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Trump Pardons 77 Allies Who Attempted to Overturn 2020 Election Including Giuliani, Meadows, and Fake Electors

| Importance: 10/10

President Trump issued comprehensive federal pardons to 77 individuals involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, including his former attorney Rudy Giuliani, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, attorneys Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Kenneth Chesebro, Jenna Ellis, Jeffrey …

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Trump Issues Veterans Day 2025 Proclamation Emphasizing Tax Cuts and Homeless Veteran Housing

| Importance: 5/10

President Trump issued his Veterans Day proclamation on November 10, 2025, proclaiming November 11 as Veterans Day and calling on Americans to honor military veterans through public ceremonies and private reflection. The proclamation opened with traditional language: ‘The story of America is …

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Trump Issues Proclamation for Marine Corps 250th Anniversary Emphasizing Military Spending Increase

| Importance: 4/10

President Trump issued a proclamation on November 10, 2025, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States Marine Corps, established by the Second Continental Congress on November 10, 1775. The proclamation highlighted pivotal moments in Marine Corps history, including the …

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First Circuit Court Unanimously Rules Trump Administration Must Pay Full SNAP Benefits, Citing 'Immense Harm' to 40 Million Recipients

| Importance: 9/10

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit unanimously ruled that the Trump administration must be forced to pay full SNAP food benefits for November, declining to block U.S. District Judge John McConnell’s order requiring the administration to use available federal …

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Trump Promises $2,000 'Tariff Dividend' Payments Despite Insufficient Revenue and Treasury Secretary Skepticism

| Importance: 6/10

President Trump announced on Truth Social that a $2,000 “tariff dividend” would be paid to Americans excluding “high income people,” promising that remaining funds after these payments would be used to “substantially pay down national debt.” The announcement …

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Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration Violated First Amendment by Forcing Partisan Auto-Reply Messages on Federal Employees

| Importance: 8/10

U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ruled that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment by commandeering Education Department employees’ email accounts to send partisan messages blaming Democrats for the government shutdown. The automated responses stated that the House passed …

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Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Full SNAP Payments to 42 Million Americans

| Importance: 9/10

The Supreme Court on Friday evening, November 7, 2025, temporarily blocked a federal court order requiring the Trump administration to provide full SNAP benefits to approximately 42 million Americans for November during the ongoing government shutdown. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued the …

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Letitia James Files Vindictive Prosecution Motion to Dismiss Federal Charges

| Importance: 9/10

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a comprehensive motion on November 7, 2025, arguing for dismissal of federal mortgage fraud charges as vindictive and selective prosecution orchestrated by President Trump for political revenge. The motion follows an October 9, 2025 indictment charging …

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ICE Bans Prayer Outside Broadview Detention Center

| Importance: 9/10

Federal officials told faith leaders gathered outside the Broadview ICE detention center in Illinois that ’there is no more prayer in front of building or inside the building because this is the state and it’s not [of a] religious background.’ The directive marked the third time …

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Cornell University Agrees to Pay $60 Million and Accept Federal Oversight to Restore Research Funding

| Importance: 8/10

Cornell University announced a $60 million settlement with the Trump administration to restore more than $250 million in federal research funding that had been withheld amid investigations into alleged civil rights violations related to antisemitism. The agreement requires Cornell to pay $30 million …

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Trump Pardons Former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and Chief of Staff Convicted of Federal Corruption

| Importance: 8/10

President Trump pardoned former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and his chief of staff Cade Cothren just weeks after they were sentenced to federal prison for public corruption charges. Casada received a three-year sentence in September 2025 for orchestrating a 2020 scheme to receive over …

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Trump Announces Weight Loss Drug Price Deals With Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk

| Importance: 7/10

President Trump announced on November 6, 2025, that his administration had reached agreements with pharmaceutical manufacturers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to dramatically reduce prices for popular weight loss and diabetes medications, including Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound, and Orforglipron. …

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Trump Announces Kazakhstan Joining Abraham Accords Despite Existing Diplomatic Relations with Israel Since 1992

| Importance: 5/10

President Trump announced at the C5+1 summit in Washington that Kazakhstan would join the Abraham Accords, becoming the first nation to do so during his second term. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and leaders from four other Central Asian states attended the announcement. However, the …

