At least some of the fighters are believed to be located within the enclave’s vast tunnel network. These fighters remain marooned behind the so-called “yellow line,” the position to which Israeli forces withdrew as part of the cease-fire agreement.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/world/middleeast/hamas-militants-trapped-gaza-israel.html
Donald Trump’s lesbian niece, Mary Trump, recently revealed that her uncle is not handling the results of Tuesday’s elections very well. On her blog, Mary joked, “I know it’s not going to shock you all: Donald’s not taking any of this too well. He doesn’t like the whole blue wave narrative, and he certainly doesn’t like people blaming him for it.”
She mocked him for his reaction to the Democratic sweep by “lying to protect his fragile ego” during a post-election day speech in which he falsely claimed that the prices of gas and groceries had significantly decreased. According to Mary, her uncle’s claim that gas is at a 20-year low and costing only $2 a gallon is untrue.
Mary immediately debunked that possibility. “I don’t have a car, but I rented one this weekend, and gasoline was $4 a gallon,” she said. “The American Automobile Association, or AAA, has the average price of gasoline nationwide at $3.08 a gallon. I think Roseanne was still on TV the last time gas was less than $2 a gallon—not the reboot, the original.”
She added, “According to petroleum analyst Patrick DeHaan, prices would need to decline below $2.96 to reach their lowest level since 2021. They’d need to drop below $1.76 a gallon nationally—a $1.34 per gallon drop compared to today—to fall to their lowest level since 2009.”
Mary questioned the president’s motivation behind trying to convince Americans that he has brought down the cost of living. “You can tell people all you want that gasoline is cheaper than it’s ever been, but if you’re somebody who buys gasoline a lot and pays attention to how much it costs, because a price difference of 20 to 50 cents a gallon is going to negatively impact your ability to buy other essential goods, you’re going to notice.”
She also referenced CNN’s fact-check that grocery prices were 2.7% higher in September than they were a year earlier and 1.4% higher than when the president took office in January.
Reflecting on the election results, Mary Trump said, “voters just aren’t buying the lies anymore.”
The president did not hide his rage in the immediate aftermath of Tuesday’s results. He ranted on Truth Social that unnamed “pollsters” claimed “TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT.”
In a follow-up post, he reiterated his call to Republicans to terminate the filibuster and demanded they “GET BACK TO PASSING LEGISLATION AND VOTER REFORM,” which critics interpret as a dog whistle for voter suppression.
However, the president probably shouldn’t have been surprised by the results, considering his monstrous disapproval ratings. MSNBC host Rachel Maddow recently detailed just how unpopular he is with the American people, explaining that his disapproval rating is “higher than it was in the immediate aftermath of January 6th.”
Citing an ABC/Washington Post Poll, Maddow added that “Americans disapprove of him on everything,” including:
– His handling of Israel and Gaza (minus 6 points)
– His approach to crime (minus 11 points)
– His immigration policies (minus 13 points)
– His handling of foreign relations (minus 19 points)
– The economy (minus 25 points)
– His handling of the Russia-Ukraine War (minus 21 points)
– His management of the federal government (minus 27 points)
– His tariffs (minus 32 points)
These numbers no doubt explain what happened in Tuesday night’s elections, where Democrats swept in races across the country.
The November 4 off-year elections saw Democrats dominate their Republican and independent opponents in gubernatorial and mayoral races, judicial retention votes, state legislative elections, commission races, and a historic, unprecedented ballot measure.
Analysts have said the Democrats could not have had a better night, as candidates across the country not only won their elections but, in many cases, made history.
In numerous races, Democrats won by such large margins that news organizations declared winners within minutes of polls closing.
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/11/relative-says-he-hates-being-blamed-for-tuesdays-blue-wave-not-taking-any-of-this-too-well/
The Supreme Court appeared very hostile to President Donald Trump’s emergency tariff system during oral arguments this week. However, it’s unlikely they will delve deeply into the issue of what constitutes an emergency, legal expert Lisa Rubin told MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough on Thursday.
According to Rubin, there is a much easier and less politically fraught way for the Court to strike down the tariffs.
Scarborough commented on the hearing, saying, “I’m curious… the portions of the hearing I talked about, the portions I didn’t hear as much about were lines of questions about the administration’s really specious use of the word emergency, of the term emergency.”
He added, “This is a president who is claiming that when he gets pissed off while he’s watching the World Series because there’s a commercial about Ronald Reagan, that that constitutes an emergency. And the next day, he can jack up tariffs on Canada.”
Scarborough continued, “This is a president who can get angry because his political ally, who tried to overthrow an election in Brazil, is actually being tried. And so he gets angry at judges down there and then jacks up tariffs to 50 percent. That’s his emergency. It has nothing to do with anything that’s in this statute.”
Rubin responded, “I’m curious, did they press the Solicitor General on that point? Not so hard.”
She explained, “Justice Kagan mentioned it at one point, and I think the reason they didn’t pursue it further, despite its appeal to just common sense, is that there’s an easier way out of this.”
Rubin highlighted Justice Barrett’s approach, saying, “Justice Barrett is known on the Court right now for being the person who seeks a solution that as many people as possible can glom onto, that solves a problem before the Court in as few steps as possible, with as few repercussions as possible—really deciding the issue squarely before her and nothing more.”
She concluded, “Right now, I think the easiest way to resolve this dispute is on that plain language of what does it mean to regulate importation? If the authority that the president is seeking is nowhere in the statute to begin with, Joe, then you don’t even have to have that conversation about whether or not there is an emergency, much less a conversation about how much deference is the president owed when he alone has authority under a statute to decide whether there’s that emergency.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-tariffs-2674270672/
Asif Khan is the CEO, Editor-in-Chief, and majority shareholder of Shacknews. He began his career in video game journalism as a freelancer in 2001 for Tendobox.com.
A Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Asif was formerly an investment adviser representative. After finding significant success in his own personal investments, he retired from financial services and now focuses on new private investment opportunities.
Asif first discovered Shacknews back when it was known as sCary’s Shugashack, seeking out all things Quake. His love for gaming is lifelong—his favorite PC game of all time is Duke Nukem 3D, and he is an unapologetic fan of most things Nintendo.
Outside of investments and gaming, Asif is a purveyor of fine electronic music. He also has an irrational love of Cleveland sports.
Whether he’s immersed in the markets, gaming, or music, Asif Khan brings passion and expertise to everything he does.
https://www.shacknews.com/article/146704/openai-cfo-sarah-friar-bailout
Model and television personality Kendall Jenner celebrated her 30th birthday this week with a tropical getaway, sharing a series of photos on Instagram that captivated fans and family alike across social media.
The “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star posted an image carousel on Wednesday featuring snapshots from her beach vacation. The collection included a mix of birthday celebrations and relaxed moments near the ocean. Among the photos, Jenner posed in a black string bikini, rested in a hammock, and sat on the sand close to the surf. In one striking image, she appeared without clothing, sitting near the waterline. Another picture showed her wearing a beaded black crop top while enjoying a yellow, seashell-adorned birthday cake.
A short video clip captured the 818 Tequila founder swaying gently in a hammock as rain fell around her. Additional photos showcased Jenner in a red bikini outside her beachside suite, and a mirror selfie where she covered her chest with one arm. She also shared an image sunbathing in bright green string bikini bottoms, with sand covering her upper body.
The reality star included a joyful moment laughing with her younger sister, Kylie Jenner, 28, during a beachside dinner. The post concluded with a picture of Jenner posing on the moonlit beach alongside silver balloons spelling out “Happy Birthday.” Jenner captioned her Instagram post simply with a coconut emoji.
Fans quickly flooded the comments with celebratory messages and compliments. One wrote, “Wow literal perfection,” while another exclaimed, “QUEEN.” Others joined in with remarks like “Cutest birthday girl” and “Goddess.” Jenner’s sister Khloé Kardashian added, “You’re the perfect human.”
These photos came just two days after Jenner’s private seaside 30th birthday party, attended by family and friends. The star-studded event included her mother Kris Jenner, sisters Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, and Kylie Jenner, as well as friends Hailey Bieber and Justine Skye. For the occasion, Jenner wore a silk sarong paired with a patterned scarf-style top.
The beachfront celebration featured fireworks, 818 Tequila, and a vintage bottle of Château Haut-Brion French red wine from 1995, the year Jenner was born. Sister Kim Kardashian shared her own photos from the party on Tuesday, posting a heartfelt message on Instagram:
“Happy 30th Birthday @kendalljenner may this decade bring you the kind of love and joy you so freely give to everyone else. I love you more than you’ll ever understand! Here’s to 30 Kenny.”
