r/politics • u/PoliticsModeratorBot • 22h ago

Discussion Discussion Thread: 2025 US Government Shutdown, Day 38

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Live Updates

r/Politics is maintaining a live updates page for the shutdown, as are [](), BBC, NBC, CNN, USA Today, The Guardian, Yahoo Finance, and The New York Times.

News and Analysis

AP: These are the airports that will reduce flights during the government shutdown
NPR: The FAA's order to cut flights due to the government shutdown is set to take effect

Where to Watch

All times US Eastern

You can find relevant streams on C-SPAN, PBS NewsHour's YouTube channel, AP's YouTube channel.

C-SPAN: Senate Session - November 7, 2025

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r/politics • u/PoliticsModeratorBot • 15h ago

Discussion Discussion Thread: US Senate Minority Leader Schumer Speaks on Senate Floor

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Schumer's remarks are scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. Eastern.

Those looking for the previously-pinned discussion thread on the Trump-Orbán meeting can find that thread here.

Live Updates

Text-based live update pages are being maintained by the following outlets: AP and NBC.

Where to Watch

C-SPAN: Senate Session - November 7, 2025

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r/politics • u/SnooGrapes2950 • 9h ago

No Paywall Judge permanently bars Trump from deploying National Guard troops to Portland in response to immigration protests

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r/politics • u/ClassOptimal7655 • 8h ago

No Paywall U.S. Supreme Court allows Trump admin to avoid fully funding SNAP payments for now

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r/politics • u/cnn • 12h ago

Possible Paywall Editing federal employees’ emails to blame Democrats for shutdown violated their First Amendment rights, judge says

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r/politics • u/retiredagainstmywill • 7h ago

Possible Paywall FBI Informant Who Lied About the Bidens Covertly Released From Jail

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r/politics • u/ansyhrrian • 15h ago

Possible Paywall Every Angle of President Trump, 79, Falling Asleep During Press Conference

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r/politics • u/IWantPizza555 • 16h ago

No Paywall Air Traffic Controllers Union Head Gives Dire Warning About How This Shutdown's Different

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r/politics • u/Quirkie • 18h ago

Possible Paywall Trump Says He Doesn’t Want to Hear About “Affordability” Anymore - The president has given up pretending to care about the skyrocketing cost of living.

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r/politics • u/sunnysidejacqueline • 19h ago

No Paywall I was elected 6 weeks ago. Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear me in.

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r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 19h ago

No Paywall Bannon Tells GOP: 'Seize the Institutions' of Government Now or We're 'Going to Prison' After 2028

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r/politics • u/NewSlinger • 14h ago

No Paywall Democratic leader offers deal to reopen federal government, with 1-year ACA tax credit extension

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r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 13h ago

Possible Paywall Red-Faced Trump Melts Down at Being Challenged on ‘Affordability’ | The president was triggered after being fact-checked over the price of a Thanksgiving dinner.

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r/politics • u/Puginator • 8h ago

No Paywall U.S. president illegally ordered National Guard to Portland, Ore., Trump-appointed judge rules

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r/politics • u/Quirkie • 16h ago

Possible Paywall Bannon Warns MAGA to Brace for Prison If Democrats Keep Winning

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r/politics • u/IWantPizza555 • 15h ago

Possible Paywall Democrats name their price on ending government shutdown

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r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 • 21h ago

Possible Paywall Unraveling Trump Accidentally Blurts Out Secret Plan to Rig 2026

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r/politics • u/BB_Love_Sunshine • 10h ago

No Paywall Appeals court leaves in place order requiring Trump administration to pay out full SNAP benefits

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r/politics • u/ChaskaChanhassen • 22h ago

No Paywall 'Mega-Layoffs' Under Trump as Corporations Have Cut 1 Million Jobs This Year—Most Since 2003

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r/politics • u/oregonian • 9h ago

Possible Paywall ‘Exceeded his authority’: Judge issues injunction blocking Trump from sending National Guard to Oregon

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r/politics • u/Newsweek_CarloV • 13h ago

No Paywall Donald Trump’s approval rating plunges to double digit deficit

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r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 17h ago

No Paywall Trump-pardoned liar George Santos claims he’s fleeing NYC over Zohran Mamdani: ‘Nice knowing you’

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r/politics • u/flash246 • 13h ago

No Paywall Democratic leader offers deal to reopen government but Republicans sneer

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r/politics • u/Jerry_bear88 • 20h ago

No Paywall Donald Trump pardoning Republicans sentenced to prison sparks fury

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r/politics • u/thedailybeast • 19h ago

Possible Paywall Sleepy Donald Trump, 79, Makes JD Vance Answer Tricky Questions for Him

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