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Updated Nov 5, 2025 - Politics & Policy

40 airports to cut flights by 10% if shutdown continues, FAA says

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How a skeptical Supreme Court could complicate Trump's tariff agenda

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Nov 5, 2025 - World

U.S. sees Rafah tunnels crisis as potential model for disarming Hamas

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Updated Nov 5, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Jared Golden won't seek reelection in blow to House Democrats

Rep. Jared Golden

Possible Dem presidential contenders jostle over election results

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is shown speaking in front of a "CADEM" backdrop and a California state flag.

The DCCC isn't ruling out playing in Democratic primaries

Suzan DelBene, wearing a maroon suit jacket, speaks in front of two blue flags against a black wall.
Updated Nov 5, 2025 - Economy

The food crisis is here

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Trump still mum on former VP Cheney's death

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Election results' message: Americans want things cheaper

Putin orders nuclear testing preparations after Trump's surprise shift

Putin, wearing a dark blue suit and a purple tie, speaks into a microphone while sitting at a table and gesturing with his hand.

Dems warned of "hell to pay" if they cut "weak" post-election shutdown deal

Sens. Patty Murray, Chuck Schumer and Brian Schatz speak to a throng of reporters and photographers in a yellow hallway with an ornate tiled floor.

Inside Trump's "uncomfortable" breakfast with Republican senators

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One

Trump doubles down on killing the filibuster after election trouncing

Trump stands with one hand on a podium with a microphone as he points at a man in a crowd of people sitting at tables with the other. He is wearing a dark suit, a red tie, a white collared shirt and an American flag pin.
Updated Nov 5, 2025 - Business

At least 9 dead after UPS plane crash at Louisville airport

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Nov 5, 2025 - Technology

AI-powered malware is here

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Updated Nov 5, 2025 - Energy & Climate

How new Virginia, New Jersey governors will deal with energy

Illustration of an "I Voted" sticker on a lightbulb.
Nov 5, 2025 - World

America's military might bears down on Venezuela

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A big blue wave for Democrats, and two paths forward

Split screen of Abigail Spanberger, left, and Zohran Mamdani speaking behind microphones

Scoop: Trump's $2 billion fundraising binge

Photo illustration of President Trump wearing a MAGA hat with dollar signs on it
Nov 5, 2025 - Business

Tesla flying car? Elon Musk teases "unforgettable" demo

A white-suited astronaut mannequin sits in a red convertible car floating in space with Earth visible in the background against a black sky.

Trump breaks his own record for the longest government shutdown in history

The inside story of how Jared Isaacman got his NASA nomination back

This is Jared Isaacman
Updated Nov 5, 2025 - Politics & Policy

Mamdani calls NYC "light" in "political darkness" after historic win

Rama Duwaji, wearing a black, sleeveless dress, waves with her right hand, and her bearded New York City Mayor-elect husband, Zohran Mamdani, wearing a navy jacket, white shirt and metallic blue tie, waves with his left before a podium bearing his name.

Jim VandeHei: Man up

Book cover with textured white background and black handwritten title "Notes on Being A Man" in large letters, author Scott Galloway's name in red at bottom.

Hamas returns the body of Itay Chen, the last U.S. hostage held in Gaza

The parents of the fallen hostage Itay Chen hold photos of him during a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, last month.

Abigail Spanberger will be Virginia's next governor

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Nov 4, 2025 - Economy

White House warns unemployment benefits at risk in shutdown

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