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World & Nation
Senate Votes to End Nation's Longest Govt Shutdown
The Senate on Monday voted to pass the new bipartisan continuing
resolution to end the 41-day shutdown and reopen the government.
The Senate voted 60-40 to approve a funding measure that keeps military
construction, veterans' affairs, the Department of Agriculture, and the
legislative branch funded through Sept. 30, 2026, while extending
funding for the rest of the government through Jan. 30.
After the vote, Senate Majority leader John Thune, R-S.D., thanked
unpaid staff and Capitol Police who stood near him on the floor. He
said he realized the strain had been immense for "six excruciating
weeks."
The measure now goes to the House for approval before it reaches the
desk of President Donald Trump. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said
that voting will begin on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET.
Trump: Schumer ‘thought he could break the Republicans and the Republicans broke him’
President Trump said Monday night that he thought Senate Minority
Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) “made a mistake” by insisting on the
government shutdown that is on course to end later this week.
“I think he made a mistake in going too far,” Trump told Fox News’ “The
Ingraham Angle” shortly before the Senate approved legislation to
reopen the government. “He thought he could break the Republicans, and
the Republicans broke him.”
Schumer, 74, joined 38 of his Democratic colleagues to oppose the
spending bill, which funds the government through Jan. 30, 2026, while
providing money for SNAP benefits, veterans programs, and congressional
operations through Sept. 30 of next year.
The House is expected to vote to approve the bill Wednesday, sending it
to Trump and ending the longest-ever government shutdown at 43 days.
Trump Warns Supreme Court on 'Devastating' $3T Tariffs 'Unwind'
In his latest warning aimed at the Supreme Court, President Donald
Trump said that unwinding his tariff policy by giving in to litigious
obstructionists would be an "insurmountable national security event"
that could "devastate" more than $3 trillion in U.S. wealth.
"The U.S. Supreme Court was given the wrong numbers," Trump wrote in an
early Tuesday morning Truth Social post. "The 'unwind' in the event of
a negative decision on Tariffs, would be, including investments made,
to be made, and return of funds, in excess of 3 Trillion Dollars.
"It would not be possible to ever make up for that kind of a
'drubbing.' That would truly become an insurmountable National Security
Event, and devastating to the future of our Country – Possibly
non-sustainable!"
Trump has issued several warnings in recent days to warn the Supreme Court about undoing his tariffs.
Russia Claims It Stopped UK-Ukraine Jet Theft Plan
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said it had foiled a plot by
Ukrainian and British spies to tempt Russian pilots to steal a MiG-31
jet armed with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile for $3 million, state media
reported on Tuesday.
The RIA news agency cited the FSB as saying that the hijacked jet was
to be flown toward a NATO air base in the Romanian city of Constanta,
where it could have been shot down by air defenses, the agency reported.
The FSB, the main successor to the Soviet-era KGB, said Ukraine and
Britain had planned a large-scale "provocation" using the hijacked
aircraft, and that Ukrainian military intelligence had sought to
recruit Russian pilots for $3 million to steal the fighter.
Venezuela Prepares Guerrilla Resistance to US
Venezuela is deploying weapons – including decades-old Russian-made
equipment – and is planning to mount a guerrilla-style resistance or
sow chaos in the event of a U.S. air or ground attack, according to
sources with knowledge of the efforts and planning documents seen by
Reuters.
The approach is a tacit admission of the South American country's shortage of personnel and equipment.
President Donald Trump has suggested the possibility of ground
operations in Venezuela, saying "the land is going to be next"
following multiple strikes on alleged drug-trafficking vessels in the
Caribbean and a large U.S. military build-up in the region. He later
denied he was considering strikes inside Venezuela.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in power since 2013, says Trump is
seeking to oust him and that Venezuelan citizens and the military will
resist any such attempt.
Gaza Partition Plan Faces Growing Stalemate
A de facto partition of Gaza between an area controlled by Israel and
another ruled by Hamas is increasingly likely, multiple sources said,
with efforts to advance President Donald Trump's plan to end the war
beyond a ceasefire faltering.
Six European officials with direct knowledge of the efforts to
implement the next phase of the plan told Reuters it was effectively
stalled and that reconstruction now appeared likely to be limited to
the Israel-controlled area.
That could lead to years of separation, they warned.
Under the first stage of the plan, which took effect on October 10, the
Israeli military currently controls 53% of the Mediterranean territory,
including much of its farmland, along with Rafah in the south, parts of
Gaza City and other urban areas.
Mamdani's top incoming aide was 'chief architect' of radical proposal overhauling NYPD
Mamdani's long-time advisor Elle Bisgaard-Church was tapped to be his chief of staff
Zohran Mamdani's latest hire to his incoming staff includes the
mayor-elect's long-time chief advisor, who has been dubbed the "chief
architect" of Mamdani's campaign proposal to have social workers
respond to certain non-violent 911 calls in New York City.
The heavily criticized proposal was drummed up by the Ivy
League-educated, California-native Elle Bisgaard-Church, a relative
political newcomer affiliated with the Democratic Socialists of America
(DSA). Bisgaard-Church was tapped by Mamdani Monday to once again be
his chief adviser while running the helm at New York City's City Hall
after serving in the same post during his campaign and during his state
assembly days.
Bisgaard-Church has been credited with being pivotal to getting
Mamdani's message to voters and campaign staff dub her the "chief
architect" behind Mamdani's Department of Community Safety proposal,
according to CBS News.
Bloody brawl breaks out as agitators protest TPUSA event at UC Berkeley in California
Clash erupts ahead of Turning Point USA event featuring Dr. Frank Turek and Rob Schneider
A bloody fight broke out near the University of California, Berkeley,
on Monday afternoon, ahead of a Turning Point USA event on campus.
The event, which featured Dr. Frank Turek and Rob Schneider, marked the end of the "This Is The Turning Point" tour.
It took place just two months after TPUSA's founder Charlie Kirk was assassinated at a campus event in Utah on Sept. 10.
The confrontation erupted at around 4:30 PST. During the brawl, two men
were seen fighting each other, one of whom had blood gushing from his
face.
The pointless government shutdown is over — but Schumer and Dems’ psychodrama only just getting started
Our long national nightmare is over, but the Democratic psychodrama isn’t.
The longest shutdown in US history — with increasing pain points across
the country, whether among travelers or SNAP recipients — is ending,
while the Democratic recriminations are just getting started.
“It’s complete BS,” was a relatively mild take on the deal from one congressional progressive.
As a rule of thumb, government shutdowns are bootless exercises. They
rarely work because the party that causes the shutdown, thinking that
it will provide leverage, invariably gets blamed for the shutdown and
then — surprise! — ends up in a worse position than where it began.
Honestly, Democrats. What was the point of your government shutdown?
The U.S. Senate finally passed a funding package Nov. 10 to end the
longest government shutdown in recorded history ‒ 42 days so far − at
least through Jan. 30.
The jig is finally up for Senate Democrats, and the optics do not look good for them.
Come next November, Democratic voters should remember that the
government was closed for a record amount of time and that almost the
entire Democratic caucus seems willing to keep the government closed
indefinitely for leverage they didn't even really have.
Overall, the deal makes Republicans look good: It would reopen the
government and, in exchange, agreed to restore back pay for furloughed
federal workers. Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program would continue through next September, and Congress would
resume funding other domestic agencies and programs. The deal also
would reverse the firings of the more than 4,000 federal staffers laid
off after the shutdown started Oct. 1.
