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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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Dave Karpf / The Future, Now and Then:
The Shutdown Surrender — It makes perfect sense to me that the Senate Democrats caved last night and voted to end the government shutdown with only the vaguest of promises from Senate Republicans: I am a lifelong Washington Wizards fan. I am accustomed to watching my team throw away a lead.
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Politico:
‘Schumer is no longer effective’: Dems outraged over shutdown deal … After 40 days of stalemate, eight members of the Senate Democratic Caucus voted to advance the bill Sunday night, though notably none of the eight are up for reelection in 2026. But it's Schumer — who voted no Sunday …
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 …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Sanders on shutdown vote: ‘A very bad night’ — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) criticized Senate Democrats for striking a deal to begin the process of reopening the government, warning of the consequences of not extending health care subsidies. — “Tonight was a very bad night,” Sanders …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democrats Are So Angry, One Senator Faces Blowback From Her Daughter — Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire voted to move to end the shutdown. But her daughter Stefany Shaheen, a congressional candidate in their state, sharply criticized the deal. — It's not great when your defiant kid says you are wrong.
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
“It's complete BS”: Dems go ballistic over Senate shutdown deal
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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
Trump made a huge blunder on the shutdown. So why did Democrats cave anyway?
Trump made a huge blunder on the shutdown. So why did Democrats cave anyway?
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Six Takeaways From the Senate Deal to End the Shutdown
Six Takeaways From the Senate Deal to End the Shutdown
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
16 Thoughts On The Dem Shutdown Cave
16 Thoughts On The Dem Shutdown Cave
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Katherine Tully-McManus / Politico:
The 8 Senate Democratic Caucus members who voted to end the shutdown
The 8 Senate Democratic Caucus members who voted to end the shutdown
emptywheel:
Eight Senate Dems Caved, and Caved Too Early
Eight Senate Dems Caved, and Caved Too Early
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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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The Hill:
Live updates: Paul stalls shutdown vote; Trump signals support for Senate deal
Live updates: Paul stalls shutdown vote; Trump signals support for Senate deal
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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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Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
‘Complete betrayal’: 2026 Democrats slam shutdown deal
‘Complete betrayal’: 2026 Democrats slam shutdown deal
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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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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 …
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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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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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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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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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” …
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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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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New York Times:
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election — The pardons of former Trump aides, which would only apply in federal court, are largely symbolic and cannot shield them from ongoing state-level prosecutions. — President Trump has granted pre-emptive pardons …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump pardons top allies who aided bid to subvert the 2020 election
Trump pardons top allies who aided bid to subvert the 2020 election
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U.S. Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman …:
REP. WATSON COLEMAN WILL NOT RUN FOR RE-ELECTION — “TO WHOM MUCH IS GIVEN, MUCH IS REQUIRED” — Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) today announced that she will retire when her present term expires at the end of the 119th Congress. She will not seek re-election to a new term …
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Madison Fernandez / Politico:
Watson Coleman to retire from Congress
Watson Coleman to retire from Congress
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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.
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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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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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Media Matters for America:
On The Gateway Pundit podcast, Stewart Rhodes announces he is relaunching the Oath Keepers — Rhodes: Trump should “call us up as a militia, order us all to come together in our counties under his command, which gives you complete legal sanction to do what you're doing”
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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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Antonia Hitchens / New Yorker:
Laura Loomer's Endless Payback — The President's self-appointed loyalty enforcer inspires fear and vexation across Washington. What's behind her vetting crusades? — Laura Loomer has long believed that she is some sort of modern-day oracle. For years, she would scream in public places …
