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California Policy and Politics Saturday
‘This is not normal’: Bay Area aviation expert warns of rising risks of flying during shutdown -- Ross Sagun flew commercial jets for more than four decades, was an air traffic controller for four years and now runs an aviation safety company in the East Bay. Would he be worried at all about flying as air traffic controller staffing issues force flight cutbacks? You bet. Matthias Gafni in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 11/08/25
California Democrats had a good election. They’re terrified about the next one -- Rather than celebrate, however, Democratic politicians like Padilla and a number of civil rights groups warned that the Trump administration is attempting to seize election powers from blue states while red ones make voting harder for women and people of color. Raheem Hosseini in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 11/08/25
SNAP recipients celebrate last-minute reprieve on losing food benefits. ‘I can breathe now’ -- On Thursday, however, Crawford was surprised to learn that the $445 payment had showed up on her card. Soon after, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that, because of a court victory, “food benefits are now beginning to flow back to California families” — at least temporarily. Rebecca Plevin and Jenny Gold in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/08/25
Full CalFresh benefits for November are being restored, says San Diego County -- Shortly after the Thursday ruling, Gov. Gavin Newsom said CalFresh benefits are beginning to load onto user’s EBT cards. His office did not say how the state was able to provide the funds despite Trump contesting the court decision. Kristen Taketa in the San Diego Union Tribune$ -- 11/08/25
Water
Trump administration presses Western states to find consensus on shrinking Colorado River -- Seven Western states face a Tuesday deadline to reach an initial deal on how to share water cuts along the Colorado River. The Trump administration is urging the states to reach a consensus. The talks have been at an impasse, and California’s top negotiator says bridging disagreements would require “tough decisions and compromises.” Ian James in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/08/25
Opposition to single-payer healthcare separates Villaraigosa from others at candidate forum -- Antonio Villaraigosa, former Los Angeles mayor and current candidate for California governor, on Friday said he opposed the creation of a state-level single payer healthcare system. Katie King in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/08/25
Taking inspiration from Mamdani, democratic socialists look to expand their power in L.A. -- The revelers who packed Tuesday’s election night party in L.A.’s Highland Park neighborhood were roughly 2,500 miles from the concert hall where New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani celebrated his historic win. David Zahniser in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/08/25
After outburst, Katie Porter’s support in the California governor’s race slips, new poll shows -- Porter was the clear front-runner over the summer, but by late October she dropped behind Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a Republican, according to a poll released Friday by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies and co-sponsored by The Times. Phil Willon and Seema Mehta in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/08/25
London Breed floats run for Nancy Pelosi’s House seat -- Breed has called allies, including Willie Brown, the former mayor and longtime city powerbroker, to vet the idea. Dustin Gardiner Politico Heather Knight and Kevin Yamamura in the New York Times$ -- 11/08/25
Shasta County runs into roadblocks reporting outstanding ballots -- Shasta County got in trouble with the California Secretary of State’s Office Friday for not sending a report about how many ballots it still had to count in the aftermath of Tuesday’s election. The county’s Registrar of Voters, Clint Curtis, said it’s because no one in the office had done it before. Kate Wolffe in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 11/08/25
Shutdown
Harvested lungs. Factory parts. How flight cutbacks could slow delivery of vital goods to LAX and other airports -- The FAA’s 10% flight reduction at major airports including LAX threatens deliveries of vital goods: harvested organs, pharmaceuticals, factory parts and holiday items. Laurence Darmiento in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/08/25
Insurance
‘We feel alone’: L.A. fire survivors call for California’s insurance commissioner to resign -- Survivors of the deadly Los Angeles County fires, some of whom have been unable to rebuild because their insurance claims have been delayed or denied, are calling for California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara to resign. Levi Sumagaysay Calmatters -- 11/08/25
