The Trump administration’s government shutdown reached its 36th day on November 5, 2025, officially surpassing the previous record of 35 days set during the December 2018-January 2019 shutdown under Trump’s first term. Over 1 million federal employees continued working without paychecks, …
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Supreme Court dismissed all three pending emoluments clause lawsuits against Trump as moot after he left office, including CREW v. Trump, DC/Maryland v. Trump, and Blumenthal v. Trump (200+ Democratic members of Congress). The Court vacated lower court decisions that had allowed cases to proceed, …
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