Trump News for Thursday, November 6, 2025

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

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

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

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 …

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

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

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

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

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?

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

75% of shareholders voted to approve the pay plan.

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…

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…

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

Exactly what this means for existing passport holders is unclear.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Man down in the Oval Office.

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…

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

Trey Parker and Matt Stone have good reason to be cautious

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

Republicans suffered losses in key elections on Tuesday night.

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

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 & …

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

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, …

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

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

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.

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...

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

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.

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…

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.

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.”

This explains a lot.

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

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…

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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…

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

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

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

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.

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

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…

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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."

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

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.

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 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 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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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 …

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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