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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 …
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Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
Cue the rebellion — PN is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🔥 Subscribe to PN 🔥 — Silver linings may not seem easy to find after a group of eight Senate Democrats signed on to a plan to end the federal government shutdown without requiring Republicans to give up much of anything.
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Last night, the Senate advanced a measure to end the government shutdown, which at 41 days today is the longest in U.S. history. — Seven Democrats and one Independent voted with all but one Republican to advance a measure that funds the government through January 30 of next year.
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Christian Paz / Vox:
The Democrats got the shutdown they wanted, and no one is happy — The longest government shutdown in modern American history is about to end, after a handful of Democratic senators this weekend decided to provide Republicans enough votes to pass a short-term funding plan that would keep …
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Washington Post:
Democrats push for a ‘ruthlessly pragmatic’ approach to counter Trump — The desire to hold firm on the shutdown was the latest example of a party that has decided it must adopt a different playbook given the president's unprecedented measures to consolidate and maintain power.
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Sanity Clause
Paul Krugman:
Republicans Are Damaged by Their Own Cruelty — They're pathologically unwilling to help Americans in need — and Democrats should hammer this home — People who lost SNAP benefits at a food bank — Like almost all progressives, I was infuriated and disheartened by Senate Democrats' cave on the shutdown Sunday.
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Politico:
Democrats want to extend Obamacare credits. Republicans have other ideas.
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Zeteo:
Furious Liberals Call for Schumer to Step Aside, Senate Dems Mostly Quiet
Furious Liberals Call for Schumer to Step Aside, Senate Dems Mostly Quiet
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The Hill and Jill Filipovic
Jordain Carney / Politico:
How Senate Republicans won the last vote to end the shutdown
How Senate Republicans won the last vote to end the shutdown
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New Republic:
Trump's Rage at Shutdown Boils Over in Rant That Should Wake Up Dems
Trump's Rage at Shutdown Boils Over in Rant That Should Wake Up Dems
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
How Democrats Can Get Past the Shutdown Debacle
How Democrats Can Get Past the Shutdown Debacle
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Peter Rothpletz / Zeteo:
🤯 WTF MTG!? — 🪖 On this day in 1918, the Allied powers and Germany signed …
HuffPost:
Moderates Have Something To Prove After Shutdown Fold
Moderates Have Something To Prove After Shutdown Fold
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Punchbowl News:
11/11/25 ☀️ AM: … And happy Veterans Day to all who have served our country.
11/11/25 ☀️ AM: … And happy Veterans Day to all who have served our country.
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Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Words & Phrases We Could Do Without
Words & Phrases We Could Do Without
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Emily Brooks / The Hill:
Coming end of shutdown tees up health care test for Republicans
Coming end of shutdown tees up health care test for Republicans
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Arthur Delaney / HuffPost:
In Funding Bill, GOP Senators Give Themselves Chance For Payday Over Jan. 6 Searches
In Funding Bill, GOP Senators Give Themselves Chance For Payday Over Jan. 6 Searches
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Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
Republicans Face Jeffrey Epstein Reckoning as End of Shutdown Looms
Republicans Face Jeffrey Epstein Reckoning as End of Shutdown Looms
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Berkeleyside, Raw Story and Washington Examiner
NBC News:
Senate passes bill to reopen the government as 8 Democrats join with Republicans to send it to the House
Senate passes bill to reopen the government as 8 Democrats join with Republicans to send it to the House
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Thune secures provision in government funding bill letting senators sue for phone records seizure
Thune secures provision in government funding bill letting senators sue for phone records seizure
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New York Times:
Here's the latest. — Eight Democrats joined Republicans to reach a deal that would end …
Here's the latest. — Eight Democrats joined Republicans to reach a deal that would end …
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Steve Kornacki / NBC News:
Republicans took a political hit in the shutdown. How long will it last?
Republicans took a political hit in the shutdown. How long will it last?
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Utah judge rejects GOP redistricting effort, approving new map with a Democratic-leaning seat — The new map includes a solidly Democratic seat in Salt Lake City. — A Utah judge late Monday night rejected new congressional district lines drawn by Republican state lawmakers …
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Utah Judge Strikes Down GOP Gerrymander, Restores Voter-Approved Fair Map
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Mary Ellen Klas / Bloomberg:
Republicans Just Got a Wake-Up Call on Their Midterm Maps
Republicans Just Got a Wake-Up Call on Their Midterm Maps
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LGBTQ Nation and Reuters
Natasha Bertrand / CNN:
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break — The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes …
Justin Baragona / The Independent:
Bari Weiss wants to take down CBS News' Standards and Practices unit for having ‘too much power’: sources — EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit. — in New York — Your support helps us to tell the story
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.
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Politico:
Trump has promised peace for Gaza. Private documents paint a grim picture. … The presentation surfaces a particular concern about whether a so-called International Stabilization Force — a multinational security initiative meant to keep the peace in Gaza — can really be deployed.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Defense lawyers seek Bill Essayli's ouster, again … Seabright, a Hawaii-based George W. Bush appointee assigned due to conflict-of-interest issues raised by having judges in the same California district resolve the dispute, concluded that the reappointment maneuver was unlawful.
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 …
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New York Times:
'It Feels Like I'm in a Nightmare': Inside the First Deportation Flight to Iran — For decades, Iranians fleeing persecution have found protection in the United States. But this fall, the Trump administration deported a planeload of people to Iran after making a deal with Tehran.
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The Times of Israel
CNN:
Exclusive: ‘She was the best man for the job’: Hegseth's policies are pushing qualified women out of the military — Everything was set for the Navy officer to take over a new role that would have capped an already distinguished career— and made her the first woman in a Naval Special Warfare command overseeing Navy SEALs.
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Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons & Dragons to Be Racist — The fantastical roots of “scientific racism” — The fall of constantinople wiped the last living Roman civilization from the Earth. The city's refugees fled west, helping spark the Renaissance; its legacy shaped the religious traditions …
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 …
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Veterans Day, 2025 — BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — The story of America is written with the courage, honor, and dedicated service of our veterans. Through their sacrifice, the fires of freedom burn brightly, our Republic secured, and our way of life made possible.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Welcome to Tesla Capitalism — Or: JVL explains why Americans are toying with socialism. — ∙ Paid — 1. Our Socialist Future — You might not be interested in socialism, but socialism is interested in you. — National socialism is at the heart of Trumpism, which currently controls all three branches of government.
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