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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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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 …
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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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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 …
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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 …
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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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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.
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Will Neal / The Daily Beast:
Furious Dem Civil War Immediately Erupts Over Bombshell Shutdown Deal
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
“It's complete BS”: Dems go ballistic over Senate shutdown deal
“It's complete BS”: Dems go ballistic over Senate shutdown deal
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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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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
Bernie Sanders Endorses Peggy Flanagan for Senate in Minnesota
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Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Fume Over Deal to End Government Shutdown
Democrats Fume Over Deal to End Government Shutdown
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
Marjorie Taylor Greene flees Trump's sinking ship
Marjorie Taylor Greene flees Trump's sinking ship
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Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
'It'll take them 5 days': Rand Paul could be obstacle to quickly ending shutdown
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 … 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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Patrick Smith / NBC News:
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others involved in bid to overturn 2020 election
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Jeremy Roebuck / Washington Post:
Trump pardons Giuliani, other allies who sought to overturn 2020 election
Trump pardons Giuliani, other allies who sought to overturn 2020 election
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump pardons Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says
Live updates: Trump pardons Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says
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Peter Charalambous / ABC News:
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, other key figures allegedly involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, other key figures allegedly involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 election
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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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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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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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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.
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Politico:
Trump threatens to sue BBC for $1 billion over edited coverage of him — LONDON — Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1BN on Monday, amid a deepening crisis at Britain's main public broadcaster over its coverage of his administration. — The move comes a day after the resignation …
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Trump Threatens to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion After Jan. 6 Documentary
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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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Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court to weigh imposing new limits on mail-in ballots in a major election case
Supreme Court to weigh imposing new limits on mail-in ballots in a major election case
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E. J. Dionne Jr / New York Times:
Now We Know Trump's Kryptonite — Perhaps it took the second coming of Donald Trump for empathy and hope to make a comeback in American politics. The idea of meeting voters where they are was a big winner in Tuesday's elections. So, too, was what the 2008 Republican vice president nominee …
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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 …
Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians — IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy — Israeli soldiers have described a free-for-all in Gaza and a breakdown in norms and legal constraints …
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