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The Cave Men (And Women): How Democrats Moved from Tuesday Victory to Sunday Retreat
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Democrats just came off a huge election victory — and then caved to Republicans on a shutdown deal. So what’s the point of having a “big tent” if you don’t use it to do big things?
The Senate has voted 60-40 to fund the federal government and end the shutdown with no health care subsidies. The bill now goes to the House, which has been out of session since September.
November 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The Senate has voted 60-40 to fund the federal government and end the shutdown with no health care subsidies. The bill now goes to the House, which has been out of session since September.
Democrats just came off a huge election victory — and then caved to Republicans on a shutdown deal. So what’s the point of having a “big tent” if you don’t use it to do big things?
The Cave Men (And Women): How Democrats Moved from Tuesday Victory to Sunday Retreat
YouTube video by The Keith Boykin Channel
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Democrats just came off a huge election victory — and then caved to Republicans on a shutdown deal. So what’s the point of having a “big tent” if you don’t use it to do big things?
Trump has pardoned Rudy Giuliani, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows, conservative attorneys Sidney Powell and John Eastman, and the Republican fake electors from 2020, all of whom helped him plot to overturn his election loss five years ago.
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says
A Justice Department official says President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows and others accused of backing the Republican’s e...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Trump has pardoned Rudy Giuliani, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows, conservative attorneys Sidney Powell and John Eastman, and the Republican fake electors from 2020, all of whom helped him plot to overturn his election loss five years ago.
The Senate has reached a deal to fund the government through January 30 and delay a vote on an Affordable Care Act bill until December. A source tells CNN there are enough Senate Democrats to advance the plan and end the 40-day government shutdown.
Senate reaches deal to extend government funding
Several Senate Democrats are signaling a willingness to vote to reopen the government if they secure some concessions from the White House, according to a source. Follow here for the latest.
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The Senate has reached a deal to fund the government through January 30 and delay a vote on an Affordable Care Act bill until December. A source tells CNN there are enough Senate Democrats to advance the plan and end the 40-day government shutdown.
At least 10 Senate Democrats are expected to support a procedural motion to end the Republican government shutdown with short term-funding through January, according to Axios.
The deal would include a “promised vote” on extending health care subsidies in the Affordable Care Act in December.
The deal would include a “promised vote” on extending health care subsidies in the Affordable Care Act in December.
Deal to end government shutdown in reach
At least 10 Senate Democrats are expected to support a key procedural motion.
www.axios.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
At least 10 Senate Democrats are expected to support a procedural motion to end the Republican government shutdown with short term-funding through January, according to Axios.
The deal would include a “promised vote” on extending health care subsidies in the Affordable Care Act in December.
The deal would include a “promised vote” on extending health care subsidies in the Affordable Care Act in December.
“As much as I have treasured being a judge, I can now think of nothing more important than…doing everything in my power to combat today’s existential threat to democracy and the rule of law. What Nixon did episodically and covertly, knowing it was illegal…Trump now does routinely and overtly.”
Why I Am Resigning
A federal judge explains his reasoning for leaving the bench.
www.theatlantic.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
“As much as I have treasured being a judge, I can now think of nothing more important than…doing everything in my power to combat today’s existential threat to democracy and the rule of law. What Nixon did episodically and covertly, knowing it was illegal…Trump now does routinely and overtly.”
Trump has told states to “immediately undo” any steps to give full food stamps to hungry families and threatened to punish any states that fail to “comply” quickly.
Trump Administration Demands States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Trump has told states to “immediately undo” any steps to give full food stamps to hungry families and threatened to punish any states that fail to “comply” quickly.
Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell says she is "much happier" and "more comfortable" after Trump moved her to a fancy prison camp in Texas in August. "I feel like I have dropped through Alice in Wonderlands looking glass," she said in an email. "I am much much happier here."
Ghislaine Maxwell's prison emails show she is 'happier' at minimum-security Texas facility
Maxwell, a convicted sex offender connected to Jeffrey Epstein, was moved to a less restrictive federal prison this summer. Congress is investigating allegations of special treatment.
www.nbcnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell says she is "much happier" and "more comfortable" after Trump moved her to a fancy prison camp in Texas in August. "I feel like I have dropped through Alice in Wonderlands looking glass," she said in an email. "I am much much happier here."
Trump’s aid cuts are killing far more Nigerian Christians than Islamic terrorists are. Independent monitors in Nigeria report 33 deaths this year in attacks against Christians (fewer than the 88 Muslims killed). But Trump cut off aid that helped save 270,000 lives a year in Nigeria. 270,000 > 33.
Opinion | Trump Aid Cuts Kill More Christians Than Jihadists Do
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November 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Trump’s aid cuts are killing far more Nigerian Christians than Islamic terrorists are. Independent monitors in Nigeria report 33 deaths this year in attacks against Christians (fewer than the 88 Muslims killed). But Trump cut off aid that helped save 270,000 lives a year in Nigeria. 270,000 > 33.
Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to let him deny SNAP benefits to 42 million hungry Americans after a federal appeals court ordered him to release the money.
Trump Appeals to Supreme Court After Judges Block Bid to Curtail Food Stamp Aid
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November 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to let him deny SNAP benefits to 42 million hungry Americans after a federal appeals court ordered him to release the money.
Trump demands the right to starve hungry Americans.
Trump administration seeks to halt SNAP food aid payments after a court order
The Trump administration has asked a federal appeals court to block a judge’s order to distribute November’s full SNAP benefits during a U.S. government shutdown. U.S.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Trump demands the right to starve hungry Americans.
Consumer sentiment drops near the lowest level ever as Trump presides over the longest government shutdown in US history.
Consumer sentiment nears lowest level ever as worries build over shutdown
A University of Michigan sentiment survey showed a decline of 6.2% on the month and about 30% from a year ago.
www.cnbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Consumer sentiment drops near the lowest level ever as Trump presides over the longest government shutdown in US history.
Robert Sánchez dropped out of school as a teenager and became a fisherman like his father. The 42-year-old father of four spent his days fishing for snapper, kingfish and dogfish, and most of his income — about $100 a month — went to feed his children. He was one of the 70 people murdered by Trump.
Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced
One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career criminal. A third was a former military cadet.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Robert Sánchez dropped out of school as a teenager and became a fisherman like his father. The 42-year-old father of four spent his days fishing for snapper, kingfish and dogfish, and most of his income — about $100 a month — went to feed his children. He was one of the 70 people murdered by Trump.
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 85, announces she will not seek reelection.
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection
A shrewd political strategist, California Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had an unprecedented career in Congress. First elected in a special election in 1987, Pelosi went on to become one of the most effective...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 85, announces she will not seek reelection.
Election Night wasn’t just a Blue Wave — it was a Blue Tsunami. And the color that made it all possible was Black.
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Election Night wasn’t just a Blue Wave — it was a Blue Tsunami. And the color that made it all possible was Black.
Trump says he will not release SNAP benefits, despite a federal court order requiring him to do so.
Trump says he will withhold SNAP benefits until the government shutdown ends
President Donald Trump said he will withhold November food stamps. This comes a day after the administration said it will pay partial benefits.
www.businessinsider.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Trump says he will not release SNAP benefits, despite a federal court order requiring him to do so.
If you’re tired of all the chaos, racism, division, and lies the past 10 months, today is your day to fight back. Today is Election Day! 🗳️
November 4, 2025 at 2:11 PM
If you’re tired of all the chaos, racism, division, and lies the past 10 months, today is your day to fight back. Today is Election Day! 🗳️
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, the conservative Republican who pushed the United States into a deadly, costly, and unprovoked war against Iraq based on fabricated claims of “weapons of mass destruction” that did not exist, has died at 84.
Dick Cheney, influential Republican vice president to George W. Bush, dies | CNN Politics
Dick Cheney, America’s most powerful modern vice president and chief architect of the “war on terror,” who helped lead the country into the ill-fated Iraq war on faulty assumptions, has died, accordin...
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November 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, the conservative Republican who pushed the United States into a deadly, costly, and unprovoked war against Iraq based on fabricated claims of “weapons of mass destruction” that did not exist, has died at 84.
Nobel Peace Prize loser threatens war with Nigeria.
Trump threatens US military action in Nigeria over treatment of Christians
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he has asked the Defense Department to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria if the Nigerian government "continues to allow the killing of Christians."
www.reuters.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Nobel Peace Prize loser threatens war with Nigeria.
A federal judge in Rhode Island has orderd Trump to pay SNAP benefits out of a $6 billion contingency fund as the month-long Republican government shutdown threatens to cut off food aid for millions of Americans starting on Saturday.
Federal judge orders Trump administration to pay SNAP benefits out of contingency fund
The ruling came one day before funding for SNAP, more commonly known as food stamps, was set to lapse.
www.nbcnews.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A federal judge in Rhode Island has orderd Trump to pay SNAP benefits out of a $6 billion contingency fund as the month-long Republican government shutdown threatens to cut off food aid for millions of Americans starting on Saturday.
WHITES ONLY! Trump will restrict the number of refugees allowed in the US next year to just 7,500 – and those will mostly go to white South Africans.
So, you can’t use race to help Black people after centuries of discrimination, but you can use it to help white people who have never been oppressed.
So, you can’t use race to help Black people after centuries of discrimination, but you can use it to help white people who have never been oppressed.
US will limit number of refugees to 7,500 and give priority to white South Africans
Low number represents a dramatic drop after US previously allowed in hundreds of thousands of people fleeing war and persecution
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
WHITES ONLY! Trump will restrict the number of refugees allowed in the US next year to just 7,500 – and those will mostly go to white South Africans.
So, you can’t use race to help Black people after centuries of discrimination, but you can use it to help white people who have never been oppressed.
So, you can’t use race to help Black people after centuries of discrimination, but you can use it to help white people who have never been oppressed.
The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates for the second time this year. New Trump appointee Stephen Miran voted against the rate cut, preferring the Fed move more quickly with a half-point cut. St. Louis Fed President Jeffrey Schmid voted against the cut because he preferred no cut at all.
Fed cuts rates for the second time this year, will end balance sheet run-off in December
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released its interest decision following a two-day meeting.
www.cnbc.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates for the second time this year. New Trump appointee Stephen Miran voted against the rate cut, preferring the Fed move more quickly with a half-point cut. St. Louis Fed President Jeffrey Schmid voted against the cut because he preferred no cut at all.
In what appears to be a model for Trump to use elsewhere, the state of Utah plans to force as many as 1,300 homeless people to live in a detention camp on the outskirts of Salt Lake City.
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
In what appears to be a model for Trump to use elsewhere, the state of Utah plans to force as many as 1,300 homeless people to live in a detention camp on the outskirts of Salt Lake City.
CBS News staffers will be laid off as part of massive cuts at Paramount. The layoffs come as the network's new right-wing editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, tries to recruit conservative Republican Scott Jennings to join CBS News.
CBS News staffers to lose jobs as part of sweeping round of cuts from Paramount
Paramount will lay off about 1,000 staffers on Wednesday as part of a longer-term cost-cutting plan
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
CBS News staffers will be laid off as part of massive cuts at Paramount. The layoffs come as the network's new right-wing editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, tries to recruit conservative Republican Scott Jennings to join CBS News.
Trump has revoked the visa for Wole Soyinka, the 91-year-old Nobel Prize-winning author from Nigeria, who has taught at Harvard, Yale, Duke, Emory, and NYU.
“I have no visa. I am banned,” Soyinka said.
“I have no visa. I am banned,” Soyinka said.
Wole Soyinka, Nigerian Nobel laureate and Trump critic, says US visa revoked
Soyinka, 91, who recently compared US president to Idi Amin, says ‘I have no visa – I am banned’
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Trump has revoked the visa for Wole Soyinka, the 91-year-old Nobel Prize-winning author from Nigeria, who has taught at Harvard, Yale, Duke, Emory, and NYU.
“I have no visa. I am banned,” Soyinka said.
“I have no visa. I am banned,” Soyinka said.