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Here's what Democrats say they won out of the shutdown

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What Democrats say they won in the 43-day government shutdown
Emotions are raw after eight senators voted to end the shutdown, but Democrats say they demonstrated an ability to take on Trump and shifted the conversation to health care.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Graham Platner insists he won't be like John Fetterman — but he gets the concern.

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Graham Platner says he's no John Fetterman. But he gets the concerns.
The Democratic Senate candidate said he understands why some may compare him to the Pennsylvania senator, but he told NBC News he's different — and wants to earn voters' trust.
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November 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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The @nbcnews.com poll finds that more than 4 in 10 voters support the "No Kings" movement — high level of support compared to past protest movements (about the same level as Black Lives Matter in April 2023)

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Poll: More than 4 in 10 voters support 'No Kings' movement amid high, early interest in the next election
Two-thirds of voters say they are very enthusiastic about the midterms, with the majority favoring Democratic control of Congress, according to the latest NBC News poll.
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November 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Trump has been touting the cost of the Walmart Thanksgiving meal bundle as proof that the economy is doing well, noting it's cheaper than last year's bundle.

But @allansmith.bsky.social compared the two, and there's a catch: There's also less food in it.

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Trump touts cost of Walmart's Thanksgiving meal to vindicate his policies — ignoring a key detail
Since Tuesday's elections, Trump has repeatedly boasted that Walmart's Thanksgiving meal bundle is cheaper than it was under President Joe Biden. But there's also less food in it.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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BREAKING - Jury finds DC sandwich guy not guilty

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Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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November 4, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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NEW: Graham Platner tells me the controversies have “strengthened” his Senate campaign

Knocks Susan Collins as an empty vessel.

Says he’s more electable than Janet Mills.

Dishes on Schumer, DSCC, “shitposting,” “a communist” & his evolution.

From Portland, Maine: www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Graham Platner says controversies have 'strengthened' his Maine Senate campaign
In an interview with NBC News after a packed event, Platner bashed "establishment politics" and said he's still more electable than Democratic rival Janet Mills.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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.@nbcnews.com talked to a Trump voter whose daughter gets SNAP benefits. She said said she's furious about how little he's fixing the economy and regrets her vote -- said the ballroom renovations are "selfish"

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With Trump's focus elsewhere, the economy shows signs of trouble
One Trump voter told NBC News that while she believes Trump "deep down" wants to boost the economy, "he is busy out of the country" and focused on "demolishing the White House."
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November 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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.@tktk.bsky.social went to the hometown of country superstar Zach Bryan, to see what people make of his new song that appears to denounce ICE, and what they think of Trump's immigration agenda

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In Zach Bryan's hometown, many support tougher immigration enforcement, with some caveats
The country music megastar's lyric about immigration raids sparked controversy nationwide. In Oologah, Oklahoma, opinions are just as divided.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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How the Trust for the National Mall, a genteel nonprofit that raised money for cherry trees and hosted pickleball games, ended up being the vehicle for the hundreds of millions of $$ being donated for the Trump ballroom

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How a nonprofit went from cherry trees and pickleball to handling the money for Trump's ballroom
NBC News spoke to officials with the Trust for the National Mall, who explained why their group is now taking in the donations for the new White House ballroom.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Today @allansmith.bsky.social interviewed Zohran Mamdani about Trump, Schumer, ICE, the World Cup — and then Mamdani asks Allan if he's single

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Zohran Mamdani details how he'd combat Trump — and where they could work together
The New York mayoral hopeful declined to express confidence in Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and talked about speeding up housing construction.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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Getting so many people writing in to us worried about SNAP benefits being shut off at the end of the week. Going to hit so many folks really hard.
October 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Question at Zohran Mamdani's influencer briefing “In your time as mayor, are you planning on providing bisexual girlfriends to everyone in New York City?”

