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Furious Liberals Call for Schumer to Step Aside, Senate Dems Mostly Quiet  —  After their shutdown surrender, liberal lawmakers are begging their base to unite behind them anyway - as Trumpland celebrates that their opposition is a bunch of ‘p*ssies.’
Discussion: Jill Filipovic
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Axios:
Scoop: Schumer privately fought to extend government shutdown  —  As Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer publicly battled Republicans over the government shutdown, he was privately cajoling a group of moderates not to fold before November. … In reality, it could have been much shorter.
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
For Trump, Nothing Was Off Limits During the Shutdown  —  President Trump pressured Democrats by taking punishing actions no previous administration ever took during a shutdown.  —  The government shutdown is already the longest in American history.  But it's also perhaps the most punishing …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Senate passes shutdown-ending deal … But Senate passage puts the federal funding lapse on track to be over by the end of the week.  Trump is expected to lean on any potential House GOP holdouts, and a cadre of moderate House Democrats could support the plan in a break with party leaders …
Washington Examiner:
A welcome end to a pointless shutdown  —  Eight centrist Senate Democrats took the brave step of crossing their party's rabid base to cut a deal with Senate Republicans and end the federal government shutdown Sunday night.  If all goes smoothly, the House could vote on the new continuing resolution …
Discussion: Bloomberg and Breitbart
NBC News:
Senate passes bill to reopen the government as 8 Democrats join with Republicans to send it to the House  —  The legislation would keep the government funded through Jan. 30, without extending ACA funds slated to expire.  It now goes to the House, which could vote as early as Wednesday.
Mary Ellen Klas / Bloomberg:
Republicans Just Got a Wake-Up Call on Their Midterm Maps
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation and Reuters
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate passes bill to reopen government; House set to return to DC
New York Times:
Here's the latest.  —  Eight Democrats joined Republicans to reach a deal that would end …
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
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Discussion: Washington Post and Newsweek
Jordain Carney / Politico:
How Senate Republicans won the last vote to end the shutdown
Discussion: Townhall
Anna Commander / Newsweek:
Schumer Likely Won't Be Leader of Senate Democrats in 2027: David Axelrod
Discussion: Fox News, Mediaite and New Republic
NBC News:
Democrats rebel after 8 senators cut a deal to end the shutdown without ACA funds
Politico:
House to return to laundry list of controversies after 7-week hiatus
Discussion: Washington Examiner and MSNBC
Washington Post:   Democrats push for a ‘ruthlessly pragmatic’ approach to counter Trump
The Hill:
Live updates: Bill to end government shutdown passes Senate, heads to House
Chris Stein / The Guardian:
Angry Democrats call on Schumer to resign after eight vote to end shutdown
Wall Street Journal:
Progressives Blame Schumer After Shutdown Strategy Collapses
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Democrats Are So Angry, One Senator Faces Blowback From Her Daughter
Ben Penn / Bloomberg Law:
Shutdown Deal Would Let Senators Sue for Jack Smith Searches  —  Senators whose phone records were sought by Special Counsel Jack Smith would gain authority to sue for millions in damages under a provision buried in the Senate-advanced deal to reopen the government.
Discussion: ABC News and France 24
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Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches  —  Republicans have voiced outrage that Jack Smith looked at G.O.P. lawmakers' phone records surrounding the Jan. 6 attack.  Legislation to reopen the government would allow them to sue for $500,000 each.
Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
In Funding Bill, GOP Senators Give Themselves Chance For Payday Over Jan. 6 Searches  —  The legislation gives senators a chance to sue for $500,000 in damages if their phone records were obtained by the FBI.  —  WASHINGTON — A provision of the government funding bill that passed the Senate …
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:   Thune secures provision in government funding bill letting senators sue for phone records seizure
Kenneth P. Vogel / New York Times:
Trump Pardons the Husband of a Republican Congressional Ally  —  Robert Harshbarger Jr. pleaded guilty in 2013 to health care fraud and distributing a misbranded drug.  His wife, Diana Harshbarger, is a member of Congress.  —  President Trump quietly pardoned the husband …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Kaelan Deese / Washington Examiner:
Trump's 2020 alternate-elector pardons seek to derail remaining criminal cases
Financial Times:
Investor angst over Big Tech's AI spending spills into bond market  —  Debt issued by groups building data centres has been hit in recent weeks  —  Investors have been selling off the debt of US tech heavyweights, showing how jitters over Silicon Valley's boom in spending on artificial intelligence have spilled into the bond market.
Discussion: Semafor
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Politico:
‘Sold POTUS a bill of goods’: WH furious with Pulte over 50-year mortgage … Roughly 10 minutes later, Trump posted the image to Truth Social, according to one of the people familiar, who was with the president at the time.  —  Almost immediately, aides were fielding angry phone calls …
Emily Peck / Axios:
Trump says “we can reform” SNAP  —  President Trump criticized the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program known as SNAP in an interview with Fox News' Laura Ingraham Monday night. … - “That's what the purpose of it [is]. … - The president said funding for the program has increased significantly …
Chicago Tribune:
Federal Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino and agents said to be leaving Chicago, sources say  —  Federal immigration agents part of the Trump administration's “Operation Midway Blitz” may soon leave Chicago, according to multiple sources who said the controversial mission was rapidly winding …
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Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Gregory Bovino and Border Patrol agents plan to leave Chicago area, sources say
Vjosa Isai / New York Times:
Canada Lost Its Measles Elimination Status.  What Does It Mean for the U.S.?  —  The disease was once considered eliminated in Canada, but not any more — there have been more than 5,000 cases in the last 12 months as vaccination rates have fallen.  —  Canada has officially lost its status …
Politico:
Utah judge denies GOP-passed congressional map … In October, Republican state legislators passed the map the judge ultimately denied, which created two competitive districts that still favored Republicans.  —  The Utah case centers around a voter-approved measure against partisan gerrymandering …
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
Top House committee chairman reveals he won't seek re-election in 2026  —  House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington has served since 2017  —  FIRST ON FOX: House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, will not seek re-election in 2026.  —  The senior Republican lawmaker …
Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
MSNBC:
U.S. Attorney investigating alleged grand ‘conspiracy’ calls unit-wide meeting after two prosecutors resign  —  Career prosecutors on “pins and needles” after flurry of subpoenas approved.  —  The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida called a division-wide meeting on Monday afternoon …
Daily Californian:
4 UC Berkeley students arrested on felony vandalism charges for anti-TPUSA art installation  —  Update 11/10/2025: This article has been updated to include the number of students arrested and the details of their arrest.  —  UCPD arrested four students early Monday morning for felony vandalism …
 
 
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