Climate
California steps in as Trump skips global climate summit in Brazil -- The White House has opted to not send any high-ranking U.S. officials to the U.N.’s annual COP global climate conference this year. California is sending a large delegation, including Gov. Gavin Newsom, who hopes to build on the state’s reputation as a global climate leader. Hayley Smith and Melody Gutierrez in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/08/25
Environment
‘Navy has broken the trust’: Shipyard residents wary after delayed report of airborne plutonium -- Some residents are rethinking their commitment to the Hunters Point neighborhood, after news that the Navy detected radioactive material but did not disclose it for close to a year. Laura Waxmann in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 11/08/25
Wildfire
Despite ‘hot’ tractor, firefighters left blaze that later burned 243 homes in Ventura County -- A fire that burned nearly 250 homes and structures in Ventura County was a rekindling of an earlier blaze that firefighters failed to fully extinguish, according to an investigation by Ventura County fire officials and prosecutors released Friday. Richard Winton in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/08/25
Kratom
L.A. County stores must immediately stop selling kratom and 7-OH products, health department warns -- When mixed with alcohol, medications or illicit drugs, the county health department warns, 7-OH products can “cause severe respiratory depression and death. Importantly, these products are unregulated and may contain unknown concentrations of 7-OH, increasing the risk of unintentional overdose.” Sandra McDonald and Karen Garcia in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/08/25
Campus
Facing Trump budget shortfalls and state cuts, UC seeks $130-million state loan -- UC’s top finance manager made the emergency request in a letter to the state Department of Finance, asking for fast-tracked approval from lawmakers so the loan could be used during the current fiscal year. Jaweed Kaleem in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/08/25
Street
AI caused errors in a criminal case, Northern California prosecutor says -- Northern California prosecutors used artificial intelligence to write a criminal court filing that contained references to nonexistent legal cases and precedents, Nevada County District Attorney Jesse Wilson said in a statement. Sharon Bernstein in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 11/08/25
San Diego County jails will test wearable health devices aimed at preventing in-custody deaths -- A 2022 pilot program failed, but the sheriff says the device manufacturer 'has made significant improvements.' Kelly Davis in the San Diego Union Tribune$ -- 11/08/25
Also
How Dodgers fans turned a series win into $30,000 for the Blue Jays’ hometown children’s hospital -- A Toronto children’s hospital was flooded this week with a surprise surge of thousands of dollars in donations. The unlikely source? Dodgers fans. Katerina Portela in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/08/25
A.I. Sweeps Through Newsrooms, but Is It a Journalist or a Tool? -- Ryan Sabalow, a reporter for the newsroom CalMatters, noticed something peculiar when he began covering California lawmakers in 2023. Politicians would often give impassioned speeches against a bill, then refrain from voting entirely. Benjamin Mullin and Katie Robertson in the New York Times$ -- 11/08/25
40-foot waves hit Mavericks on first big day of surfing season -- After a slower-than-normal start to the big-wave surfing season at Mavericks, Thursday delivered a barrage of 40-foot-high waves that drew riders from far and wide to the famous Half Moon Bay break. Gregory Thomas in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 11/08/25
Lake Tahoe skating rink gets visit from unusual local — a black bear named Charlie -- Employees at the Shops at Heavenly Village in Lake Tahoe had just finished preparing the mall’s skating rink when an unusual local arrived to take a nighttime spin on the ice. Katerina Portela in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/08/25
Will Rogers State Historic Park to reopen after being ravaged in Palisades fire -- Will Rogers State Historic Park, which has been closed since the Palisades fire ripped through it 10 months ago, will reopen to the public on Saturday, providing a sprawling green oasis in the devastated community. Hailey Branson-Potts in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/08/25
The Farmers’ Almanac Succumbs to the Digital Age -- It was founded when Napoleon was still alive. And well before any American could even buy a typewriter. The Farmers’ Almanac, the annual tome of long-term weather predictions and homespun advice, is going out of business. Incongruously for one of America’s oldest publications, the editors posted the announcement on Instagram. Thomas Fuller in the New York Times$ -- 11/08/25