Fun piece from @allansmith.bsky.social who attended: www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...
Inside Zohran Mamdani's private influencer briefing
NBC News sat in as New York City's mayoral front-runner took questions from dozens of content creators, highlighting his media strategy and the shifting pressures of modern politics.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Six Flags America in Maryland is closing. Wonderful piece by @spettypi.bsky.social about the amusement park's final days, and the struggles of places like this that traditionally provided affordable family entertainment

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An economic roller coaster sends Six Flags America off the tracks
As the decades-old amusement park shutters in Maryland, fans near and far mourn the end of affordable fun.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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NEW -- The federal mortgage fraud investigation against Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff, one of Trump's chief political foes, has stalled, according to four people familiar with the investigation.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus... by @ryanjreilly.com @kristenwelker.bsky.social
The Adam Schiff criminal probe has stalled, sources say
After months of investigating, federal prosecutors in Maryland have not produced enough evidence to bring charges, according to four people familiar with the investigation.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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As the Pentagon tries to crack down on the media using unauthorized information, @jonallendc.bsky.social looks back at some times unauthorized disclosures improved conditions for service members, from exposing substandard veterans' care to sexual assaults

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Four times media reporting improved conditions for service members
The Pentagon is trying to stop the media from using unauthorized information, but such disclosures have revealed issues like neglect at a veterans' hospital and unsafe equipment.
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October 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Hard to tell a shutdown is even going on in Congress and the White House.

This week, congressional staffers were eating cake pops and celebrating a dog's birthday.

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Ritzy dinners and a dog's birthday party: Life's pretty normal for Congress and Trump despite shutdown
While thousands of federal workers go without pay, the government shutdown has had little impact on the day-to-day happenings on Capitol Hill and in the White House.
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October 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Dispatch from @natashakorecki.bsky.social — How immigration enforcement turned sleepy Broadview, Ill., into a chaotic, militarized town

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October 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Finding a Halloween costume each year as a kid was always a bummer. I didn't look like the Disney princesses, and I just felt like a lot of the other pop culture references weren't a fit.

Would've been so exciting to have something like KPop Demon Hunters www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-a...
'KPop Demon Hunters' is a top Halloween costume, and Asian kids are loving the representation
"It’s definitely refreshing and exciting to see the ‘it’ costume of the year, for people of all backgrounds, being a female Asian character," one mom said.
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October 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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NEW: Obama has intensified attacks on Trump in recent weeks, a move that came after private conversations w/allies about whether he should speak out more and how to approach high-stakes White House actions as they unfold.

w/@jonallendc.bsky.social & Carol Lee

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With a Democratic Party leadership vacuum, Obama steps up his criticism of Trump
Obama's recent public comments came after private conversations with allies about whether he should speak out more, according to people familiar with the discussions.
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October 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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This week I spoke to kids and parents at DOD-operated schools about how the shutdown has canceled their sports games and homecoming dances.

Seniors who are trying to get recruited to play sports in college are among those most affected.

For @nbcnews.com:

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Shutdown cancels sports games and dances for students at military-base schools
Military parents say their kids, especially those who are high school seniors, are devastated by the cancellation of some of their last sports games and school dances.
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October 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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NEW — Dept of Education civil servants tell us that they put up nonpartisan out-of-office email messages that were turned changed to be partisan ones blaming Dems — all without their knowledge or permission.

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Education Department employees surprised to find their email automatically changed to blame Democrats for shutdown
Five furloughed employees told NBC News they had put up nonpartisan out-of-office messages, only to see they were changed — without their permission — to partisan ones.
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October 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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NEW — Nonprofit groups are banding together to create a "NATO for nonprofits" — a pact to assist each other if targeted by Trump. They learned lessons from watching universities and law firms go it alone.

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'NATO for nonprofits': Groups organize to band together if targeted by Trump
Nonprofit organizations took lessons away from law firms and universities that largely decided to act in isolation after finding themselves in the administration's crosshairs.
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October 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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NEW — Trump admin is using fed govt websites, websites and email msgs to push out partisan shutdown messages.

Some civil servants are being given suggested out-of-office messages to use that pin the shutdown on Dems.

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Trump administration uses government websites and email messages to pin the shutdown on Democrats
Some federal workers were given suggested out-of-office email messages that said they were furloughed because "Democrat Senators are blocking passage" of a funding bill.
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October 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM