Monday, November 10th, 2025 - Shutdown talks; SCOTUS blocks SNAP payments; Trump rambles on, meets with Orbán; FL vs. Planned Parenthood & more

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🗓️ 10 November 2025

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Today’s Headlines: The government shutdown just passed 40 days, but there’s finally a flicker of hope: the Senate reached a tentative deal to reopen the government through January, with at least 10 Democrats agreeing to back a short-term funding bill in exchange for a vote next month on extending Obamacare tax credits—a proposal many Democrats previously called “laughable.” Meanwhile, the Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower court’s order requiring the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits, and Trump’s USDA quickly told states to stop processing payments. Trump also floated a flurry of financial gimmicks over the weekend—like 50-year mortgages, direct cash “subsidies,” and a $2,000 tariff dividend—while his own Treasury Secretary contradicted him on national TV. Abroad, Trump met with Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, granting him a sanctions exemption on Russian oil in exchange for $600 million in U.S. gas contracts. The shutdown is also stalling weapons sales to Ukraine and NATO allies and causing massive flight delays ahead of Thanksgiving. Elsewhere, Cornell struck a controversial deal with the administration to restore funding after discrimination probes, Florida sued Planned Parenthood over abortion pill safety (again, against all science), and in Virginia, a 19-year-old college student beat his former high school teacher in a local election—proving democracy sometimes delivers sequels no one saw coming. Resources/Articles mentioned in this episode: Axios: Deal to end government shutdown in reach Axios: Democrats name their price on ending government shutdown AP News: Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments Axios: Trump administration orders states to "undo" full SNAP benefits Axios: Trump again promises $2,000 tariff dividend as SCOTUS decision looms Axios: Tariffs aren't meant for revenue and will shrink over time, Bessent says NYT: Trump Gives Hungary a Reprieve on Sanctions After Meeting With Orban Axios: Scoop: Weapons sales to NATO allies stalled by government shutdown Axios: Duffy: Air travel will slow to a "trickle" before Thanksgiving NYT: Cornell Reaches Deal With Trump Administration to Restore Research Funds Mother Jones: Florida Takes On Planned Parenthood NYT: Virginia Teen Narrowly Defeats His Former Civics Teacher in County Election Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today is Monday, November 10th, and you're listening to The Morning Announcements presented by
0:05.1	Betches Media. I'm your host, Sammy Sage, and the morning announcements is your daily five-minute
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0:48.1	The government has been shut down for just over 40 days and 40 nights, but there was a glimmer of
0:53.6	possibility last night that it could end soon.
0:56.6	The Senate held a rare weekend meeting, good for them, and they have reportedly agreed that at least 10 Senate Democrats will back a vote to fund the government through January.
1:05.5	In exchange, the government could hold a vote next month that will require 60 votes to pass on extending the Obamacare
1:11.7	tax credits for one year to attempt to keep premiums down. In other words, put a band-aid on the
1:16.9	problem in the short term, open the government, though it could close again later, and health care
1:21.4	premiums are still going up in a year. And then Democrats will be blamed for it if they win the
1:25.9	House in the midterms, but that's just politics.
1:28.7	For context, the idea of a one-year extension on the Obamacare premiums has been an absolute no-go for Democrats.
1:34.9	And even Hakeem Jeffries, who is now considering them, called them, quote, laughable a month ago.
1:40.7	This story is very much developing.
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