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Donald Trump Urges Republicans to Scrap Senate Filibuster Amid Prolonged Government Shutdown
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Alexa.ng
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Washington, D.C. – As the U.S. federal government shutdown enters its fourth week, President Donald Trump has escalated his rhetoric, calling on Senate Republicans to invoke the controversial "nuclear option" to eliminate the filibuster rule and...
What time do polls open on Election Day? Check your state info.
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Chillicothe Gazette - Ohio
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It’s not a presidential election, but millions of Americans will head to the polls to vote in state and local elections on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Do you know what time your local polling place opens? If you plan to vote or drop off your ballot in...
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Republicans shrug off Trump's call to scrap Senate filibuster over shutdown
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KSL - Utah
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WASHINGTON — Republicans on Friday showed little sign of heeding President Donald Trump's latest call to jettison the Senate filibuster and bypass a Democratic roadblock to reopening the partially shuttered federal government. Senate Majority...
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Government resumes poultry imports from Argentina, Romania, Turkey
Alden Monzon - The Philippine Star November 2, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has lifted the temporary ban on the import of wild and domestic birds from Argentina, Romania and Turkey, marking the latest in...
Owner: Manuel V. Pangilinan
Farmers, ranchers and conservationists need a functioning government
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Moody County Enterprise - South Dakota
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Political gridlock in Washington has shut down the government and left South Dakota’s farmers, ranchers and conservationists stranded. Too many in Washington are ignoring the urgent need for a Farm Bill that improves and funds U.S. Department of...
Owner: J.J. Tompkins
Government Shutdown Impacts Prison Flu Shots
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Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan - South Dakota
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Flu shots aren’t hard to come by in South Dakota in 2025. The South Dakota Department of Corrections has been rationing its supply of flu vaccines this month in response to a federal government shutdown-related shortage. The department offers the...
Owner: Gary Wood
This shutdown stinks. Defunding SNAP is an exceptionally cruel manifestation of political gridlock
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The South Dakota Standard
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The potential damage being done by the government shutdown is wearing everybody out. With the possibility that the SNAP program (once known as food stamps) may be defunded, that damage will go from potential to real for millions of Americans. A...
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As U.S. Senate remains in gridlock, SNAP benefits suspended
WASHINGTON — As the federal government shutdown lingers into its fourth week, hundreds of thousands of Oklahomans saw their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefits suspended today. Nearly 17 percent of Oklahoma’s population relies on...
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Dusty Johnson addresses impact of record-length federal government shutdown
Rep. Dusty Johnson, U.S. Representative for South Dakota | Congresman Dusty Johnson Official U.S. House HeadshotRep. Dusty Johnson, U.S. Representative for South Dakota | Congresman Dusty Johnson Official U.S. House Headshot The ongoing government...
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Trump to Senate GOP: Get Rid Of the Filibuster; UPDATE: Thune Rejects
Senate Republicans, please repeat after me: Chuck Schumer's political crisis does not equate to an emergency for us. Do not break the glass to rescue Democrats from themselves. An understandably frustrated Donald Trump has a different perspective....
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Secretary of State Johnson subpoenaed to appear in front Government Operations and Audit Committee
Posted on October 31, 2025 by - KSDN News, Local News, Pheasant Country News, Point 106.7 News, Pure Country News, Sunny 97.7 News, The Rock News PIERRE, S.D.(KBRK)- The state legislature’s Government Operations and Audit Committee voted Thursday...
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SD Secretary of State ordered to answer questions on election equipment contracts
October 31, 2025 PIERRE, S.D. (S.D. Searchlight)–A legislative committee voted unanimously on Thursday to order South Dakota’s secretary of state to answer questions about the state’s election equipment contracts. Secretary of State Monae Johnson...
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‘Real-life science experiment’ fills critical legal gaps in rural SD
When a tornado ripped through Burke in 2019, the town’s only attorney was crucial to getting two families who lost their homes a new place to live through the Governor's House Program. Rachelle Norberg might not have been there at all, though, if...
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South Dakota, Iowa, & Minnesota Taco John's Giving Free Meals
The Government Shutdown has been going on for over 30 days, and millions of residents have lost crucial benefits, including those across South Dakota, Iowa, and Minnesota. With some unable to work and federal assistance programs like SNAP benefits...
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South Dakota grocer describes SNAP funding lapse as "moral failing" of DC
SNAP, a nationwide food benefits program serving nearly 75,000 South Dakotans, runs out of money November 1. For one South Dakota grocer and benefactor, this represents a catastrophic failure on the part of Washington politicians. For R.F. Buche,...
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Rapid City’s ‘Pack the Pantry’ food drive may be more critical than ever
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Many families throughout the U.S and South Dakota are facing future food worries with the shutdown threatening SNAP. As benefits are set to expire on Saturday, Rapid City’s community food drive couldn’t have come at a...
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Political Pulse-South Dakota Independent Senate Candidate Brian Bengs
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Political Pulse: South Dakota Independent Senate Candidate Brian Bengs
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - South Dakota’s Independent candidate running for US Senate has sat down with KOTA Territory News for a more than 20-minute interview. The conversation ranged from Bengs thoughts on the current government shutdown to the...
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Governor Larry Rhoden Proposes Zero-Interest Loans to Expand Sioux Falls and Rapid City Airports
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Pure Oldies 103.5 - South Dakota
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PIERRE, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) Governor Larry Rhoden is proposing zero-percent interest loans to help expand the Sioux Falls and Rapid City airports. According to TTWN, he made the announcement Friday, alongside leaders from both airports. Rhoden says...
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Rapid City Public Works to hold 'Pack the Pantry' food drive
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The City of Rapid City’s Public Works Department is kicking off its annual ‘Pack the Pantry’ food drive, a community-wide effort to support local families in need ahead of the holiday season. The drive comes as officials express...
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