This milestone marks a new chapter for Jenner, who has been in the public eye since her early teens as part of the Kardashian-Jenner family’s reality television franchise. In addition to her successful modeling career, Jenner is the founder of 818 Tequila and has appeared in numerous fashion campaigns and television productions over the past decade.
Her birthday celebration, which blended family, close friends, and a social media highlight reel, garnered millions of views and comments within hours of posting. As of Thursday morning, Jenner’s Instagram post had received more than three million likes.
https://www.lifezette.com/2025/11/kendall-jenner-ditches-all-her-clothes-for-her-30th-birthday-celebration/
President Donald Trump wasted absolutely no time hitting his keyboard after Democrats swept the recent Election Day victories. Immediately following the huge Democratic wins across the country, the president took to Truth Social to share his theory about why the Republicans suffered such humiliating losses.
According to People, Trump believes the results were entirely because his name wasn’t on the ballot. It’s honestly wild to see President Trump immediately jump to the defense of the Republican party, but his theory about why they lost is certainly interesting.
He didn’t mince words on his Truth Social account either, declaring in all caps that the losses were due to two specific things. He posted, “TRUMP WASN’T ON THE BALLOT, AND SHUTDOWN, WERE THE TWO REASONS THAT REPUBLICANS LOST ELECTIONS TONIGHT.” The president added that this assessment came “according to Pollsters,” though he didn’t specify which ones.
It is true that this idea might have some weight, since the New York Times has noted that Republicans seem far less likely to show up at the polls if the Trump name isn’t directly listed. Trump thinks only he can make the difference.
We know that Democratic voters have consistently “overperformed in every nonpresidential election year since 2017,” meaning the GOP struggles to motivate its base without the top name present.
The second reason President Trump cited for the Republican disaster was the ongoing government shutdown. This shutdown set a genuinely depressing record on Wednesday, November 5, becoming the longest in U.S. history at a staggering 36 days and counting. It’s a terrible situation for the country, and something you’d expect voters to be highly dissatisfied with.
The Democrats weren’t just winning small races either; they scored massive, historic victories in states like New York, Virginia, New Jersey, and California. We saw Zohran Mamdani secure a massive win to become the first Muslim mayor of New York City.
Down in Virginia, Abigail Spanberger clinched the state’s gubernatorial race, making her the first female governor in the state’s history. These aren’t minor upsets; these are groundbreaking moments that show a huge wave of voter momentum.
President Trump’s frustration was clearly visible in the New York City race, where he actively set himself against Mamdani. The president went so far as to voice support for the Democrat former Governor Andrew Cuomo, which is a wild move considering Cuomo’s recent political history.
President Trump posted a stark warning to New Yorkers regarding Mamdani, suggesting that if the candidate won, he would severely limit federal funding to the city. He urged voters to support Cuomo instead, saying, “Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice. You must vote for him, and hope he does a fantastic job. He is capable of it, Mamdani is not!”
That level of public intervention shows just how much the president cares about these local races, and his preferred candidate still lost. That’s got to sting.
https://wegotthiscovered.com/politics/trump-wasnt-on-the-ballot-after-a-humiliating-democrat-win-trumps-fragile-ego-cracks-open/
**Rare Cannabinoid Company Launches “Road to Black Friday” Event Featuring Weekly Surprise Savings**
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While the full lineup remains under wraps, Rare Cannabinoid Company hints at a variety of changing promotions. These include mix-and-match BOGO 50% Off deals, free gummies or mints valued up to $20, and special bundle savings that will appear throughout the month. With new offers released weekly, it’s always the perfect time to shop.
“We wanted to make the lead-up to Black Friday exciting for our customers,” said a Rare Cannabinoid Company spokesperson. “Each week offers something different, so whether you’re stocking up on your favorites or trying something new, there’s always a surprise waiting.”
Known for crafting precise blends of natural cannabinoids, Rare Cannabinoid Company delivers distinct effects and experiences. Their formulations expertly pair rare and major cannabinoids to target mood, rest, focus, comfort, and more.
All products are made in a cGMP-certified facility, undergo third-party lab testing, and are federally legal hemp products containing less than 0.3 percent Delta-9 THC. Among the brand’s best-sellers are CBN Gummies infused with THC and CBD oils, designed to promote deep, dreamy sleep.