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Supreme Court temporarily blocks order on releasing SNAP benefits -- Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson late Friday evening temporarily blocked a judge’s order that had directed the Trump administration to release November food assistance benefits in full the same day. Mark Berman in the Washington Post$ Josh Gerstein and Marcia Brown Politico -- 11/08/25
Judge Permanently Blocks National Guard Deployments to Portland for ICE Protests -- With her temporary block expiring, Judge Karin Immergut said the Trump administration had failed to prove that protesters were hampering President Trump’s policies. Anna Griffin in the New York Times$ Mark Berman in the Washington Post$ -- 11/08/25
Trump made inroads with Latino voters. The GOP is losing them ahead of the midterms -- Latino voters shifted toward Democrats in key races in Virginia and New Jersey, and gave a boost to California’s Proposition 50. Ana Ceballos and Andrea Castillo in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/08/25
Arellano: From the ballot box to the streets, Latinos are blowing the whistle on Trump’s reign -- After backing Republicans in record numbers last year, Latino voters swung decisively left in recent elections, fueling Democratic victories in New Jersey, Virginia and California. Trump’s mass deportation campaigns — primarily targeting immigrants without criminal records — devastated his support among Latino voters who delivered him historic gains in 2024. Gustavo Arellano in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/08/25
Senate Republicans reject Democrats’ latest offer to end shutdown -- Senate Democrats pitched a new proposal Friday to end the government shutdown that Republicans immediately rejected, leaving the two sides no closer to resolving the standoff after a week of bipartisan negotiations. Riley Beggin and Theodoric Meyer in the Washington Post$ -- 11/08/25
Trump is ramping up a new effort to convince a skeptical public he can fix affordability worries -- The messaging is centered around affordability, and the push comes after inflation emerged as a major vulnerability for Trump and Republicans in Tuesday’s elections, in which voters overwhelmingly said the economy was their biggest concern. Josh Boak Associated Press -- 11/08/25
A Decade Later, Supreme Court Is Asked to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision -- Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk once jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses, has asked the court to reconsider its landmark 2015 opinion. Ann E. Marimow in the New York Times$ -- 11/08/25
Did Trump’s Supreme Court Tariffs Brief Include a Strategic Blunder? -- In his public statements, President Trump has crowed about the vast sums his tariffs will raise. “It will be a BONANZA FOR AMERICA!!!” he said in a social media post. Before the Supreme Court on Wednesday, his lawyer said something different. Adam Liptak in the New York Times$ -- 11/08/25
California Policy and Politics Friday
President Appeals to Supreme Court After Losing Bid to Curtail Food Stamp Aid -- In its appeal to the Supreme Court, the Trump administration said that the lower court order forcing it to send full food stamp payments “makes a mockery of the separation of powers.” Tony Romm in the New York Times$ David A. Lieb, Michael Casey, Scott Bauer and Mike Catalini Associated Press -- 11/07/25
‘I’m wary about this president’: California AG sounds warning about midterm security -- California’s top law enforcement official warned Thursday that President Donald Trump could wield federal power to manipulate the 2026 midterm elections, describing a “disturbing pattern” of efforts to sow distrust about ballot security and interfere with states’ voting procedures. Kyle Cheney Politico -- 11/07/25
How Gavin Newsom built an online influencer machine --When Gavin Newsom needed to hype his redistricting ballot measure, he did it not through MSNBC hits, but livestreamed sit-downs with Substack sensation Heather Cox Richardson, YouTube star Brian Tyler Cohen and TikTok celebrity Mrs. Frazzled. Melanie Mason Politico -- 11/07/25
Poll: Here’s who Democrats think is their leader -- The top response was “I don’t know,” or some similar variation. It made up over one-fifth (21 percent) of responses. “Nobody” garnered an additional 11 percent. Samuel Benson and Anna Wiederkehr Politico -- 11/07/25
FBI urges ICE agents to identify themselves after string of impersonators commit crimes -- Ever since the Trump immigration raids began in Los Angeles in June, local leaders and community activists have criticized agents for sometimes making it difficult to identify them as federal law enforcement officials or refusing to identify themselves at all. Now, an unexpected new group has expressed its own concerns: the FBI. Nathan Solis and Ruben Vives in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/07/25
