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Shutdown progress in doubt as Democrats grow emboldened from election wins

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI, LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Nov 06, 2025 9:06 am - Elections this week that energized Democrats and angered President Donald Trump have cast a chill over efforts to end the record-breaking government shutdown, raising fresh doubts about the possibility of a breakthrough despite the punishing toll of federal closures on the country.
Nancy Pelosi won't seek reelection, ending her storied career in the US House

By LISA MASCARO
Nov 06, 2025 8:07 am - Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi will not seek reelection to the U.S. House, bringing to a close her storied career as not only the first woman in the speaker's office but arguably the most powerful in American politics.
Trump may become the face of economic discontent, a year after such worries helped him win big

By JOSH BOAK and WILL WEISSERT
Nov 05, 2025 8:32 pm - President Donald Trump got a serious warning from voters that he’s out of touch with their fears about a deteriorating U.S. economy. Democrats cruised in key races across the country Tuesday by harnessing some of the same populist fervor that helped get Trump reelected a year ago — but also by focusing on the kitchen table issues the Republican had vowed to fix.
Judge in Comey case scolds prosecutors as he orders them to produce records from probe

By ERIC TUCKER
Nov 05, 2025 8:19 pm - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered prosecutors in the criminal case of former FBI Director James Comey to produce to defense lawyers a trove of materials from the investigation, saying he was concerned the Justice Department’s position had been to “indict first” and investigate second.
Chicago day care worker detained by immigration agents at drop-off time for children

By ELLIOT SPAGAT and SARAH RAZA
Nov 05, 2025 8:00 pm - An employee of a Chicago day care center and preschool was detained by immigration agents at work as children were being dropped off Wednesday, according to witnesses, reflecting the Trump administration's increasingly aggressive enforcement tactics.
FAA reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 ‘high-volume’ markets during government shutdown

By MATTHEW DALY, JOSH FUNK and RIO YAMAT
Nov 05, 2025 4:52 pm - The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that it would reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government shutdown.
California Republicans sue over new US House map approved by voters

By TRÂN NGUYEN
Nov 05, 2025 4:31 pm - California Republicans filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday to block a new U.S. House map that California voters decisively approved at the ballot.
Mamdani announces transition leaders, vows to deliver on ambitious agenda

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and JILL COLVIN
Nov 05, 2025 4:15 pm - Fresh off winning New York City’s mayoral election, Zohran Mamdani announced Wednesday that a team including former city and federal officials — all women — would steer his transition to City Hall, and that he would “work every day to honor the trust that I now hold.”
Wall Street gains ground amid steady flow of earnings reports, upbeat economic updates

By DAMIAN J. TROISE
Nov 05, 2025 4:03 pm - Stocks gained ground on Wall Street Wednesday following several upbeat economic updates and a steady flow of quarterly reports from U.S. companies. The gains were broad and marked a reversal from the prior day's dip.
Musk the trillionaire? Debate over his Tesla pay package rages

By BERNARD CONDON
Nov 05, 2025 3:51 pm - Elon Musk turned off many potential buyers of his Tesla cars and sent sales plunging with his foray into politics. But the stock has soared anyway and now he wants the company to pay him more — a lot more.Shareholders gathering Thursday for Tesla's annual meeting in Austin, Texas, will decide in a proxy vote whether to grant Musk, the company's CEO and already the richest person in the world, enough stock to potentially make him history's first trillionaire.

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