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Supreme Court Issues Emergency Stay Allowing Trump Administration to Withhold $4 Billion in SNAP Food Benefits

| Importance: 9/10

The Supreme Court issued an administrative stay at least temporarily allowing the Trump administration to withhold approximately $4 billion in SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) payments affecting 42 million Americans, blocking a federal district court order that had required full …

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Jury Acquits DOJ Whistleblower Sean Dunn of Sandwich Assault in Rebuke to Weaponized Prosecution

| Importance: 8/10

A Washington, D.C. jury found former DOJ employee Sean Dunn not guilty of misdemeanor assault after several hours of deliberation on November 6, 2025, delivering a stunning rebuke to the Trump administration’s weaponized prosecution. Dunn had been charged with assaulting U.S. Customs and …

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Federal Judge Rules Border Patrol Commander Bovino Lied Under Oath, Issues Sweeping Use-of-Force Injunction

| Importance: 10/10

On November 6, 2025, U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis issued a devastating preliminary injunction against Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino and federal immigration enforcement agents in Chicago, explicitly finding that Bovino “admitted that he lied” about the October 23, 2025 tear gas …

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FAA Announces 10% Air Traffic Reduction at 40 Airports Due to Shutdown

| Importance: 8/10

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced on November 6, 2025, that the Federal Aviation Administration would implement a 10% reduction in U.S. air traffic across 40 airports in the coming days due to severe air traffic controller shortages caused by the ongoing government shutdown. The …

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Zohran Mamdani Elected NYC Mayor: First Muslim, Youngest in Century

| Importance: 9/10

Zohran Mamdani won New York City’s mayoral election on November 5, 2025, making history as the first Muslim mayor, the first person of South Asian descent, and at age 34, the youngest mayor in over a century. With nearly 90% of votes counted, Mamdani secured 50.4% of the vote, defeating former …

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Supreme Court Hears Landmark Tariff Case, Justices Express Deep Skepticism of Trump's Emergency Powers

| Importance: 10/10

The Supreme Court heard nearly three hours of oral arguments on November 5, 2025, in the consolidated cases Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, addressing whether the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) authorizes President Trump to unilaterally impose …

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Judge Scolds Comey Prosecutors for "Indict First, Investigate Second" Approach

| Importance: 9/10

U.S. Magistrate Judge William E. Fitzpatrick harshly criticized federal prosecutors pursuing charges against former FBI Director James Comey during a November 5, 2025 hearing, describing their approach as “highly unusual” and “indict first and investigate second.” In an …

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Government Shutdown Becomes Longest in U.S. History at Day 36

| Importance: 9/10

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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FAA Reduces Air Traffic by 10% at Major Airports as Unpaid Controllers Face Staffing Crisis During 40-Day Shutdown

| Importance: 9/10

The Federal Aviation Administration announced it would reduce air traffic by up to 10% at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports as the government shutdown—then in its 40th day—created a staffing crisis among air traffic controllers working without pay. FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford reported …

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Trump Issues Executive Orders Modifying China Tariff Rates and Fentanyl-Related Duties

| Importance: 7/10

On November 4, 2025, President Trump issued two executive orders modifying tariff rates with China as part of an economic and trade arrangement. The first order, “Modifying Reciprocal Tariff Rates Consistent With the Economic and Trade Arrangement Between the United States and the …

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Pope Leo XIV Calls for ICE to Allow Clergy Access to Detained Migrants

| Importance: 9/10

Pope Leo XIV issued a direct challenge to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on November 4, 2025, calling on ICE authorities to allow pastoral workers and clergy to minister to detained migrants. Speaking from Castel Gandolfo, the papal summer residence, Pope Leo XIV stated he “would …

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Memphis Residents Report Widespread Racial Profiling by Trump's Federal Police Task Force

| Importance: 8/10

On November 4, 2025, ProPublica and the Tennessee Lookout reported that Black Memphis residents were experiencing systematic harassment and racial profiling by Trump’s Memphis Safe Task Force, which had conducted over 1,700 arrests by late October. The Trump Tyranny Tracker documented reports …

