Tuesday is Election Day and our chance to begin restoring the norms we once lived under.
In the less than ten months since he’s taken office, Donald Trump ordered attacks on 16 unarmed boats near South America that killed dozens of people. He has threatened Venezuela, Nigeria, Panama, Greenland, and Canada. The self-dealing and grift we’ve seen from Trump rivals that of the most corrupt times in our history.
Federal authoritarianism only works when it’s supported from below. That’s how 25% of ICE arrests happen in Texas and how Trump aide Stephen Miller got Virginia State Police to seize an activist’s phone over pamphlets she distributed to neighbors. Everywhere you see federal overreach, it’s enabled by local cooperation. You can change that starting today.
We see daily proof of all of these things and more. Today is the day to vote for the world you want to live in because the officials you elect today either cooperate with authoritarianism or stand against it.
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FDA's top drug regulator resigns after drugmaker sues him for bribery and defamation, as he claims retaliation for opposing fast-track approval process.
Today’s GovBrief News
Stephen Miller has Virginia State Police seize 65-year-old activist Barbara Wien's phone in August over pamphlets distributed to neighbors criticizing Trump administration policies.
Source: Raw Story
November 3, 2025
Federal judge hears testimony on alleged inhumane conditions and lack of attorney access at Broadview ICE facility with power to close it or halt all Chicago-area immigration enforcement.
Source: CBS Chicago
November 3, 2025
Trump administration chooses to fund only half of November food stamps to nearly 42 million Americans despite federal court orders and $17 billion in available tariff revenue.
Source: CNN
November 3, 2025
USDA prohibits grocery stores from offering discounts to SNAP recipients during shutdown while providing only half of November benefits to more than 40 million Americans.
Source: The Hill
November 3, 2025
Utah Legislature's congressional map architect used partisan election data legislators previously called disqualifying as judge faces November 10 deadline to choose 2026 district boundaries.
Source: The Utah News Dispatch
November 3, 2025
Pentagon credentials far-right activist Laura Loomer for reconstituted press corps after major news organizations walk out over policy barring journalists from soliciting information not officially provided.
Source: Newsweek
November 3, 2025
Trial begins for Sean Dunn, fired Justice Department paralegal arrested by SWAT team after throwing sandwich at federal agent despite grand jury declining felony charge.
Source: WTOP Washington
November 3, 2025
Texas accounts for 1 in 4 ICE arrests while 59% of those detained have no criminal convictions despite Trump administration pledges to pursue "the worst of the worst."
Source: The Texas Tribune
November 3, 2025
Government shutdown forces closure of Head Start centers serving at least 8,000 families as 140 programs await federal funding for 65,000 preschoolers and expectant parents.
Source: The Associated Press
November 3, 2025
Trump endorses former Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo over Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa in New York mayoral race after Cuomo said he would reject Trump endorsement.
Source: NBC News
November 3, 2025
Fourteen of 24 White House ballroom donors face federal enforcement actions while collectively holding $279 billion in government contracts.
Source: The Washington Post
November 3, 2025
Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao while claiming "no idea who he is" despite Binance involvement with crypto platform sending 75% of token revenue to Trump family company.
Source: CNBC
November 3, 2025
Twenty-one states and Washington DC sue Education Department over rule barring student debt forgiveness for public servants who "abet illegal immigration" or support gender transition for minors.
Source: The Hill
November 3, 2025