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Wall Street Journal:
Republicans Pitch Alternative to ACA Extension to End Government Shutdown — GOP senators propose sending money directly to consumers' health accounts rather than to insurance companies — WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans have made what amounts to a counteroffer in a bid to end the government shutdown …
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Axios:
Deal to end government shutdown in reach — Senate Democrats on Sunday indicated they are ready to advance a package of bills that could end the government shutdown, multiple sources told Axios. … - At least 10 Senate Democrats are expected to support a procedural motion to advance …
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Axios:
Deal to end government shutdown in reach — A handful of Senate Democrats on Sunday indicated they are ready to advance a package of bills that could end the government shutdown, multiple sources told Axios. … - At least 10 Senate Democrats are expected to support a procedural motion …
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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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Politico:
Senate hopes for shutdown breakthrough Sunday — Senators are aiming to break the shutdown stalemate Sunday. Senators are cautiously optimistic that they have at least the eight Democrats needed to advance the House-passed funding stopgap Sunday, according to four people granted anonymity to disclose private discussions.
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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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CNN:
Senators near deal to reopen government as key Democrats signal willingness to back plan
Senators near deal to reopen government as key Democrats signal willingness to back plan
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Democratic and Republican leaders dig in on health care fight as shutdown drags on
Democratic and Republican leaders dig in on health care fight as shutdown drags on
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Isabella Murray / ABC News:
Schiff says Republicans may ‘cheat’ on any shutdown compromise
Schiff says Republicans may ‘cheat’ on any shutdown compromise
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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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Rachel Shin / Politico:
Trump administration tells states to ‘undo’ full SNAP benefits
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Trump administration orders states to pause paying full SNAP benefits
Trump administration orders states to pause paying full SNAP benefits
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Associated Press:
Trump administration demands states ‘undo’ full SNAP payouts as states warn of ‘catastrophic impact’
Trump administration demands states ‘undo’ full SNAP payouts as states warn of ‘catastrophic impact’
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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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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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BBC:
BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit — Summary — BBC director general Tim Davie and CEO of News Deborah Turness have resigned over a documentary about Donald Trump — The Telegraph had published details …
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Jill Lawless / Associated Press:
Top BBC bosses resign after criticism of the broadcaster's editing of a Trump speech
Top BBC bosses resign after criticism of the broadcaster's editing of a Trump speech
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Alyssa Lukpat / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Suggests $2,000 Payouts to Americans as He Defends Tariffs — President praises benefits of the levies after Supreme Court appears skeptical of his justification for many of them — President Trump suggested tariff revenue could be used to fund payments of at least $2,000 to most Americans.
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David Cohen / Politico:
Trump says tariffs to yield dividends ‘of at least $2,000 a person’
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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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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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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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CNN:
Images of Trump appearing to close his eyes during Oval Office event spread across social media — Images of Donald Trump appearing to close his eyes at an Oval Office announcement this week rocketed around social media this weekend, with the president's opponents seizing on the footage …
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump doubles down on the economy despite a strong rebuke from voters — This approach carries risks, as President Joe Biden learned when he ignored inflation — and then scrambled to minimize the political fallout of losing trust with the public. — It's not in President Donald Trump's nature …
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John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Americans See a Government That Can't Solve Their Problems
Americans See a Government That Can't Solve Their Problems
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Caitlin Dickerson / The Atlantic:
Hundreds of Thousands of Anonymous Deportees — Amid the president's fast-moving deportation campaign, the stories of most people being swept up are missed. — One morning in march, as ICE was building momentum in carrying out President Donald Trump's mass-deportation campaign …
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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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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Al Jazeera:
Republicans push to strip Zohran Mamdani of US citizenship. Is it possible? — GOP seeks to revoke NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani's citizenship; experts say they must prove false claims in his application. — After Zohran Mamdani handily won the New York City mayoral election …
A.R. Moxon / The Reframe:
The Extraordinary Power of Standing For Something — So Zohran Mamdani won the election to be the next mayor of New York City. This made a lot of people in New York City very happy, and it made a lot of people outside of New York City happy, too. It also made a lot of people inside …
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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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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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
How an Adam Schiff indictment could shake the Senate … As Schiff solicits dollars for a legal defense fund and builds an expansive political operation prepared to do damage control around any potential charges, Schiff's Democratic colleagues in Congress are increasingly anxious about their own vulnerability.

