Stephanopoulos asked Bessent about Trump's dividend vow, and Bessent hedged a little bit, suggesting the dividend …
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump again promises $2,000 tariff dividend as SCOTUS decision looms
Trump again promises $2,000 tariff dividend as SCOTUS decision looms
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Washington Times, Raw Story, The Independent and Mediaite
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.
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Aphyr:
I Want You to Understand Chicago — I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time. — Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message …
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Thomas Adamson / Associated Press:
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo — The image showing him in a fedora and three-piece suit sparked heated online speculation that he was a detective involved in the investigation into the audacious robbery of the priceless items.
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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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Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Airport Disruptions May Get Worse This Week — The fact that planes are generally less full in early November have helped to ease the impact. That will change as Thanksgiving nears. — Thousands of flights were canceled this weekend after federal restrictions on flying were put in place at the nation's busiest airports.
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Politico, Florida Politics, CNBC, Reuters, WTIC and Los Angeles Times
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Transportation chief Duffy floats flight reductions of up to 20 percent if shutdown doesn't end
Transportation chief Duffy floats flight reductions of up to 20 percent if shutdown doesn't end
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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 …
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Wall Street Journal, Raw Story, Washington Examiner, The Intercept, Military and Veteran … and New York Times
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.
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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.
CBS News:
Transcript: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Nov. 9, 2025 — The following is the transcript of the interview with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Nov. 9, 2025.
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%.
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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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