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FBI Agents Association Issues Unprecedented Rebuke: Patel "Disregarded the Law" in Campaign of Retribution

| Importance: 10/10

The FBI Agents Association issued an extraordinary public condemnation of FBI Director Kash Patel on November 4, 2025, accusing him of launching a “campaign of erratic and arbitrary retribution” and stating he “disregarded the law” in his mass firing and reinstatement of FBI …

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DOJ Escalates Investigation of 66-Year-Old Activist for Distributing Stephen Miller Protest Fliers

| Importance: 8/10

In November 2025, the Department of Justice, FBI, and Secret Service launched an aggressive investigation into Barbara Wien, a 66-year-old retired university professor and activist from Virginia, for distributing protest fliers about White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller. The Trump …

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DHS Releases Mobile Facial Recognition App for Local Police to Identify Immigration Status

| Importance: 9/10

In November 2025, the Department of Homeland Security released the “Mobile Identify” facial recognition app on Google’s app store, making it available to state and local law enforcement agencies deputized to work with ICE. The Trump Tyranny Tracker reported on November 4 that the …

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California Special Election on Redistricting to Counter Texas GOP Gerrymandering

| Importance: 8/10

California voters decide Proposition 50 authorizing new congressional maps to flip 5 Republican seats Democratic, directly countering Trump-ordered Texas redistricting. Newsom’s “Election Rigging Response Act” bypasses independent commission through 2030 if any Republican state …

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Axon acquires Carbyne for $625 million, consolidating Israeli 911 surveillance tech with US police body camera giant

| Importance: 9/10

Axon Enterprise (Nasdaq: AXON), the dominant US provider of police body cameras and Tasers serving over 18,000 law enforcement agencies, entered a definitive agreement to acquire Carbyne for $625 million in an all-cash transaction expected to close in Q1 2026. The acquisition consolidates …

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Trump Administration Announces Partial SNAP Benefits After Court Orders

| Importance: 9/10

On November 3, 2025, the Trump administration announced it would provide only partial SNAP (food stamp) benefits for November 2025 using emergency funds, after initially threatening to completely cut off benefits for 42 million Americans on November 1 during the government shutdown. The partial …

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Trump Administration Announces 2027 Medicaid Work Requirements Affecting Nearly 5 Million

| Importance: 8/10

On November 3, 2025, Trump administration officials announced new Medicaid work requirement rules taking effect January 1, 2027, requiring proof of 80 monthly hours of work, study, volunteering, or other approved activities to maintain health coverage. The Trump Tyranny Tracker reported the …

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Anduril's Autonomous Fighter Jet Completes First Flight Test

| Importance: 8/10

Anduril Industries announced its YFQ-44 ‘Fury’ autonomous fighter jet prototype successfully completed its first live flight test, achieving the milestone in just 556 days from clean-sheet design to flight—less than two years. The Fury is Anduril’s entry for the Air Force’s …

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Trump Officials Flee to Military Bases: Miller, Noem, Hegseth, Rubio Create Militarized "Green Zone"

| Importance: 9/10

On October 30, 2025, multiple senior Trump administration officials relocated to military housing on U.S. bases in the Washington D.C. area, citing security threats from protesters following the assassination of activist Charlie Kirk. The moves create what critics describe as a militarized …

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ICE Agents Shoot U.S. Citizen Carlos Jimenez Near Los Angeles School

| Importance: 8/10

On October 30, 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot 25-year-old U.S. citizen Carlos Jimenez in the shoulder during an early morning enforcement operation in Ontario, California, near Los Angeles. The incident occurred around 6:30 a.m. in the 2800 block of South Vineyard Avenue, near …

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DOJ Launches Criminal Investigation Into Black Lives Matter Foundation for Alleged Donor Fraud

| Importance: 7/10

On October 30, 2025, the Associated Press revealed that the U.S. Department of Justice is conducting a criminal investigation into whether leaders of the Black Lives Matter movement defrauded donors who contributed tens of millions of dollars during racial justice protests in 2020. The …

