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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate advances plan to end historic shutdown in bipartisan breakthrough … The Sunday vote would pave the way for consideration later this week of a legislative package that would fund the Department of Agriculture and the FDA, the Department of Veterans Affairs and military construction projects …
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Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Furious Dem Civil War Immediately Erupts Over Bombshell Shutdown Deal  —  OBAMACARE VOTE  —  Democratic activists slammed the shutdown “surrender.”  —  Angry Democrats exploded in fury after details emerged of the Senate agreement that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
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 …
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
16 Thoughts On The Dem Shutdown Cave  —  Another disgrace, and a new path forward.  —  ∙ Paid  — There are 47 Senate Democrats.  Replacing Chuck Schumer as minority leader and Dick Durbin as whip would require just 24 votes.  Schumer voted against the deal, but he is the leader …
Discussion: CNN and Washington Examiner
Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Thoughts on Democrats' Shutdown Surrender  —  Democrats lost the battle, but they may win the war  —  Well, no one can snatch defeat from the jaws of victory like the Democrats.  —  Less than a week after a resounding victory — one Trump even blamed on the government shutdown …
Discussion: New York Times and Zeteo
Jonathan Chait / The Atlantic:
Senate Democrats Just Made a Huge Mistake  —  The conventional wisdom about government shutdowns is that they always fail.  Senate Democrats probably assumed as much when they shut down the government.  Perhaps they thought they were giving partisan activists something to root for, even fleetingly, before eventually caving.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
A Quick Take on Team Cave's Big Win
Discussion: FIRST DRAFT and Paul Krugman
Michael Gold / New York Times:
Six Takeaways From the Senate Deal to End the Shutdown
Washington Post:
Late-night Senate deal opens path to ending shutdown but splits Democrats
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:   Trump made a huge blunder on the shutdown. So why did Democrats cave anyway?
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Endorses Peggy Flanagan for Senate in Minnesota
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
CNN:
Senators near deal to reopen government as key Democrats signal willingness to back plan
Politico:
Dem civil war
Discussion: Associated Press, Zeteo and Al Jazeera
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Marjorie Taylor Greene flees Trump's sinking ship
Discussion: Wonkette
Fox News:
Senate Democrats cave, open path to reopening government
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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 …
Karina Tsui / CNN:
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, others involved in efforts to overturn 2020 election, pardon attorney says
Patrick Smith / NBC News:
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others involved in bid to overturn 2020 election
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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  —  Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking co-conspirator, is planning to apply for a commutation of her federal prison sentence, which is set to run through 2037, according to documents obtained …
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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John Fritze / CNN:
Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark same-sex marriage precedent  —  The Supreme Court on Monday declined an opportunity to overturn its landmark precedent recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, tossing aside an appeal that had roiled LGBTQ advocates who feared …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
November 9, 2025  —  In order to pressure the Democrats to cave to Trump's demands that they sign on to the House Republicans' continuing resolution to fund the government, the administration has been refusing to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits that 42 million Americans depend on to eat.
Discussion: Tangle and RedState
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Reuters:
Trump administration cannot withhold $4 billion in SNAP benefits, appeals court rules
Associated Press:
States face uncertainty as Trump administration tries to reverse SNAP food payments
Politico:
Donald Trump threatens BBC with legal action  —  The broadcaster — under fire on the political right and reeling from two high-profile resignations — confirms it has received a letter from Trump's team.  —  LONDON — Donald Trump sent a letter to the BBC threatening legal action …
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Max Colchester / Wall Street Journal:
BBC Chairman Apologizes for Error in Edit of Trump Speech
Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
SCOTUS to Hear GOP Lawsuit That Could Radically Restrict Mail Voting  —  In a case with major implications for voting access, the U.S. Supreme Court will soon decide whether a mail-in ballot must be received by Election Day to count, or if it merely must be sent by then.
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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 …
Luke Farrell / Can We Still Govern?:
Lessons from Pandemic Medicaid Automation for Work Requirements  —  Small tech capacity investments offer big returns  —  In the next two years, new work requirements in the Medicaid program will strip health insurance from around 5 million people.  But that massive coverage loss largely …
 
 
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