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US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 hours ago

Klein: Democrats were on a roll. Why stop now?

Democrats won public support during the shutdown, but a negotiated deal ended it with minimal concessions and left key Democratic priorities unresolved.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 hours ago

US House to vote on bill that could end longest-ever government shutdown

House to vote on Senate-brokered funding compromise that would end the shutdown but omits expiring healthcare subsidies, provoking strong Democratic backlash and political fallout.
fromwww.mediaite.com
19 minutes ago

CNN's Kaitlan Collins Bombards Trump With Receipts for Declaring Mission Accomplished' on Grocery Prices

And as we come on the air tonight, things are actually happening, here on Capitol Hill, which after 42 42 days of this government shutdown, is actually worth a breaking-news banner of its own, because lawmakers are now working late into the evening, tonight, to seal the deal, and end the longest government shutdown on record. That hasn't stopped the White House's efforts and the President's efforts to stop full food assistance benefits from going out.
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#air-traffic-controllers
fromLGBTQ Nation
22 hours ago
US politics

Pete Buttigieg slams Trump for rambling rant of insults: "He just made a bunch of s**t up" - LGBTQ Nation

fromLGBTQ Nation
22 hours ago
US politics

Pete Buttigieg slams Trump for rambling rant of insults: "He just made a bunch of s**t up" - LGBTQ Nation

#snap
fromFortune
1 hour ago
US politics

Grocer who once sold Trump popcorn rips 'inhumane' shutdown: 'You can't take away from the most needy people in the country' | Fortune

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fromwww.mercurynews.com
14 hours ago

Supreme Court extends order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end

The Supreme Court temporarily extended an order blocking full SNAP payments, leaving uneven benefit distribution until the government possibly reopens and restores payments.
fromFortune
1 hour ago
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Grocer who once sold Trump popcorn rips 'inhumane' shutdown: 'You can't take away from the most needy people in the country' | Fortune

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fromFortune
2 hours ago

Hopes for a December rate cut are fading fast despite labor fears-Jerome Powell will have his work cut out attempting to unite the Fed | Fortune

FOMC members are cautious, reducing chances of a final 2025 rate cut as shutdown-driven labor weakness, sticky inflation, and employment goals create policy uncertainty.
fromIntelligencer
3 hours ago

Democrats Face Huge Decisions Before the Next Shutdown Cliff

For all the wailing and gnashing of teeth by Democrats unhappy with the deal to reopen the federal government, and for all the talk about a Democratic "civil war," pretty much everyone in the party agrees the longest government shutdown in history didn't work out that well for them. The lawmakers who "caved" and voted to end the stalemate thought there was no real chance to secure any of the big concessions they had originally demanded - particularly an Obamacare-subsidy extension.
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fromLos Angeles Times
3 hours ago

Why did national parks look so normal during this shutdown?

During the prolonged government shutdown, many national parks maintained visitor services through essential staff and nonprofit support while conservation, research, and unpaid employees were sidelined.
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fromwww.npr.org
4 hours ago

Adelita Grijalva is set to be sworn in, teeing up a potential vote on Epstein files

Adelita Grijalva will be sworn into Congress after a 50-day delay tied to the government shutdown and her push to release Jeffrey Epstein files.
#chuck-schumer
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fromwww.mediaite.com
9 hours ago

Congresswoman Scolds Democratic Colleague for Welcoming Her Back From Eight Weeks of Taxpayer-Funded Vacation'

Rep. Yassamin Ansari criticized Rep. Virginia Foxx for returning from an eight-week, taxpayer-funded break amid a government shutdown and healthcare subsidy dispute.
fromAxios
12 hours ago

Mike Johnson finally schedules Adelita Grijalva's swearing in, teeing up Epstein vote

I am planning to travel to Washington, D.C., after hearing through Leader Jeffries and media reports that Speaker Johnson finally intends to swear me in,
US politics
#faa
fromFortune
18 hours ago
US politics

Trump's FAA refuses to give timeline on when flights will be normal after shutdown ends | Fortune

fromFortune
18 hours ago
US politics

Trump's FAA refuses to give timeline on when flights will be normal after shutdown ends | Fortune

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fromAxios
15 hours ago

Travel disruptions will get "much worse" if shutdown doesn't end soon, Duffy warns

Air traffic staffing shortages during the shutdown caused thousands of cancellations and delays, with controllers unpaid and flights risking further reduction without government action.
#john-fetterman
fromwww.mediaite.com
17 hours ago
US politics

Lara Trump Compares John Fetterman To President Trump

A Democratic senator earned praise for bipartisan votes, authenticity, and criticizing his party, and was compared favorably to a combative former president.
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago
US news

Sen. Fetterman slams Democrats for shutting down government

Sen. John Fetterman recovered from a stroke and profound depression, remains unapologetically pro-Israel, supports secure borders, and opposed government shutdowns.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
17 hours ago

As Thanksgiving nears, travelers likely will see continuing flight delays even if shutdown ends

Airlines have canceled more 9,000 flights across the U.S. since the Federal Aviation Administration ordered flight cuts late last week, mostly to ease demand on control towers that are short-staffed during the federal government shutdown. Although the government appears to be moving to reopen in the coming days, airport disruptions, flight cancellations and economic losses won't go away all at once.
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fromFast Company
18 hours ago

