Trump News for Thursday, November 6, 2025

America Begins Clapping Back at Donald Trump

Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker

Susan B. Glasser writes that, in a week of political exits, we have a reminder that Trump’s time is coming soon, too.

How long will the US government shutdown last?

Al Jazeera English

The federal government shutdown is now the longest in US history.

UNSC votes to drop sanctions on Syria’s al-Sharaa ahead of Washington visit

Abby Rogers, Al Jazeera English

Fourteen members of the UN Security Council voted in favour of the US-drafted resolution. China abstained.

What the government shutdown means for air travel

Hady Mawajdeh, Noel King, Vox

Due to the longest shutdown of the federal government in American history, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced this week that he will be reducing the total number of flights by 10 percent at 40 major airports. The move begins on Friday morning, and …

Kazakhstan, which already recognises Israel, to join ‘Abraham Accords’

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

The Central Asian country, which established formal ties with Israel in 1992, says being part of the deals is 'natural'.

How Far Can Donald Trump Take Emergency Power?

Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker

Jeannie Suk Gersen on the oral arguments at the Supreme Court on the case against Donald Trump’s Presidential authority to impose tariffs.

Dick Cheney Didn’t Care What You Thought

Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic

The former VP’s indifference to approval made him a boogeyman for the left and the right.

Voters Who Oppose Wars of Choice Have Nowhere to Turn

Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic

Anti-war Americans keep rejecting establishment hawks, only to see the supposed alternatives deploy force unilaterally.

"China is going to win the AI race" — NVIDIA CEO makes his boldest claim yet before backtracking hours later

c.cale.hunt@gmail.com (Cale Hunt) , Cale Hunt, Windows Central

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang was recently quoted as saying that China will win the AI race, before clarifying his comment in a separate X post. Was it a slip of the tongue, or was it real foresight?

Trump says he was ‘very much in charge’ of Israel’s June 13 attack on Iran

Ali Harb, Al Jazeera English

US president says the surprise Israeli assault that killed Iranian generals and scientists was a 'great day for Israel'.

Telsa Shareholders Decide Elon Musk Should Be the World’s First Trillionaire

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

75% of shareholders voted to approve the pay plan.

Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package

Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge

Tesla shareholders voted Thursday to approve Elon Musk’s staggering new pay package, in a move aimed at retaining the controversial CEO’s leadership during a time of great upheaval for the automaker. Over 75 percent of shares voted in favor of the proposal. T…

What Really Happened In Portland Before Trump Deployed The National Guard

Rob Davis and Steve Suo, Techdirt

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. ⚠️ This story contains videos showing violence. President Donald Trump and officials in his administration say National Guard troops are needed in “War ravaged” Po…

Judge orders Trump administration to fund full SNAP benefits, rebukes Trump

Peter Charalambous, ABC News

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to make a payment to fully fund SNAP for the month of November by tomorrow.

Trump Administration's Trans Passport Ban Okayed By Supreme Court

staff@jalopnik.com (Amber DaSilva), Jalopnik

Exactly what this means for existing passport holders is unclear.

Government shutdown updates: Judge says SNAP must be fully funded by Friday

Kevin Shalvey, Alexandra Hutzler, Jon Haworth, David Brennan, ABC News

A judge ordered Trump administration to fund SNAP for the month of November.

How Mamdani clinched the votes of young people, newcomers to NYC

Megan Forrester, ABC News

Exit polls revealed Mamdani captured the majority of votes from the younger population and newcomers to the city.

Supreme Court allows Trump to end passport gender marker policy

Devin Dwyer, ABC News

The 6-3 decision by the Court's conservative majority overrides two lower court decisions

Supreme Court allows Trump to prohibit gender election on passports

Nina Totenberg, NPR

The court's decision is not a final ruling, however; it just permits Trump's passport policy to go into effect while litigation continues in the lower courts.

Nvidia leads tech stock declines as Trump official says 'no federal bailout' for AI

Yahoo Entertainment

Weight-loss drug makers announce pricing agreement with Trump

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The deal, which includes Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, will slash prices for Medicare and Medicaid programme recipients.

Man collapses in Oval Office as Trump meets with pharmacy executives

Al Jazeera English

Video shows an attendee collapsing during an Oval Office with pharmacy executives. Medical staff responded immediately.

