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Senate rejects Trump nuclear option for shutdown funding November 8, 2025, 51-49 vote, filibuster survives.60 votes needed for funding, bipartisan...

Senate's 14th rejection of House-passed stopgap falls 54-44 short of 60-vote filibuster threshold, extending shutdown to day 35 November 4,...

Cook Political Report analyst Amy Walter asserts redistricting won't save Trump midterms, GOP gains of 5-6 seats insufficient to offset...

Governor Kathy Hochul declares state of emergency October 30, 2025, unlocking $65 million new state funds for emergency food assistance...

Trump administration caps FY2026 refugee admissions at 7,500, lowest in U.S. history, prioritizing white Afrikaner South Africans October 30 federal...

Federal judges in Rhode Island and Massachusetts order USDA to tap $4.65 billion contingency fund for partial SNAP benefits in...

Supreme Court upholds Section 2 of Voting Rights Act November 6, 2025, 5-4 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, preserving protections...

Government shutdown enters day 36 November 6, 2025, surpassing 35-day 2018-19 record, Trump blames Democrats for "extortionist" tactics on Truth...

Truth Social announces Truth Predict prediction markets with Crypto.com, enabling bets on elections, sports, inflation, commodities via crypto rails.Beta testing...

ACA open enrollment begins November 1 to January 15, 2025, premiums rising 30% average for 24 million enrollees, KFF October...