Founded in Hawaii and evolving from its sister brand, Hawaiian Choice CBD (established in 2017), Rare Cannabinoid Company was one of the first to develop and sell pure rare cannabinoid oils such as THCV and CBDV. The company has since expanded its product line to include gummies, mints, unique tincture blends, and topicals.
Throughout November, customers are invited to visit the Rare Cannabinoid Company website to discover each week’s surprise offers, explore the diverse range of cannabinoid formulations, and enjoy exclusive gifts with qualifying purchases.
For more information and to see this week’s surprise sales, visit: [rarecannabinoidco.com](https://rarecannabinoidco.com).
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https://www.prweb.com/releases/rare-cannabinoid-company-launches-road-to-black-friday-sales-302606738.html
A tractor trailer caught fire on westbound I-70, leading to overnight lane closures. Fortunately, no injuries were reported in the incident.
Crews have since responded to the scene and have successfully reopened the affected lanes, allowing traffic to flow normally once again.
Drivers are advised to stay alert and follow any posted signs or instructions when traveling through the area.
https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/overnight-tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-lanes-on-i-70/
It’s the bizarre, yet true story of a relatively unknown criminal from D.C.’s past who burst onto the scene in the 1890s, cutting his way through the region and striking fear into the hearts of the community.
In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” we’re going on a journey back to 1893, when attacks first began in D.C.’s Mount Pleasant neighborhood. Though it was ultimately Tenleytown where the madman would be caught in 1894, this bewildering saga has a surprising twist: “Jack the Slasher” wasn’t actually slashing people.
Perhaps that’s the only reason why we do not know his actual name today.
Buckle up for an amusing, true crime, historical deep dive you’ve probably never heard of before. This episode features some research assistance from the host of “Best Address,” D.C. realtor Joe Himali.
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https://wtop.com/matt-about-town/2025/11/do-you-know-the-tale-of-dcs-jack-the-slasher/
With resounding wins in Tuesday’s Virginia and New Jersey gubernatorial races, Democrats substantially repaired the most important cracks that President Donald Trump made in their coalition in the 2024 election. That gives Democrats reason for optimism, though not yet certainty, that they are on track for a solid recovery in the 2026 midterm election.
Democrats Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey and Abigail Spanberger in Virginia regained significant ground among two groups where Trump made noteworthy advances last year: working-class people of color and young people, according to both media exit polls and county-by-county election results. The two Democrats also improved among college-educated voters, essentially matching the party’s 2024 showing with White voters and improving among non-White voters with a four-year degree, according to the Voter Poll conducted by SRSS for a consortium of media organizations.
All those groups also provided huge margins for Proposition 50, the redistricting ballot initiative backed by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, which passed convincingly in California.
Even the most optimistic Democrats don’t contend that Tuesday’s results prove the party has solved its problems with those voting blocs. Since the 1970s, New Jersey and Virginia have almost always elected governors from the party that lost the presidential race the previous year. And Trump’s 2024 gains among blue-collar minority voters were concentrated among irregular voters who are the least likely to show up for an odd-year election.
### Undurable Realignment
But the Democratic wins do signal that exuberant Republican predictions after 2024—that Trump had engineered a durable realignment, particularly among working-class Hispanic, Black, and Asian American voters—were premature. Instead, Tuesday’s results signal that many voters in all the constituencies that moved toward Trump in 2024 remain within reach for both parties.
Moreover, the same economic frustrations that boosted Trump among those groups last year are buffeting him, and other Republicans, now.
The convincing Democratic wins reinforced the core truth that attitudes about the incumbent president are now the driving force in off-year elections. Analysts in both parties have wondered for months whether the public dissatisfaction with Democrats that is evident in poll after poll might offset the mounting doubts about Trump’s performance.
On Tuesday, the answer was clear: In the Voter Poll, more voters in both New Jersey and Virginia expressed a negative view than a positive view of the Democratic Party, even as they convincingly elected Democrats. Voters’ discontent with the incumbent president clearly outweighed their doubts about the party out of the White House—continuing a pattern that has become consistent (though rarely discussed) in off-year elections.
### Shifts at the County Level
In Tuesday’s major contests, Republicans lost ground with each group where Trump established a key beachhead last year. In Virginia, the shift was most visible in the four big, well-educated, and racially diverse suburban counties outside Washington (Fairfax, Arlington, Prince William, and Loudoun).
