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What Happened Today – November 9, 2025

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban signed the White House guest book during Friday meeting where Trump promised unannounced currency protection and sanctions relief in exchange for $600 million in LNG purchases. (White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

Trump spent Sunday taking victory laps while Democrats folded. He promised every American $2,000 from tariffs despite only collecting enough to cover roughly one-third of Americans. He demanded states “undo” food aid already loaded on people’s cards. Then he watched eight Senate Democrats cave to advance a shutdown deal with no guarantee on health care … Read more