Trump administration speeds up new rules that would make it easier to charge some protesters

REBECCA SANTANA, Yahoo Entertainment

The Trump administration is speeding up the implementation of new rules that would give the agency tasked with protecting federal government facilities...

Subway sandwich thrower found not guilty in D.C. jury rebuke

Carrie Johnson, NPR

The verdict comes after the case came to represent broader resistance in the nation's capital to the Trump administration's law enforcement surge to the city.

Trump Gives Out the Wrong URL for His Drug Website During Chaotic Press Conference

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

Man down in the Oval Office.

Mamdani’s Win Shows That Believing In Something Beats Performative Hatred

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

Last week, I wrote about how the Trump administration has replaced any sort of concept of governance with governance-by-trolling—a government optimized purely for making a huge segment of the country angry while the base cheers them on. The entire apparatus o…

What Worked for Zohran Mamdani

Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic

The mayor-elect of New York City won without cynical AI tricks.

Zohran Mamdani Is About to Confront Reality

Michael Powell, The Atlantic

The new mayor will face enormous challenges and needs to prove quickly that he is up for them.

Gavin Newsom Just Proved It: Voters Want Democrats to Fight Fire With Fire

Richard L. Hasen, Slate Magazine

If Democrats and those on the left want to draw one lesson from the lopsided 64–36 victory of Proposition 50 in California, it's this.

The FAA is slashing flights because of the shutdown. Here's what travelers can expect

RIO YAMAT, Yahoo Entertainment

Travelers can expect to see fewer flights to many major U.S. cities starting Friday morning, when the Federal Aviation Administration said it would reduce...

Senate Democrats to consider Republican offer as record US shutdown drags on

By David Morgan and Bo Erickson, Yahoo Entertainment

By David Morgan and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senate Democrats moved to center stage in the U.S. government shutdown drama on Thursday, as they met...

Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge

MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Yahoo Entertainment

A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington was found...

South Park Studios Hires Extra Security For Obvious Reasons

JM McNab, Cracked.com

Trey Parker and Matt Stone have good reason to be cautious

Is Marjorie Taylor Greene Playing Three-Dimensional Chess?

Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic

The “Jewish space lasers” lady may be positioning herself to lead the MAGA movement.

The Democrats are back…will it last?

BBC News

Republicans suffered losses in key elections on Tuesday night.

White House strikes deal for lower prices on obesity drugs

Sydney Lupkin, NPR

Medicare beneficiaries will soon be able to get obesity and Type 2 diabetes drugs for a $50 copay. But there are some limitations.

The Simulation Is Collapsing

Mike Brock, Techdirt

Tuesday, Republicans got crushed in elections across New Jersey, Virginia, and New York. Not close races. Not razor-thin margins. Massive defeats in states they’d convinced themselves were winnable after Trump’s 2024 victory. Bret Baier—on Fox News, to Fox & …

COP30: World leaders take aim at Trump for climate inaction

BBC News

World leaders address COP30 climate summit in Belém and take aim at Trump record on climate change.

Voters signed up to deport criminals, not grandmas

astead.herndon, Vox

When President Donald Trump won the 2024 election, many American voters wanted immigration reduced, and Trump quickly complied. He boosted funding for immigration enforcement, opened new detention centers, and pushed more Immigration and Customs Enforcement, …

How each airline is handling the flight cuts, starting Friday: What to know

Sean Cudahy, The Points Guy

Mass flight cancellations are set to start Friday due to strains from the federal government shutdown. Here's how airlines are responding.

US military launches unarmed nuclear missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base

brett.tingley@futurenet.com (Brett Tingley) , Brett Tingley, Space.com

The U.S. military test launched an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile in a routine exercise to maintain the readiness of its nuclear arsenal.

World must face 'moral failure' of missing 1.5C: UN chief to COP30

Louis Genot, Mariëtte Le Roux, Facundo Fernández Barrio, with Nick Perry in Paris, Phys.Org

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday said leaders must confront the "moral failure and deadly negligence" of missing the 1.5C climate target and urgently correct course at the COP30 summit.

Health Emergency Interrupts Trump Drug Price Announcement in Oval Office

Mediaite, Yahoo Entertainment

A Thursday Oval Office event, where President Donald Trump announced price reductions for weight loss drugs, was interrupted by a health emergency. One of th...

