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Politico:
The House is scrambling to avoid a censure death spiral … “The only thing we can apparently do is condemn each other,” said Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.), slamming the legislative agenda.  “I've not seen the House hit this low of a point since I've been here.”
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New Republic:
Trump's Angry Tirade Calling for “Death” to Dems Just Backfired Badly  —  On Thursday, President Trump called for the execution of a number of members of the opposition party.  This came after Democratic lawmakers released a powerful video informing military and intelligence officials …
NBC News:
Trump accuses Democrats of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death,’ for urging military to ignore illegal orders
The Independent:
Democrats fear political violence after Trump accuses Congress members of ‘seditious behavior, punishable by death’
Politico:
Capitol agenda: Things are not normal on the Hill
Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Hill and Axios
Mark Satter / Roll Call:
Democratic hawks defiant after Trump accuses them of ‘seditious’ act
Washington Post:
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols  —  The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”  —  The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika …
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Washington Post:
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols  —  The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.  —  The U.S. Coast Guard issued a new …
Discussion: Fox News
Washington Post:
U.S. pushing Ukraine to sign peace deal by Thanksgiving or lose support  —  The U.S. is now sending “signals” that everything could be off the table if Kyiv does not quickly sign a proposal, which was drawn up by special envoy Witkoff.  —  just now  —  KYIV — The White House is pressuring Ukraine …
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Axios:
Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan … And despite the plan including proposals Ukraine has repeatedly rejected up to now, President Volodymyr Zelensky is not ruling it out.  — A senior White House official acknowledged the plan is “not easy” for Ukraine but said the U.S. believes …
Associated Press:
U.S. and Russia draw up peace plan for Ukraine that includes big concessions from Kyiv
Diana Nerozzi / Politico:
Trump plan to end Ukraine war cedes Donbas to Russia
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Elon Musk Could ‘Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,’ Grok Says  —  Elon Musk is a better role model than Jesus, better at conquering Europe than Hitler, the greatest blowjob giver of all time, should have been selected before Peyton Manning in the 1998 NFL draft …
Discussion: Mediaite and TMZ.com
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Republicans' Redistricting Push Is at Risk of Backfiring
Discussion: NOTUS and CalMatters
Carl Hulse / New York Times:   Congressional Republicans Begin to Look Beyond Trump
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
GOP barrels toward ObamaCare cliff as prospects dim for subsidy extensions  —  Prospects look dim for Congress to agree to an extension of ObamaCare's enhanced subsidies, as Republicans run headlong toward a December cliff without a clear plan to break their fall.
Discussion: Punchbowl News
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
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Sam Levin / The Guardian:
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal  —  Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings  —  The FBI spied on a private Signal group chat of immigrants' rights activists who were organizing …
Maya King / New York Times:
Nydia Velázquez, a New York Trailblazer in Congress, to Retire Next Year  —  Ms. Velázquez, 72, a 16-term congresswoman, said it was time for a new generation of Democrats to step forward.  —  Representative Nydia M. Velázquez, a Democratic trailblazer …
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Washington Post:
How billionaires took over American politics  —  The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history — and so is billionaires' influence in politics.  —  Just now  —  New York City billionaire John Catsimatidis has long been immersed in politics.
Discussion: The Free Press
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Washington Post:   Poll shows most Americans dislike billionaires spending in elections
Guy Chazan / Financial Times:
Lawrence Summers' extraordinary fall from grace  —  The reputation of one of America's leading economists is in tatters since the emergence of emails to Jeffrey Epstein  —  Sheryl Sandberg's encomium to her mentor, Lawrence Summers, could hardly have been more effusive.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal, DNYUZ and WBUR
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
What the Cheney funeral says about current U.S. and GOP politics  —  Those sitting in the pews summoned images of a bygone era when raw partisanship was not what defined leadership.  —  What was not said at former vice president Dick Cheney's funeral on Thursday was as clear as anything that was.
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Dick Cheney's Long, Strange Goodbye
Wall Street Journal:
Middle Class Is Buckling Under Almost Five Years of Persistent Inflation  —  Workers growing tired of economy in which everything seems to get more expensive  —  America's middle class is weary.  —  After nearly five years of high prices, many middle-class earners thought life would be more affordable by now.
Discussion: Alternet.org and Bloomberg
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
ICE Suddenly Loses Key Evidence One Day After Being Sued  —  ICE is claiming the computer ate its records the day after it was sued for abuse.  —  404 Media reports that after ICE's Broadview Detention Center outside Chicago was sued October 30 for allegedly abusing detainees …
Discussion: 404 Media
New York Times:
Trump Promised Lower Prices.  His Policies Are Raising Them.  —  “From the day I take the oath of office, we'll rapidly drive prices down and make America affordable again,” Donald Trump promised Americans last summer as he ran for president.  “Prices will come down.  You just watch.
Reuters:
White House was unaware US ambassador to Israel met with convicted spy  —  The White House was unaware of a meeting between U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Jonathan Pollard, the former U.S. Navy analyst who spent three decades in prison for spying for Israel, spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday.
New York Times:
A Fraudster Pardoned by Trump Gets 37 Years for Running Ponzi Scheme  —  A New Jersey man convicted of defrauding investors of roughly a quarter-billion dollars is among a growing number of people granted clemency only to to be charged with new crimes.  —  A New Jersey fraudster who was pardoned …
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Fugees rapper Pras Michel sentenced to 14 years in prison over illegal donations to Obama campaign  —  Grammy-winning rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel of the Fugees was sentenced on Thursday to 14 years in prison for a case in which he was convicted of illegally funneling millions of dollars …
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Nevada 2026 Poll: Dead Heat for Governor, U.S. Senators Rosen and Cortez Masto Underwater  —  Home Polls Nevada 2026 Poll: Dead Heat for Governor, U.S. Senators Rosen and Cortez Masto Underwater  —  Majority of Nevada Voters Disapprove of Trump's Handling of Economy & Immigration
Joe Walsh / CBS News:
Judge rules Trump's National Guard deployment to D.C. is illegal  —  A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Trump's months-long deployment of thousands of National Guard forces to the streets of Washington, D.C., violates federal law.  —  U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb sided …
Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Party of one: Trump chews up and spits out his inner circle  —  President Trump's blowup with Marjorie Taylor Greene is just the latest spectacular split with a one-time confidante who held prized status in his inner sanctum. … - Those who have secured a spot as a trusted Trump lieutenant …
 
 
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Dems push to block Venezuela ops spending
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Basil John / The Hill:
Congress considers bill to equip first responders with EpiPens
Will Standring / Bloomberg:
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Politico:
In culture war backlash, Democrats sweep school boards
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Trump's All-but-Forgotten Border Wall Reaches an Angry Laredo, Texas
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Banks Shelve $20 Billion Bailout Plan for Argentina
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