What it’s like to visit the ICE detention center in Adelanto -- The facility, roughly 85 miles northeast of Los Angeles, is on a road splintered with cracks and potholes. Once there, some wait for hours to see their loved ones. Ryanne Mena in the LA Daily News -- 11/07/25
Up to 1,800 flights a day could be disrupted by airport cuts; California to be hard hit -- Five of the state’s airports — Los Angeles International Airport, Ontario International Airport, San Diego International Airport, Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport and San Francisco International Airport — will be targeted for cuts, according to a list reviewed by news outlets. Jenny Jarvie in the Los Angeles Times$ Aidin Vaziri, Rachel Swan in the San Francisco Chronicle$ George Avalos, Caelyn Pender in the San Jose Mercury$ Lori Weisberg in the San Diego Union Tribune$ -- 11/07/25
What Travelers Need to Know About the Coming Flight Reductions -- A day after the Trump administration announced it would cut 10 percent of air traffic at 40 of the busiest airports in the country, airlines, airports and travelers are scrambling to adjust their plans. Christine Chung, Claire Fahy and Gabe Castro-Root in the New York Times$ -- 11/07/25
California prepares for life without Nancy Pelosi -- There was a time, not too long ago, when California enjoyed power in Washington, D.C., befitting its status as the largest, most economically prosperous state in the country. Alexei Koseff in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 11/07/25
Pelosi had two announcement videos ready. Only one saw daylight -- Nancy Pelosi’s decision to retire was such a closely-held secret that she filmed two versions of the video she released on Thursday — one to tee up a reelection campaign and the other that she ultimately posted. Dustin Gardiner and Nicholas Wu Politico -- 11/07/25
Why Nancy Pelosi Stands Alone -- Rahm Emanuel on the political genius of the retiring former House speaker. Nicholas Wu Politico -- 11/07/25
Garofoli: Nancy Pelosi was no soaring communicator but a potent one. Six ‘Pelosi-isms’ explain why -- “She was always focused on the fact that you had to sell the American people on what you’re doing, and you needed effective messaging,” John Lawrence, her former chief of staff and the author of “Arc of Power: Inside Nancy Pelosi’s Speakership, 2005-2010,” told me. Joe Garofoli in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 11/07/25
Challenging Trump, Pelosi Made History -- The first and only woman to be speaker of the House also was the most powerful and prominent woman in Washington to effectively confront President Trump. Annie Karni in the New York Times$ -- 11/07/25
Barabak: Nancy Pelosi prided herself on cold calculation. She knew it was time -- Pelosi not only made history, becoming the first female speaker of the House. She became the party’s spine and its sinew, holding together the Democrats’ many warring factions and standing firm at times the more timorous were prepared to back down. Mark Z. Barabak in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/07/25
Republicans, including ‘cowardly’ Schwarzenegger, take heat for lopsided loss on Prop. 50 -- The state GOP chairwoman was urged to resign and former Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who championed the creation of the state’s independent redistricting commission, was called “cowardly” by one top GOP leader for not being more involved in the campaign. Seema Mehta in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/07/25
Increasingly irrelevant, California’s Republican Party is even more isolated after Prop. 50 -- In recent years, California Republicans wielded far more influence in Congress than in the state Legislature, thanks to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. But since his ouster, and now under Prop. 50 maps, the GOP is increasingly isolated. Maya C. Miller Calmatters -- 11/07/25
Could California’s Prop. 50 be scaled back? There’s already an effort to ask voters to limit the new maps to 2026 -- Orange County attorney James V. Lacy filed a proposal with the California attorney general’s office this week for an initiative that would scale back the mid-cycle congressional redistricting plan approved by voters this week. Kaitlyn Schallhorn in the Orange County Register$ -- 11/07/25
Senate rejects Schiff bid to force Trump to consult with Congress on Venezuela -- The Senate voted 51 to 49 Thursday against requiring President Donald Trump to get congressional consent to use U.S. military forces for what Sen. Adam Schiff called “an unauthorized war against Venezuela.” David Lightman in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 11/07/25
California lawmakers found money for these pet projects even as they slashed the budget -- Some of the earmarks raise concerns about legislative priorities in a difficult budget year, such as lawmakers spending millions from the general fund on museums, trails, parks and other amenities in wealthy communities. Ryan Sabalow Calmatters -- 11/07/25