If You 'Don't Want To Be Stranded' Buy A Backup Ticket On A Different Airline, Says Frontier CEO

staff@jalopnik.com (Ryan Erik King), Jalopnik

It's completely unheard of that an airline executive would ever suggest spending money with a competitor.

A reporter outlines Trump's options to subvert the 2026 midterm elections

Tonya Mosley, NPR

The Atlantic journalist David A. Graham describes how Trump could potentially use troops near polling places, pressure local election workers and have federal agents seize voting machines.

Trump DOJ Fires Prosecutors, Scrubs Court Records Of Mention Of January 6 Insurrection

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

Nothing survives a purge. Especially not the truth. The DOJ secured a conviction for Washington state resident Taylor Taranto. According to the DOJ’s May 21, 2025 press release, Taranto had committed several federal crimes, including carrying two guns without…

White House announces deal to lower weight loss drug prices for many Americans

Michelle Stoddart, Youri Benadjaoud, Will McDuffie, ABC News

The Trump administration announced deals on Thursday with pharmaceutical giants Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly that would lower the cost of GLP-1 drugs for many Americans.

WATCH: Nancy Pelosi announces her retirement from Congress

ABC News

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien talks about what Congress would look like after Pelosi leaves office in 2027: “We don't know what will happen now with this seat.”

Psychologists Have A Term For How Republicans Justify Their Harmful Policies And It's Disturbingly Accurate

Caroline Bologna, Buzzfeed

This explains a lot.

Nvidia CEO Says China ‘Will Win’ the Global AI Race as the U.S. Falls Behind in Energy

Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo.com

It's all thanks to China's energy policy, Nvidia's Jensen Huang claims.

The Democrats’ big election revealed a hidden constraint on Trump

Zack Beauchamp, Vox

So far, the biggest successes against President Donald Trump’s second-term assault on democracy have come not from Congress and the Supreme Court, but more unusual sources: lower-court judges, “No Kings” protests, a Disney+ subscriber boycott, and Trump’s own…

Trump live: US shutdown sends airlines scrambling, flights may be cut

Brian Osgood, Ali Harb, Al Jazeera English

US officials say the scheduled capacity for flights would be cut by 10 percent in 40 air traffic areas on Friday.

What has US Supreme Court said about Trump’s trade tariffs? Does it matter?

Priyanka Shankar, Al Jazeera English

Trump’s trade tariffs are impacting the US and the global economy.

Rep. Jared Golden will not be running for reelection in Maine, opening up competitive seat

Margie Cullen, USA TODAY NETWORK - New England, Seacoastonline.com

Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, announced he would not be running for re-election on Nov. 6, opening up a battleground seat in a red district.

The case for, and against, Elon Musk's $1 trillion pay package

Dan DeFrancesco, Business Insider

How much is Elon Musk worth? That question is at the core of the debate over the Tesla CEO's proposed pay package.

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection

Susan Davis, NPR

A shrewd political strategist, California Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had an unprecedented career in Congress. First elected in a special election in 1987, Pelosi went on to become one of the most effective leaders of the Democratic party.

Good Luck Flying Home This Thanksgiving

Danielle Han, Jezebel

We’re officially in the longest government shutdown in history, and the FAA said they’ll be cutting air traffic by 10% beginning Friday.

Why has Trump threatened to attack Nigeria ‘guns-a-blazing’?

Soraya Lennie, Al Jazeera English

US President Donald Trump has threatened to attack Nigeria if the government doesn’t stop the killing of Christians.

Larry Ellison’s CBS Acquisition Leads To Mass Layoffs As Bari Weiss Enjoys $10k A Day Security Detail

Karl Bode, Techdirt

U.S. media mergers always follow the same trajectory. Pre-merger, executives promise all manner of amazing synergies and deal benefits. Post-merger, not only do those benefits generally never arrive, the debt from the acquisition spree usually results in sign…

Trump claims California election was rigged. Is he correct?

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

White House claims mail-in voting fraud, but evidence and data misrepresentation disprove widespread election rigging.

UPS is ‘disposing of’ packages piling up in US warehouses — why thousands of shipments are stuck in ‘customs purgatory’

Rebecca Holland, Yahoo Entertainment

Matcha, books, a backpack, luxury glassware — just some of the deliveries held up.

