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Thune Rejects Trump’s Call to Change the Senate Filibuster

The Senate majority leader is unwilling to pursue the “nuclear option” to blow past a Democratic filibuster and reopen the government. [...]

In Louisiana, Threat of Lost SNAP Food Benefits Is Rattling the Vulnerable

The state has vowed to step in and provide food assistance for many who face a cut-off in federal SNAP aid. But there is still fear and anxiety about how to get by. [...]

U.N. Says Strikes on Boats Trump Claims Are Smuggling Drugs Are Illegal

The U.N.’s human rights chief condemned deadly military attacks on vessels near South and Central America and called for an independent investigation. [...]

A.I. Spending Is Accelerating Among Tech’s Biggest Companies

Despite the risk of a bubble, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon plan to spend billions more on artificial intelligence than they already do. [...]

Nvidia Uncertain if Return to China Is Closer After Trump-Xi Meeting

Amid skyrocketing demand for artificial intelligence systems, the chip-making giant has been thrust into the economic feud between Beijing and Washington. [...]

Amazon’s Big Spending Reignites an A.I. Stock Rally

Investors cheered the tech giant’s latest results showing that its huge investments in artificial intelligence are beginning to show returns. [...]

The Debate Dividing the Supreme Court’s Liberal Justices

Outnumbered and facing vast stakes, Justices Kagan and Jackson are split over the best approach: investing in diplomacy inside the court or sounding the alarm outside. [...]

Executions and Mass Casualties: Videos Show Horror Unfolding in Sudan

Evidence of atrocities emerging from the city of El Fasher stoked fears that the Sudanese region of Darfur is plunging, once again, into a cycle of genocidal violence. [...]

Dissecting Three Stephen King Adaptations

Gilbert Cruz, editor of The New York Times Book Review, breaks down three Stephen King movie adaptations and how they differ from their source material. [...]

What If You Spent Every Waking Moment Taking On Elon Musk?

Aaron Greenspan was once a promising entrepreneur. He has spent the last two decades lobbing grenades at the country’s most powerful tech moguls. [...]

How Kyrsten Sinema's decision makes Democrats' 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three independents. [...]

Meet the woman steering Biden's bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it's a record President Joe Biden and Democrats on the ballot were all eager to tout on the campaign trail during the midterms. [...]

CNN Political Briefing

The political news you need to know, in 10 minutes or less. Hosted by David Chalian. [...]

The Axe Files with David Axelrod

Go beyond the soundbites and get to know some of the most interesting players in politics. [...]

Margins of Error

Look closely at almost anything and you'll find data—lots of it. But what are those numbers really saying about who we are and what we believe? Harry Enten is on a mission to find out. [...]

The notable legal clouds that continue to hang over Donald Trump

All eyes are on former President Donald Trump, who has launched another White House bid. [...]

The fine print of the Respect for Marriage Act

Let's start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. [...]

Everything you need to know about Biden's student loan forgiveness program

President Joe Biden's federal student loan forgiveness program, which promises to deliver up to $20,000 of debt relief for millions of borrowers, is on hold indefinitely as legal challenges work their way through the courts. [...]

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Hurricane death toll rises as Jamaica aid effort struggles

The devastating storm claimed nearly 50 lives when it swept Haiti and Jamaica this week. [...]

US strikes on alleged drug boats violate law, UN human rights chief says

Volker Türk said the strikes were "unacceptable" and urged Washington to halt them immediately. [...]

Several hundred feared dead as Tanzania election protests continue

A diplomatic source tells the BBC there is credible evidence that at least 500 people had died. [...]

Dutch centrist Rob Jetten claims victory in neck-and-neck election race

Jetten said his D66 liberal party had achieved a historic result after vote analysis indicated it could be beaten. [...]

Nvidia strikes bumper AI deals with Asia tech giants

Fresh from $5 trillion valuation, global chips giant Nvidia has signed deals with LG, Hyundai and Samsung [...]

Latvian MPs vote to pull out of treaty on protecting women from violence

Several thousand people protested against the vote, and it is now up to the president to decide the next step. [...]

'We saw people murdered in front of us' - Sudan siege survivors speak to the BBC

Harrowing accounts from people who have escaped an RSF assault on the besieged city of el-Fasher. [...]

Israel confirms identities of hostages' bodies returned by Hamas

The bodies were identified as those of Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch, the Israeli prime minister's office said. [...]

India-US sign 10-year defence pact amid tariff turmoil

This comes as the two countries try to close a trade deal and tide over tense ties after Trump's 50% tariffs on India. [...]

Trump caps refugee admissions at record low - with most to be white South Africans

The president sets the limit at 7,500 for the coming year, a dramatic cut from 125,000. [...]

Vox Populi – 10-24-2025

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The 2nd No Kings Protest – 10-18-2025

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It was quite energizing to be among thousands of my neighbors in this city who reflect how informed, creative, and principled they are. It was a real antidote to the ignorance, bigotry, and hateful cruelty that oozes every day from Trump and his MAGA cultists.