Workplace
‘UC workers are going to end up homeless’: 86,000 University of California employees plan massive strike -- In what could become one of the largest labor actions in the University of California’s history, more than 86,000 nurses, health care professionals and campus workers — including those at UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley — plan to walk off the job this month, accusing the university of neglecting its lowest-paid employees while rewarding those at the top. Aidin Vaziri in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 11/07/25
Bad Bunny, ICE presence at Super Bowl spark dueling petitions topping 180,000 signatures -- More than 80,000 signatures have been collected for a petition to keep U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement out of Santa Clara during Super Bowl LX, amid controversy over halftime show headliner Bad Bunny. Zara Irshad in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 11/07/25
Waymo, Alphabet Sued for Bias After AI Allegedly Mislabels SF Doctor as Terrorist -- After two years of trying and failing to sign up for Waymo, friends inside the company told Dr. Nasser Mohamed his Middle Eastern Muslim name set off the AI identity screening. But Dr. Mohamed alleges he couldn’t get a human to correct the error. So now he’s suing the company and its corporate parent, Alphabet. Rachael Myrow KQED Rachel Swan in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 11/07/25
Wildfire
Federal prosecutors subpoena L.A. firefighter text messages -- A federal grand jury subpoena has been served on the Los Angeles Fire Department for firefighters’ text messages and other communications about smoke or hot spots in the area of the Jan. 1 Lachman brushfire, which reignited six days later into the massive Palisades fire, according to an internal department memo. Alene Tchekmedyian and Paul Pringle in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 11/07/25
California Fire Victims Urge State to Hold Insurers Accountable -- “We thought we could trust the system,” said a homeowner in Altadena whose insurance policy was canceled only months before the January fires destroyed his home. Katie Benner in the New York Times$ -- 11/07/25
Guaranteed income
Sacramento income program may guarantee $1K monthly to foster youth -- The funding stems from Measure L, a 2022 ballot initiative that allocates some revenue from taxes on cannabis operations to child and youth services. Mathew Miranda in the Sacramento Bee$ -- 11/07/25
Homeless
What veto drama and a Texas trip tell us about a potential shift in California’s homelessness strategy -- California is under pressure to embrace more temporary homeless shelters and programs that require sobriety, at the potential expense of long-term housing. Marisa Kendall Calmatters -- 11/07/25
HSR
Fed up with CA High-Speed Rail, Central Valley city says train can just ‘go around’ -- Frustrated by a proposed change that would keep high-speed rail running through Shafter at ground-level, the town’s leaders voted to reject the new plan with the mayor saying he’d rather see the train just “go around the city” than rip up local streets to create a series of underpasses and overpasses. Erik Galicia in the Fresno Bee -- 11/07/25
Climate
If Trump’s EPA abandons climate policy, could California take over on greenhouse gases? -- Legal experts, including a former federal official and UCLA professor, say California could go it alone if the federal government stops regulating greenhouse gases. One reason to try is to protect the state’s clean-car economy. Alejandro Lazo Calmatters -- 11/07/25
Education
Two words in UC Berkeley grant application have led to defunding of 50-year-old program -- The presence of two words — “equity” and “inclusion” — on page 50 of a 5-year-old grant application just killed a program at UC Berkeley that for half a century helped thousands of East Bay teens recognize that they could go to college and even pay for it. Nanette Asimov in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 11/07/25
Inflation
‘Do I need it?’ Groceries cost 20% to 40% more than before the pandemic. How San Diegans are making do -- Some have the resources to turn frugal shopping into a sport of sorts — a car that lets them buy in bulk, time to shop for deals, storage space, multiple grocery stores close to home. For others, strapped for space or time, the path to eating adequately while not overspending is more challenging. Roxana Popescu in the San Diego Union Tribune$ -- 11/07/25
Street
His insulin pump ran dry in a San Diego jail. Review board investigators find no misconduct in his death -- A year after the county medical examiner ruled Keith Bach’s death in the San Diego Central Jail a homicide due to neglect, questions persist over how the 63-year-old’s insulin pump — which he relied on to control his Type 1 diabetes — ran dry. Kelly Davis in the San Diego Union Tribune$ -- 11/07/25