Opinion - Vladimir Putin’s imperial project isn’t going so well

Alexander Motyl, opinion contributor, The Hill

Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to bring back the Russian empire; indeed, he has staked his political fortunes on achieving that goal...

Trump urges GOP to end shutdown. And, SCOTUS skeptical of reasoning behind tariffs

Brittney Melton, NPR

President Trump calls on Senate Republicans to end the government shutdown. And, the Supreme Court hears arguments on whether Trump overstepped his authority by imposing tariffs.

Will 2026 Be a Fair Fight?

Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic

Democrats swept the 2025 elections. But Donald Trump is already laying the groundwork to subvert the next vote.

10 Thursday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com

My morning train WFH reads: • The Old Order Is Dead. Do Not Resuscitate. Few things are more disconcerting than feeling the ground shift beneath you, as anyone who has experienced a serious earthquake knows. This is what we are living through. A way of orderi…

Where 2028 presidential hopefuls have traveled 1 year out from the midterms

Oren Oppenheim, ABC News

ABC News has tracked at least 43 visits or planned visits so far in 2025 and 2026 by Democratic presidential hopefuls to key early or battleground states.

Wu and Zhao win to reach semi-finals in Nanjing

BBC Sport, BBC News

China's Wu Yize and Xhao Xintong reach the last four of the International Championship with wins over Barry Hawkins and Mark Selby respectively.

Bird flu surges among poultry amid a scaled back federal response

Will Stone, NPR

Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.

Why Venezuela?

Missy Ryan, Vivian Salama, Michael Scherer, Nancy A. Youssef, The Atlantic

The United States is amassing an armada in the Caribbean as Trump figures out his endgame with Maduro.

I'm a CEO pivoting my business abroad because of tariffs. I'm treating the US like hot lava.

Tim Paradis, Business Insider

Matthew Hassett, CEO and founder of Loftie, pivoted his strategy amid US tariffs, opting for international expansion to maintain growth and stability.

Trump Ramps Up Wild Threat to Invade Ally ‘Guns Blazing’ After Election Humiliation

Janna Brancolini, Daily Beast

President Donald Trump bucked himself up after the GOP’s humiliating electoral defeats by posting a video message to a key ally threatening to invade with...

Some SNAP recipients have to choose between rent and food amid halt in benefits

Mary Kekatos, ABC News

Some Americans who saw their SNAP benefits halt on Nov. 1 say they have to choose between paying their rent and buying food.

'Boomerslop' has taken over Meta AI's Vibes feed

Katie Notopoulos, Business Insider

Meta's stand-alone AI app has a video feed called Vibes. It's being taken over by Donald Trump memes and political stuff. I'm calling it "boomerslop."

A tale of two cities: London’s lesson for New York’s first Muslim mayor

BBC News

London mayor Sadiq Khan gives advice to the mayor-elect of New York City Zohran Mamdani

Trump says election puts shutdown pressure on Republicans but wants to end filibuster

Stephen Fowler, NPR

After Republicans lost big in Tuesday's elections, adding pressure to end the government shutdown, President Trump pushed changes to Senate rules to bypass the need for Democratic-votes.

Trump plan for smaller SNAP benefits this month may leave millions with none at all

Jennifer Ludden, NPR

Under court order to restart SNAP food aid, the Trump administration said it would provide 50% of benefits. But a policy group says the formula for calculating them will leave many with far less.

The government shutdown is delaying an assistance program families use to heat homes

Sophia Schmidt, NPR

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, helps about 6 million U.S. households pay energy bills, buy fuel, or fix broken heaters. The shutdown has stalled funds.

The federal government is still shut down. Here's what that means across the country

The NPR Network, NPR

The federal government remains shut down, in what is now the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Reporters from the NPR Network are digging into the ways the government shutdown is playing out in their region.

The whole economy is a casino. Businesses like Kalshi, Polymarket, and FanDuel are cashing in.

Emily Stewart, Business Insider

America is willing to gamble on anything, from sports to the stock market to elections. Kalshi, Polymarket, and FanDuel are happy to take those bets.

Russia infiltrates Pokrovsk with new tactics that test Ukraine’s drones

John T Psaropoulos, Al Jazeera English

Russia threatens to encircle Pokrovsk, seeing it as a gateway to the remaining free areas of Donetsk.

