Your November Election Guide (Yes, This November)
It’s not a presidential election year, or even the midterms, but races this fall will offer a sense of voters’ moods in the first year of the new Trump administration. Source: Original News
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Government Shutdown Threatens Pay for Air Traffic Controllers
Controllers have already received one reduced check, because the shutdown began in the middle of a pay period. The next pay date, Oct. 28, will be the first fully missed paycheck. Source: Original News
All but 2 Universities Decline a Trump Offer of Preferential Funding
One of the two, Vanderbilt University, signaled it had reservations. Source: Original News
Illinois Officials Ask Supreme Court to Keep Block on Trump’s Chicago Troop Deployment
A Supreme Court ruling, while technically temporary, could set the ground rules for National Guard deployments elsewhere in the country. Source: Original News
With SpaceX Behind Schedule, NASA Will Seek More Moon Lander Ideas
Blue Origin, owned by Jeff Bezos, and Lockheed Martin are among the contractors that may compete with Elon Musk’s company in the race back to the lunar surface. Source: Original News
Trump Hopes Argentina Can Help Bring Down Beef Prices
President Trump’s plan to import red meat runs counter to his philosophy of increasing domestic production, and has angered cattle ranchers in the United States. Source: Original News
To Counter China’s Hold on Rare Minerals, Trump Turns to Australia
The United States hopes to become less dependent on China by increasing access to mineral-rich countries. Rare earth metals are vital to an array of modern industries. Source: Original News
Facade of White House’s East Wing Torn Off to Make Way for Trump’s Ballroom
The president had pledged that construction wouldn’t “interfere with the current building,” a promise that always seemed unrealistic given the grand scale of the plans. Source: Original News
James Comey’s Lawyers Move to Dismiss Case Brought by Trump’s Justice Dept.
Motions by lawyers for the former F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, sought to dismiss the case in a two-front assault. Source: Original News
Republican Representative Says Democrats ‘Hate the Military,’ Echoing Trump’s Attacks
The remarks by Representative Scott Perry, a Pennsylvania Republican, align with efforts by the president and G.O.P. leaders to portray the political left as un-American. Source: Original News