Democrats are outraged at colleagues who voted with Republicans to end shutdown

Monday, November 10, 2025

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Democrats are furious at eight colleagues who voted with Republicans to initiate the end of the government shutdown, President Trump threatened air traffic controllers who took time off, and Ghislaine Maxwell is reportedly seeking commutation

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1 | Democrats rage after 8 cross the aisle and join Republicans in vote to end shutdown

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2 | Trump threatens to 'dock' already unpaid air traffic controllers who call out sick

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3 | Ghislaine Maxwell to seek commutation from Trump after series of high-profile pardons

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4 | Toddler ends up in ICU after airline staff 'mocks' mom's allergy warnings, lawsuit says

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5 | Trump issues pardons for Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and others involved in 2020 fake elector scheme

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The Big Question 

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments — also known as food stamps — are at the center of an ongoing legal battle amid the government shutdown.

SNAP funding ran out November 1, according to Donald Trump's administration. The government could be on a path to reopen after the Senate reportedly reached a tentative funding deal over the weekend. But the measure still needs approval from the House and Senate — and Trump's signature — before it can take effect and reopen the government.

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$2,000

 Trump claims that most U.S. citizens will receive 'at least' $2,000 as a dividend from revenue generated from his controversial tariffs

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

"Every American should be outraged by the billionaire sitting in the White House would go to such extreme lengths and spend this much energy to prevent hungry Americans from getting food"

California Attorney General Rob Bonta condemned the Trump administration for trying to avoid fully paying SNAP benefits in November

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