The Democratic margin in those counties had sagged in 2021, when Republican Glenn Youngkin won the governor’s race, and in 2024, when Kamala Harris eked out a surprisingly narrow win. Spanberger far exceeded the Democrats’ vote share in either of those elections across all four counties. (Almost unimaginably, Spanberger won those counties by an even larger combined vote total than Harris did in 2024, when far more people voted statewide.)
Compared to 2024, Democrats also rebuilt their margins in such heavily Black Virginia communities as Petersburg, Portsmouth, and Norfolk. Exit polls showed Spanberger holding Republican nominee Winsome Earle-Sears to 34% of Hispanic voters, well below the 40% Trump carried there last year.
In New Jersey, Republican Jack Ciattarelli, who narrowly lost the governorship in 2021, saw several of the counties with the highest share of college graduates—including Monmouth, Morris, Somerset, and especially Bergen—tilt back toward the Democrats, compared to Trump’s performance in 2024.
Even more important, Sherrill rebuilt the Democratic margins compared to 2024 in counties with large Hispanic and/or Black populations, including Camden, Middlesex, Mercer (Trenton), Hudson (Jersey City), and Essex (Newark).
Big gains among Hispanics allowed Trump in 2024 to become the first GOP presidential nominee in the 21st century to carry Passaic County. Sherrill was winning 55% there with about three-fourths of the vote counted. In the Voter Poll, only 32% of Hispanics supported Ciattarelli, way down from Trump’s 43% in 2024.
### Whither White Voters?
In both states, Democrats ran much better than Harris among all non-White voters without a college degree—the group whose movement toward Trump was Exhibit A in the putative GOP case for realignment.
For Democrats, the most reassuring aspect of Tuesday’s results may have been Trump’s role in the outcome. Spanberger and Sherrill both bound Earle-Sears and Ciattarelli tightly to Trump, insisting that each would place fealty to the president over loyalty to the state.
The Republican candidates helped this charge stick, refusing to criticize Trump even for actions that directly hurt their states, such as the federal government layoffs in Virginia or the cancellation of federal funding for a major transit tunnel in New Jersey.
In California, supporters of Proposition 50 portrayed the measure, above all, as an opportunity to push back against the president. Jay Jones, the Democratic Attorney General candidate in Virginia, who was facing a ferocious scandal over deeply offensive texts fantasizing about political violence, recovered enough to win by centering his campaign on promises to fight Trump in court.
Those arguments helped Democrats surf a backlash against Trump across these blue-leaning states.
### Voter Disapproval of Trump Drives Democratic Success
In both Virginia and New Jersey, about 55% of voters said they disapproved of Trump’s job performance as president, and over 9-in-10 of those disapprovers voted Democratic in the governor’s race, according to the Voter Poll. (Even the scandal-scarred Jones carried 87% of voters who disapproved of Trump.)
In California, 64% disapproved and over 9-in-10 of them supported Proposition 50. Zohran Mamdani, too, relied almost entirely on voters who disapproved of Trump in his comfortable win in the New York City mayoral race.
Those results closely tracked the trend in off-year elections over roughly the past 15 years, when around 85% to 90% of people who disapproved of the incumbent president usually voted for the other party’s candidates in House, Senate, and gubernatorial elections, according to exit polls and other Election Day surveys.
For instance, in Virginia, Democrat Ralph Northam won 87% of those who disapproved of Trump when he captured the governorship in 2017, while Youngkin carried 90% of those who disapproved of President Joe Biden when he flipped the office in 2021.
### Implications for 2026 and Beyond
Tuesday’s outcome suggests that despite the public’s clear concerns about Democrats, attitudes about Trump will likely remain the most important factor in next year’s midterm election. That will help Republicans in reliably red states where Trump is popular.
But it also means the GOP will face a tough environment everywhere else unless Trump can rebuild his approval rating, which has skidded to the lowest point of his second term on persistent frustration over prices and growing concern about his deportation agenda and threats to democratic safeguards.
Trump’s grip on the GOP is so tight that these sweeping Democratic wins aren’t likely to stir much questioning within his party. But the recoil from Trump’s belligerent second term was forceful on Tuesday—not only among partisan Democrats, but among many swing voters.
The results sent Republicans an unmistakable warning signal about 2026, whether or not they are willing to listen.
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*Ronald Brownstein is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering politics and policy.*
© 2025 Bloomberg.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/06/brownstein-election-day-sent-an-unmistakable-warning-to-republicans/
