Semafor • Nov 12, 2025
Affordability for Americans caught in political crosshairs
President Donald Trump has called the affordability crisis a “con job by the Democrats,” while his actions attempt to address the same.
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Semafor • Nov 12, 2025
Trump administration lays out plan for federal workers' back pay after government reopens
According to the initial schedule reviewed by Semafor, by Nov. 19 nearly all affected federal workers will receive pay they missed during the shutdown.
Semafor • Nov 12, 2025
AI is in a market of opportunity and uncertainty, not a bubble
This week, a market selloff renewed worries that the AI bubble is deflating, and nobody wants to be the last one out.
Semafor • Nov 12, 2025
UK aims to reduce animal testing in research
Science Minister Patrick Vallance said the government hopes to end some test types this year.
Semafor • Nov 12, 2025
US lawmakers release Epstein emails referencing Trump
Some of the communications suggest Trump was more aware of Epstein’s conduct than he has acknowledged.
Semafor • Nov 12, 2025
US lawmakers to vote to end government shutdown
It could take days for agencies to fully resume operations, officials warned.
Semafor • Nov 12, 2025
Democrats zero in on a winning formula: Republicans are for Trump, we’re for you
Democrats have realized there’s virtually no Republican brand that isn’t based on the president.
Zeteo • Nov 12, 2025
9 Ways That Trump’s ‘Affordability’ Week Was a Total Disaster
The president briefly tried to focus on ‘affordability.’ He ended up disputing the idea Americans are worried about high prices, calling it ‘a con job.’
Semafor • Nov 12, 2025
In London, 5-foot papier-mâché gherkins and 'frickles'
Fried pickles were just one offering at the Dog and Bell's 29th annual Pickle Festival.
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AIPAC Strikes Back
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Trump Can’t Blockade Love: Why I’m Going to Cuba
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Conscription and the Politics of Shared Sacrifice
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The Strait, the Dollar and the Limits of Empire
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Corporate Media “Happily Manufacturing Consent” for Iran War- So What Are You Going to Do About It?
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‘I thought we were going to be raped’: A night of settler terror in the Jordan Valley
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Patriotic Millionaires applaud Senator Markey’s introduction of the Equal Tax Act
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Dr. Oz Calls Medicare Fraud an Epidemic. Trump Keeps Pardoning the Culprits.
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Joe Kent Resigns From Trump Administration Over Iran War
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