News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
Government shutdown live updates as Thune says talks have "ticked up significantly"
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) October 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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ICE quietly furloughed its congressional relations team during the shutdown.
— Politico (@politico.com) October 29, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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The ongoing government shutdown could cost the U.S. economy up to $14 billion, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
— Politico (@politico.com) October 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Rescue workers dig through rubble to search for people trapped after an Israeli strike on Gaza. Local officials say the strikes killed at least 100 people.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) October 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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President Trump remains blocked from calling up the Oregon National Guard and deploying them to Portland, after 9th Circuit Court of Appeals agreed late Tuesday it would rehear a case over the president’s authority.
— NPR (@npr.org) October 29, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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President Trump told reporters Wednesday that he has the authority to send U.S. military forces beyond the National Guard into U.S. cities, claiming not even the courts could stop him, but said that hasn't been necessary so far.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) October 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by another quarter point, dropping its benchmark lending rate to the lowest level in three years. https://cnn.it/43zCfFA
— CNN (@cnn.com) October 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s “not allowed to run” for a third term, echoing the constitutional restrictions in place on presidential term limits. 🧵
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) October 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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The White House fires all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that would have reviewed President Trump’s ballroom construction project, a White House official confirms to NBC News.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) October 29, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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JUST IN: House candidate Kat Abughazaleh indicted over ICE confrontation
— Axios (@axios.com) October 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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BREAKING: The UN nuclear watchdog chief tells AP that Iran isn't actively enriching uranium but renewed movement has been detected at nuclear sites.
— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) October 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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At least 25 killed in Haiti after river bursts its banks, local official says, as Hurricane Melissa sweeps across the Caribbean. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4oIW31x
— CNN (@cnn.com) October 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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