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Top News Stories for Thursday, November 6th 2025
Thursday, Nov 6th, 2025 -
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump's administration was on the defensive for much of the arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court over his sweeping . A major reason for that, according to legal experts, was the surprisingly harsh questioning by Justice Neil Gorsuch, a conservative who sometimes defies expectations. In one notable exchange on Wednesday, Gorsuch said he was concerned by ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Nov 6th, 2025 -
The move by the FAA is expected to cut thousands of flights per day Airlines said Wednesday they're working to limit disruptions for travelers after federal officials announced new restrictions on air travel tied to the ongoing government shutdown. The Federal Aviation Administration said it will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 high-volume markets to maintain safety amid the shutdown and ongoing air traffic ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Thursday, Nov 6th, 2025 -
Anyone who's loved a dog knows that losing one just wrecks your world. Every corner of the house feels too quiet. Tom Brady, the football legend, has faced big losses on the field, but losing his dog, Lua, hit him differently. So when he found out he could bring her back — genetically, at least — he did. The story's spreading fast online, mostly because it's so relatable to every dog lover who has ever ...
Source: dogtime.com
Thursday, Nov 6th, 2025 -
Citing hyper partisanship and a dysfunctional Congress, Democratic Rep. Jared Golden announced Wednesday that he's abandoning his reelection bid. Golden made the announcement in a lengthy column published in the Bangor Daily News in which he lamented the increasing hostility in the nation's politics and threats against him and his family. He also took aim at what he described as the pugilistic voices taking control ...
Source: wbur.org
Wednesday, Nov 5th, 2025 -
Reading time 3 minutes President Trump has announced his renomination of tech billionaire Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. "This evening, I am pleased to nominate Jared Isaacman, an accomplished business leader, philanthropist, pilot, and astronaut, as Administrator of NASA," Trump posted on Truth Social Tuesday evening. "Jared's passion for Space, astronaut experience, and dedication to pushing the boundaries of ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Wednesday, Nov 5th, 2025 -
– Top Trump administration officials briefed a small group of congressional leaders Wednesday on the growing military alleged drug-smuggling vessels in the waters off South America, providing one of the first high-level glimpses into the legal rationale and strategy behind the strikes. Secretary of State and Defense Secretary met with a bipartisan group of lawmakers who oversee national security issues for ...
Source: news4jax.com
Wednesday, Nov 5th, 2025 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury began deliberating Wednesday in the Justice Department's assault case against a man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent, turning him into a to President Donald Trump's law-enforcement surge in the nation's capital. Jurors deliberated for roughly two hours at Sean Charles Dunn's federal trial before they adjourned for the day. They're due back Thursday. Prosecutors told jurors that ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Nov 5th, 2025 -
Starbucks' union members have voted to strike at the company's U.S. stores next week unless it finalizes a contract agreement, the union said Wednesday. The strike would begin on Nov. 13, which is the day Starbucks plans to distribute free, reusable red cups. Red Cup Day, a Starbucks tradition since 2018, is typically one of the company's busiest days of the year. Starbucks Workers United, the union organizing ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Nov 5th, 2025 -
The nonfarm private sector added 42,000 jobs in October, and annual pay was up 4.5% year-over-year, according to the ADP National Employment Report. This follows an upward revision of September's report from -32,000 jobs to -29,000. Small businesses with fewer than 50 employees lost 10,000 jobs. Medium-sized businesses with 50–499 employees lost 21,000 jobs, and large businesses gained 73,000 jobs. "Private ...
Source: bankingjournal.aba.com
Wednesday, Nov 5th, 2025 -
Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A federal district judge on Wednesday ordered authorities to improve conditions inside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building near Chicago. U.S. District Judge Robert Gettleman , calling the conditions "unnecessarily cruel," acted on a class action lawsuit Wednesday after hearing several hours of testimony from five people detained at the Broadview immigration detention site west of ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Nov 5th, 2025 -
Federal agencies would be required to report artificial intelligence-related layoffs to the Department of Labor under a new bill from a bipartisan pair of senators. The AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity Act from Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Josh Hawley, R-Mo., calls on agencies and major companies to deliver quarterly reports to DOL on the impact AI has on their workforces, detailing job cuts and displacements. ...
Source: fedscoop.com
Wednesday, Nov 5th, 2025 -
The state of Maine has passed a proposed Red Flag Law that will allow family and household members to petition a court to have someone's weapons removed when they are a danger to themselves or others. Voters passed the law, according to initial polling results, approximately two years after the deadliest mass shooting in state history in Lewiston. On October 25, 2023, a gunman opened fire on a bowling alley and a ...
Source: aol.com
Wednesday, Nov 5th, 2025 -
You're driving in your car and out of nowhere you have a brainstorm for the big presentation you need to make tomorrow. For good reasons, you can't pull out your phone. Instead, you raise your hand, touch your index finger and quietly speak into your palm. Brainstorm preserved. That's the convenience promised by the Stream Ring, a new wearable coming next year from a company called Sandbar. It functions like a ...
Source: cnet.com
Judge Orders Improvements At A Chicago-Area Immigration Facility After Claims Of Inhumane Conditions
Wednesday, Nov 5th, 2025 -
Cut through the chaos. Americans just sent Trump a clear message — and Dems are calling it "a 5-alarm fire" for the president. Our reporters are here to keep you informed and make sense of Washington's chaos. Join HuffPost and be part of what happens next. Already a member? CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered authorities to improve a Chicago-area immigration facility after a group of ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Nov 4th, 2025 -
The principle of a strong president empowered to push through the agenda was core to his view of how US politics should function. was deeply estranged from the Republican party that had been his life's work and the person, Trump himself, who had single-handedly reshaped it in his own image. Along with his daughter, Liz Cheney, the former vice-president who was once synonymous with rightwing Republican ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Nov 4th, 2025 -
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Jay Jones was elected Tuesday as Virginia attorney general, riding a wave of voter dissatisfaction with the White House to overcome the revelation that in 2022 he sent widely condemned texts embracing violence against a fellow state lawmaker. a fellow delegate suggesting the then-House speaker should get "two bullets to the head." Jones apologized for the private messages both in ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Nov 4th, 2025 -
In apparent open defiance of two federal court rulings, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that his administration will not fund a key federal nutritional aid program until after the Republican government shutdown ends, leaving millions of families even more vulnerable to hunger at a time of crisis-level food insecurity. In a post on his TruthSocial network, Trump took aim at both the Supplemental Nutrition ...
Source: commondreams.org
Tuesday, Nov 4th, 2025 -
When the country's most important swing state holds a vote, pundits pay attention. Here's what they see. to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Pennsylvania voters have rejected a Republican effort to remove three Democrats from the state Supreme Court. The stakes of Tuesday's election were high: Had Pennsylvanians voted to remove the justices, the state ...
Source: slate.com