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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 …
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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 …
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Ezra Klein / New York Times:
What Were Democrats Thinking? — Back in September, when I was reporting an article on whether Democrats should shut down the government, I kept hearing the same warning from veterans of past shutdown fights: The president controls the bully pulpit. He controls, to some degree …
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Six Takeaways From the Senate Deal to End the Shutdown — For 40 days, Senator Chuck Schumer kept his caucus unified. But an end approached without Democrats achieving an extension of expiring health insurance subsidies. — After more than a month of stalemate, the Senate on Sunday took …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
“It's complete BS”: Dems go ballistic over Senate shutdown deal — Democratic lawmakers and liberal grassroots groups erupted Sunday night as moderate Senate Democrats moved to cut a deal with Republicans that would put an end to the government shutdown.
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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 …
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
Trump made a huge blunder on the shutdown. So why did Democrats cave anyway?
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Dave Karpf / The Future, Now and Then:
The Shutdown Surrender — It makes perfect sense to me that the Senate Democrats caved …
The Shutdown Surrender — It makes perfect sense to me that the Senate Democrats caved …
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Sanders on shutdown vote: ‘A very bad night’
Sanders on shutdown vote: ‘A very bad night’
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Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Furious Dem Civil War Immediately Erupts Over Bombshell Shutdown Deal
Furious Dem Civil War Immediately Erupts Over Bombshell Shutdown Deal
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democrats Are So Angry, One Senator Faces Blowback From Her Daughter
Democrats Are So Angry, One Senator Faces Blowback From Her Daughter
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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
‘Complete betrayal’: 2026 Democrats slam shutdown deal
‘Complete betrayal’: 2026 Democrats slam shutdown deal
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emptywheel:
Eight Senate Dems Caved, and Caved Too Early
Eight Senate Dems Caved, and Caved Too Early
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Rick Wilson / Rick Wilson's Against All Enemies:
Schumer and the Hateful Eight Betray America
Schumer and the Hateful Eight Betray America
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Reese Gorman / NOTUS:
House Republicans Will Rely on Their Own Conference to Pass Shutdown Bill
House Republicans Will Rely on Their Own Conference to Pass Shutdown Bill
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Katie Tarrant / Washington Post:
The health care battle fueling the shutdown roils North Carolina politics
The health care battle fueling the shutdown roils North Carolina politics
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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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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court rejects long-shot effort to overturn same-sex marriage ruling — The court turned away an appeal filed by Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky who was sued after refusing to issue a marriage license to a gay couple. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday turned away …
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Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
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Amy Howe / SCOTUSblog:
Supreme Court declines to hear case on constitutionality of same-sex marriage
Supreme Court declines to hear case on constitutionality of same-sex marriage
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John Fritze / CNN:
Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark same-sex marriage precedent
Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark same-sex marriage precedent
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Ken Dilanian / MSNBC:
Democrats reveal whistleblower details of Ghislaine Maxwell prison ‘luxuries’ — In a letter to the president, House Democrats say Maxwell's treatment as she prepares a clemency request makes the convicted sex offender look like a “guest at a Trump hotel.” — Ghislaine Maxwell …
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Scott MacFarlane / CBS News:
Ghislaine Maxwell plans to ask Trump to commute prison sentence, House Democrats say
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Beatrice Peterson / ABC News:
Ghislaine Maxwell's alleged prison perks spark Raskin probe into Trump administration
Ghislaine Maxwell's alleged prison perks spark Raskin probe into Trump administration
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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 …
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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 …
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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” …
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 …
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New York Times:
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
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Martyn Ziegler / Reuters:
Transgender women to be banned from all female Olympic events — IOC likely to announce new policy early in new year after findings of a scientific review about the permanent physical advantages of being born male — The International Olympic Committee is set to announce a ban …
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Sam Ogozalek / Politico:
‘REPORT TO WORK IMMEDIATELY’: Trump threatens to replace absent air traffic controllers with ‘true Patriots’ … “We have controllers who, again, are making decisions to feed their families as opposed to come to towers or [Terminal Radar Approach Control] or centers and do their jobs,” Duffy said Sunday on CNN.
Washington Post:
Trump administration wants Supreme Court to intervene in SNAP fight again — The battle over funding for the nation's largest anti-hunger program has left millions wondering how they will afford food. — The Trump administration on Monday said it still wants the Supreme Court …
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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court to weigh imposing new limits on mail-in ballots in a major election case — The Republican National Committee is among those challenging a law in Mississippi, similar to those in many other states, that allow mail-in ballots to be counted after Election Day.
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Abbie VanSickle / New York Times:
Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws
Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws
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New York Times:
Felon Freed by Trump Is Set to Be Sentenced Again in Brooklyn — A judge found that Jonathan Braun had violated the rules of his release by sexually assaulting a nanny, swinging an IV pole at a nurse and dodging tolls in his Lamborghini and Ferrari. — In the final hours of President Trump's …
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Madison Fernandez / Politico:
Watson Coleman to retire from Congress — Longtime Democratic Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman announced Monday that she is not running for reelection next year and will retire at the end of her term, saying that it is “time to pass the torch.” The 80-year-old has served New Jersey's 12th District since 2015 …
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Colin Boyle / Block Club Chicago:
Border Patrol Agents Pose At The Bean For Apparent Photo Op — MILLENNIUM PARK — Dozens of Border Patrol agents gathered at the Bean early Monday for a photo op, with chief Gregory Bovino and a few guard dogs at the front. — It appeared to be a photo shoot for the latest photo op from the agency …
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