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Supreme Court to Review Trump's Federalization of National Guard in Chicago, Nationwide Implications

| Importance: 10/10

On October 29, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court took the rare step of requesting additional briefing in a high-profile emergency case challenging President Trump’s federalization of the National Guard in Chicago for immigration enforcement, signaling the Court is grappling with fundamental …

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DOJ Indicts Democratic Congressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh for ICE Facility Protest

| Importance: 7/10

On October 29, 2025, the Department of Justice unsealed a federal indictment charging Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh and five other activists with conspiracy to impede federal law enforcement officers and forcibly impeding ICE officers during a September 26 protest outside an …

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Binance.US Lists Trump's USD1 Stablecoin Days After Presidential Pardon of Binance Founder

| Importance: 9/10

Binance.US added support for World Liberty Financial’s USD1 stablecoin on October 29, 2025, just six days after President Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ). The timing triggered immediate accusations of corruption from Senator Chris Murphy, who alleged the listing represented …

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Trump Purges 12 ICE Field Directors, Replaces with Border Patrol Loyalists to Escalate Deportations

| Importance: 9/10

On October 28, 2025, while President Trump was returning from a three-country Asia trip, the administration executed a major purge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) leadership, reassigning 12 field office directors across the country and replacing them with Customs and Border Protection …

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Trump Terminates SNAP Benefits for 42 Million Americans Despite Available Funds

| Importance: 9/10

President Trump announced termination of SNAP food assistance benefits for 42 million Americans starting November 1 during the second month of his government shutdown, despite $5 billion in available contingency funds that could maintain the program. The administration’s refusal to deploy …

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Trump Suggests Running as VP to Circumvent Constitutional Term Limits

| Importance: 9/10

President Trump stated he would ’love’ a third presidential term and suggested running as vice president in 2028 as a workaround to the 22nd Amendment’s two-term limit. Trump refused to clearly disavow the unconstitutional idea when pressed by reporters. The comments follow Steve …

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Trump Family Crypto Platform Tied to Pardoned Binance Executive Generated $500M

| Importance: 10/10

Bloomberg investigation revealed Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao months after Binance’s infrastructure supported World Liberty Financial—the Trump family’s crypto venture—in deals that generated over $500 million for the Trump family. Binance provided critical technical …

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Senate Confirms Rebecca Taibleson to Seventh Circuit Despite Conservative Opposition

| Importance: 6/10

The Senate confirmed Rebecca Taibleson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit by a vote of 52-46, filling the seat vacated by Judge Diane Sykes who assumed senior status on October 1, 2025. Taibleson, who served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Wisconsin, …

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Senate Confirms Multiple Alabama District Court Judges in Late October

| Importance: 6/10

The Senate confirmed multiple Trump nominees to Alabama federal district courts in late October 2025, continuing the administration’s systematic reshaping of the federal judiciary. On October 21, Harold D. Mooty III was confirmed to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama …

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NPR Sues After Corporation for Public Broadcasting Cancels $36M Contract Under Trump Pressure

| Importance: 8/10

NPR filed suit alleging the Corporation for Public Broadcasting unlawfully canceled a $36 million satellite contract after President Trump attacked NPR and demanded defunding of public media. CPB executives privately acknowledged political pressure motivated the cancellation and consulted GOP …

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Elon Musk's xAI Launches Grokipedia to Challenge Wikipedia with AI-Generated Content

| Importance: 8/10

On October 27, 2025, Elon Musk’s xAI unveiled Grokipedia, an AI-powered online encyclopedia with over 800,000 articles, positioning it as a competitor to Wikipedia. Musk announced the early beta on October 6, claiming it would deliver a ‘more fact-based, unbiased knowledge base.’ …

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DHS Posts Halo Video Game Image Comparing Immigrants to Parasitic Aliens Requiring Extermination

| Importance: 9/10

On October 27, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security posted an image from the Halo video game franchise showing Master Chief and a Spartan in a Warthog vehicle with the text “DESTROY THE FLOOD” as an ICE recruitment advertisement. The post was captioned “Finishing this …

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