Democrats Denounce Shutdown Vote, and Trump Issues Flurry of Pardons

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<p>Plus, a new gambling scandal in pro sports. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/us/politics/senate-government-shutdown.html" target="_blank">Senate Passes Bill to Reopen Government Amid Democratic Rift</a> by Catie Edmondson</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/us/politics/shutdown-deal-revives-democratic-infighting.html" target="_blank">Shutdown Deal Revives Democratic Infighting</a> by Michael Gold</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/us/politics/senators-shutdown-smith-phone-searches.html" target="_blank">Spending Bill Would Pave Way for Senators to Sue Over Phone Searches</a> by Devlin Barrett</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/us/politics/trump-pardon-republican-harshbarger.html" target="_blank">Trump Pardons the Husband of a Republican Congressional Ally</a> by Kenneth P. Vogel</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/us/giuilani-pardon-trump-john-eastman-sidney-powell.html" target="_blank">Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election</a> by Alan Feuer and Glenn Thrush</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/nyregion/jonathan-braun-resentencing.html" target="_blank">Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months</a> by Santul Nerkar, Michael S. Schmidt and Olivia Bensimon</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/world/canada/canada-measles-what-to-know.html" target="_blank">How Canada Lost Decades of Progress in Fighting Measles</a> by Vjosa Isai</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/nyregion/mlb-prop-bet-pitches-limits.html" target="_blank">M.L.B. Limits Bets on Individual Pitches After Gambling Charges</a> by Jenny Vrentas</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>