Also
Walters: California’s pro-housing laws have failed to raise new home numbers -- California YIMBY, an organization founded eight years ago to promote housing construction in response to an ever-increasing gap between demand and supply, held a victory party in San Francisco recently. Dan Walters Calmatters -- 11/07/25
Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan are rethinking how they give -- Mark Zuckerberg and Dr. Priscilla Chan announced Thursday that they are restructuring their Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to direct most of its resources toward Biohub, their network of research centers focused on using artificial intelligence to accelerate breakthroughs in biology and medicine. Aidin Vaziri in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 11/07/25
Musk could become history's first trillionaire as Tesla shareholders approve giant pay package -- The vote is a resounding victory for Musk showing investors still have faith in him as Tesla struggles with plunging sales, market share and profits in no small part due to Musk himself. Bernard Condon Associated Press Becky Peterson in the Wall Street Journal$ Rebecca F. Elliott, Jack Ewing and Reid J. Epstein in the New York Times$ Faiz Siddiqui in the Washington Post$ -- 11/07/25
Supreme Court strips gender self-identification from U.S. passports -- Ruling means new documents, including renewals, will list name and gender at birth instead of current identity. Bob Egelko in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 11/07/25
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Emboldened Democrats Set to Block New GOP Proposal to End Shutdown -- Senate Democrats were expected to block a new GOP proposal aimed at ending a record-long government shutdown, digging in on their demands for extended healthcare subsidies after election wins this week emboldened the party. Siobhan Hughes in the Wall Street Journal$ -- 11/07/25
U.S. Consumer Confidence Slides in November -- Consumers’ moods dropped further in November, according to a monthly survey from the University of Michigan, continuing a slide that has worsened amid persistent price increases and an extended government shutdown. Matt Grossman in the Wall Street Journal$ -- 11/07/25
Trump, stung by Republican losses, stands his ground on affordability -- President Donald Trump on Thursday did not appear chastened by Tuesday’s election results, dismissing the cost-of-living concerns that appear to have animated voters across the country. Irie Sentner Politico -- 11/07/25
Here’s Where Trump’s Multiracial, Working-Class Coalition Is Fraying -- Across Virginia and New Jersey in their recent gubernatorial elections, the working-class, Hispanic and Black neighborhoods that helped return Donald Trump to the White House a year ago moved back toward the Democratic Party—even in areas that had swung heavily for him, a Wall Street Journal analysis found. Jack Gillum, John West and Peter Champelli in the Wall Street Journal$ -- 11/07/25
Trump blasts Pelosi after retirement announcement -- President calls former speaker ‘highly overrated,’ ‘evil,’ ‘corrupt’ as others praise her legacy. Sara DiNatale in the San Francisco Chronicle$ -- 11/07/25
Trump administration seeks emergency stay of court's order to fund SNAP -- U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell Jr. ordered the Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits by Friday. Marcia Brown Politico -- 11/07/25
Judge orders Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits -- The Trump administration is appealing the decision, which requires officials to send the money to millions of food stamp recipients by Friday. Marcia Brown and Hassan Ali Kanu Politico Lydia Wheeler and Sabrina Siddiqui in the Wall Street Journal$ Tony Romm in the New York Times$ Mariana Alfaro in the Washington Post$ -- 11/07/25
Canada’s Economy Starts to Buckle Under Trump’s Tariffs -- America’s second-largest trading partner is flirting with a recession and grappling with rising unemployment. Vipal Monga in the Wall Street Journal$ -- 11/07/25
Ford Considers Scrapping Electric Version of F-150 Truck -- Once hyped as a ‘smartphone that can tow,’ production of the money-losing EV pickup may be shut down for good. Sharon Terlep in the Wall Street Journal$ -- 11/07/25
Why Trump’s cuts to scientific research are a big win for China -- China is attracting American scientific talent, especially in STEM fields, partly due to funding cuts and immigration restrictions under President Donald Trump. Katrina Northrop and Rudy Lu in the Washington Post$ -- 11/07/25
Vance is the frontrunner for 2028, Rubio privately confides -- Secretary of State Marco Rubio is privately telling confidants that JD Vance is the frontrunner for the 2028 Republican nomination and that he’d support the vice president if he chose to run, according to two people close to the administration. Diana Nerozzi and Adam Wren Politico -- 11/07/25