Airlines say the shutdown may end-but the turbulence won't

Flight cancellations and delays will likely continue for days after the government shutdown ends because reduced airline schedules and strained staffing cannot recover immediately.
#affordable-care-act
fromsfist.com
18 hours ago
US politics

Pelosi Calls Out Republicans Over Healthcare Subsidies, Says 400K Californians Could Be Priced Out

fromsfist.com
18 hours ago
US politics

Pelosi Calls Out Republicans Over Healthcare Subsidies, Says 400K Californians Could Be Priced Out

fromwww.mediaite.com
18 hours ago

Trump's Top Economic Aide Says No Clear Job Data Coming: Cloudy Weather For Awhile'

The calculation incorporates the bank's job-growth tracker, which slowed to 50,000 new jobs in October from 85,000 in September, and the government's deferred-resignation program, which will likely cut payrolls by about 100,000 positions. Our job openings and labor market tightness trackers continued to decline, and our newly constructed layoff tracker also revealed an increase in layoffs over the past few months, the bank added, marking the largest employment decline since late 2020.
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Environment
fromTruthout
18 hours ago

How Government Shutdowns Leave Polluting Legacies

EPA enforcement operations have been suspended during the government shutdown, increasing risk of elevated emissions and reduced oversight of major polluters.
fromwww.mediaite.com
19 hours ago

Anti-Trump No Kings Head Vows Campaign Against Cowering' Democrats Who Caved on Shutdown

It's no longer about them. Can I be honest, Jim? It's not about them? They have shown us time and time again this year that given the chance, they will cower. Given the chance they will capitulate. If they can find plausible deniability, they will give in the regime. At some point, we've got to ask ourselves, do we have self-respect? Are we willing to take no for an answer that they are unwilling to be the leaders that we need them to be?
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fromBreaking Defense
1 day ago

Funding for SDA's next missile tracking contracts diverted to troop payments: Sources - Breaking Defense

Pentagon budget clawbacks and the government shutdown put Space Development Agency's Tranche 3 missile-tracking satellite awards and funding timeline in limbo.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
20 hours ago

Gov. Newsom says the eight senators who struck the shutdown deal aren't alarmed enough about Trump

Gavin Newsom condemned eight senators for joining Republicans to reopen the government, calling their actions a capitulation and betrayal amid Trump's norm-shattering politics.
#hakeem-jeffries
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fromLGBTQ Nation
22 hours ago

"Unconditional surrender": LGBTQ+ Dems slam party members who voted with GOP to reopen government - LGBTQ Nation

Seven Democratic senators joined Republicans to pass a stopgap spending bill that reopens government without extending ACA subsidies, provoking strong condemnation from LGBTQ+ Democrats.
fromFortune
23 hours ago

Swing-state Democrats turn on 8 centrists not facing reelection over hijacked shutdown | Fortune

Democrats' latest fault lines do not track perfectly along the familiar split between progressives and centrists. Instead, there's renewed rancor over how aggressively to fight President Donald Trump and his compliant GOP majorities on Capitol Hill, with some progressives renewing their calls for Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer to step aside, even as he publicly opposes the latest deal.
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fromThe Nation
1 day ago

Democrats Should Have Let Republicans Kill the Filibuster

The Senate filibuster enables minority obstruction, forcing concessions and allowing Republicans to block democratic outcomes, leading to Democratic capitulation during the shutdown.
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from24/7 Wall St.
1 day ago

Here are Tuesday's Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Coreweave, Instacart, Qorvo, Robinhood Markets, Skyworks Solutions, Viasat and More

Major U.S. indices rallied after bipartisan Senate progress toward ending the government shutdown, boosting risk assets and energy while Treasury yields rose across the curve.
US politics
fromAxios
1 day ago

Wall Street eyes end of shutdown. Now what?

Market risks persist from stretched valuations, peaked earnings sentiment, government shutdown damage, and potential AI-driven speculation even if the shutdown ends.
fromsfist.com
1 day ago

Day Around the Bay: Autopsy Suggests Mother Shot Children, Husband In Westwood Home

The cause of death has been revealed for Thomas Ocheltree and daughters Alexandra Ocheltree, 12, and Mackenzie Ocheltree, 9, who were all apparently killed in a murder-suicide last month in SF's Westwood neighborhood. All three were shot and found in their beds, and mother Paula Truong was found hanged in the garage, and her death was ruled a suicide. No further details about the case have been made public. [Chronicle]
San Francisco
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
1 day ago

American Airlines COO calls flight cancellations 'simply unacceptable' in memo to employees: 'Everyone deserves better'

American Airlines experienced nearly 1,400 cancellations and 57,000+ delay minutes affecting about 250,000 customers; the COO called the situation unacceptable and urged an immediate government deal.
fromThe Atlantic
1 day ago

The Shutdown Vote Was the Real Test for Democrats

The eight senators who moved to end the shutdown were not. Their decision has set off a round of recriminations in the party and fury from its base. The reasons are no surprise. Democrats shut the government down in large part as a response to anger from their backers, who wanted to see more fight. Now a faction of the party has surrendered. Not only that, it surrendered at a time when Democrats appeared to be winning politically.
US politics
#faa-flight-reductions
fromFortune
1 day ago
US politics

Trump demands $10,000 bonuses for air traffic controllers who worked during shutdown and pay cuts for those who didn't amid flight chaos | Fortune

fromFortune
1 day ago
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Trump demands $10,000 bonuses for air traffic controllers who worked during shutdown and pay cuts for those who didn't amid flight chaos | Fortune

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