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Why Democrats Finally Caved In The Government Shutdown Fight — Donald Trump was willing to make millions of people suffer. Democrats didn't have the stomach for it. — WASHINGTON — In the end, some Democrats just didn't have the stomach for a drawn-out fight with Donald Trump.
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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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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds — Democrats say that's a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
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NewsMax.com, LGBTQ Nation, Abortion, Every Day and Newsweek
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. …
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Christian Paz / Vox:
The Democrats got the shutdown they wanted, and no one is happy
The Democrats got the shutdown they wanted, and no one is happy
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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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Washington Examiner:
A welcome end to a pointless shutdown
A welcome end to a pointless shutdown
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Paul Krugman:
Republicans Are Damaged by Their Own Cruelty
Republicans Are Damaged by Their Own Cruelty
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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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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 — In a sweeping victory for voters, a Utah court struck down the GOP-controlled legislature's congressional gerrymander and a companion law designed to entrench partisan power. — The court also approved a new map …
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Hannah Schoenbaum / Associated Press:
Judge adopts Utah congressional map creating a Democratic-leaning district for 2026
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
Fannie Mae Watchdogs Probed How Pulte Obtained Mortgage Records of Key Democrats — FHFA's acting inspector general handed probe report to U.S. attorney office that had indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James — Fannie Mae watchdogs who were removed from their jobs had been probing …
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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
New York Times:
Trump Is Said to Propose Opening California Coast to Oil Drilling — The move would set up a clash with Gov. Gavin Newsom, a chief critic of the president and an opponent of oil exploration in the Pacific. — The Trump administration plans to allow new oil and gas drilling off …
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Michael Stratford / Politico:
Trump administration declares CFPB funding illegal … The move would leave the CFPB without money to operate starting next year, even to carry out its required activities, unless Congress passes fresh funding for the agency. That is unlikely, given widespread Republican opposition to the CFPB.
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New York Post:
Bloody chaos at UC Berkeley after Antifa storms TPUSA event — Violent “Antifa thugs” stormed a sold-out event for Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA at the University of California, Berkeley, organizers said — with keffiyeh-clad protesters clashing with cops and attendees, leaving some covered in blood.
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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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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.
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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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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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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Tara Copp / Washington Post:
U.S. aircraft carrier nears Latin America as Venezuela tensions simmer — The USS Gerald R. Ford joins a sprawling buildup that has fueled speculation the Trump administration intends to dramatically escalate its antidrug campaign. — Just now — The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier …
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Sierra Van Der Brug / Orange County Register:
ICE agent points firearm at woman in car filming in Santa Ana, prompting police response — An ICE agent pointed a weapon at a woman in Santa Ana who the agent said followed and recorded him on Sunday, Nov. 9, Fullerton police said. — Fullerton police released a statement clarifying …
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Axios:
Trump slams “politically correct” politics in Veterans Day speech — President Trump lashed out at the Biden administration and political correctness while commemorating U.S. veterans on Tuesday. … - “We don't like being politically correct, so we're not going to be politically correct anymore,” Trump said during his remarks.
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Amy Hawkins / The Guardian:
China's CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds — World's biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity — China's carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals …
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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
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 …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Pardon the Corruption — Will the Supreme Court take aim at legal gay marriage in America? Not for the moment. In an unsigned order, the court declined yesterday to take up a legal challenge to its 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. The challenge was brought by Kim Davis …
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Ben Berkowitz / Axios:
Trump claims tariff “unwind” would cost $3 trillion — President Trump on Tuesday claimed the U.S. would be on the hook for $3 trillion in refunds and lost investments if the administration loses the pending tariffs case at the Supreme Court. … - In addition to the refund warning …
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Politico:
House hearing on member stock trading eyed for next week — The House Administration Committee could hold a hearing next week on congressional stock trading, reopening a deeply contentious issue on Capitol Hill and potentially paving the way for action on a bipartisan bill to ban lawmakers from trading stocks.
Karen Heller / Washington Post:
John Fetterman makes a case for himself. It's not very convincing. — In his memoir “Unfettered,” the senator addresses his depression and other struggles. It doesn't mitigate concerns about whether he is up for the job. — One day, not long after he was elected to serve Pennsylvania …
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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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Sam Sutton / Politico:
The flip side of America's price crunch: Paltry paychecks … “We're clearly going through a soft patch now,” said Gary Schlossberg, an economist and global strategist for the Wells Fargo Investment Institute. “Households are going to be feeling some pain.
Politico:
JD Vance, RFK Jr. to attend MAHA Summit … The summit, which is not open to the media, also includes the leaders of the Department of Health and Human Services' top agencies and top executives from companies such as Regeneron, Walmart, Google and Neuralink.
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