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Nov 2025
48m 29s

Senate Shutdown Breakthrough?

CNN
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Senators take the first steps to end the longest government shutdown in US history. How long before it's finally over? ... President Trump clears Rudy Giuliani and others who backed his effort to overturn the 2020 election ... Two top news bosses quit over their networks' edit of a Trump speech ... Two pitchers charged in a Major League Baseball betting scan ... Show More
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