Why is Trump hosting C Asia leaders; can he compete with Russia, China?

Edna Mohamed, Al Jazeera English

US President Donald Trump to meet leaders from five central asian countries in Washington for 10th meeting of C5+1.

Jimmy Kimmel Celebrates Trump’s Reaction to Democratic Wins: ‘Everything He Touched Was a Loser’

Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone

Jimmy Kimmel celebrated Donald Trump's reaction to the Democratic wins in the election this week on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live.'

FIFA head says 'you will see' at World Cup draw if Trump receives new peace prize

The Associated Press, NPR

FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.

Trump says New Yorkers will flee city under ‘communist’ mayor Mamdani

Al Jazeera English

US President Donald Trump labelled New York mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani ‘a communist’.

North Korea accuses US of ‘wicked’ hostility over cybercrime sanctions

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

US Treasury accuses Pyongyang of stealing $3bn in digital assets for its nuclear weapons programme over three years.

China’s emissions to peak later than previously forecast, experts say

John Power, Al Jazeera English

Seven in 10 climate researchers expect China's carbon emissions to peak by the end of the decade, survey shows.

Will AI Strengthen or Undermine Democracy?

Bruce Schneier, Schneier.com

Listen to the Audio on NextBigIdeaClub.com Below, co-authors Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders share five key insights from their new book, Rewiring Democracy: How AI Will Transform Our Politics, Government, and Citizenship. What’s the big idea? AI can be …

Have the Democrats Figured Out How to Win Again?

The New Yorker

On The Political Scene Podcast: “We have a lot of indications over the last [few] months that the country is, for the second time, falling out of love with Donald J. Trump,” the staff writer Benjamin Wallace-Wells says.

John Mulaney attended a Supreme Court hearing on Trump's tariffs to hear lawyer friend argue

Jacob Shamsian, Business Insider

John Mulaney is developing a TV show with the attorney who argued in front of the Supreme Court opposing President Donald Trump's tariffs.

Trump says Mamdani must ‘respect’ Washington, wants New York to succeed

John Power, Al Jazeera English

Mayor-elect of New York says he will not mince words on Trump, but 'door open' to dialogue.

Putin says Russia to take ‘reciprocal measures’ if US resumes nuclear tests

Alastair McCready, Al Jazeera English

Putin tells ministers to offer 'proposals' on Russian nuclear weapons tests, days after Trump said US would test again.

Jeffrey Epstein's Cellmate Claims The Late Financier Said He Was Offered Freedom If He Would Implicate Trump

Favour Adegoke, Yahoo Entertainment

Jeffrey Epstein's cellmate has shared details of their interaction behind bars, revealing shocking things the financier allegedly told him.

Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Trump's tariffs, but some may give leeway

Peter Charalambous, Devin Dwyer, ABC News

The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared skeptical of the president’s claim of unbounded tariff authority.

How deep-sea mining could threaten a vital ocean food source

Justine Calma, The Verge

The race to mine battery minerals from the ocean floor would create a new stream of waste that could rob sea life of a critical food source, according to new research published today in the journal Nature Communications. That could have far-reaching effects a…

Trump responds to Mamdani: 'He's off to a bad start'

Meghan Morris,Lloyd Lee, Business Insider

Trump told Fox News that Mamdani gave "a very angry speech" on Tuesday night. The mayor-elect directly addressed Trump.

From gas to groceries, has Trump kept his promise to tackle rising prices?

BBC News

President Trump promised to bring down inflation. One year on from his victory, BBC Verify revisits some of his claims.

I Asked 4 Cybersecurity Experts If They Would Still Use a TP-Link Router

Joe Supan, CNET

More than half a dozen US government departments and agencies are reportedly backing a proposal to ban the routers due to alleged ties to Chinese cyberattacks.

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,351

Alastair McCready, Al Jazeera English

Here are the key events from day 1,351 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Are Christians being persecuted in Nigeria as Trump claims?

BBC News

Donald Trump says thousands of Christians are being killed in Nigeria - where has he got the numbers from?

Kimberly Guilfoyle Jokes About Her 'Fabulous' Honeymoon with Ex Gavin Newsom and Says She's Ready for a New Husband

Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE

Guilfoyle's comments come less than a year after she and Donald Trump Jr. ended their engagement