November 6, 2025: Democrats Win All Major Races, SCOTUS to Decide Fate of Trump's Tariffs, What We Know About Payment of SNAP Benefits. Does New Rule Ban LGBTQ Individuals From Loan Forgiveness?

Episode Format:

1. Major Results of This Weeks Elections Around the Country (1:18)

2. What We Know About When November SNAP Benefits Will Be Paid (9:26)

3. Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Trump's Tariffs; Here's Everything You Need to Know About the Case, Arguments, and What Might Happen (15:01)

4. Quick Hitters: FAA to Reduce Flights Friday, Dick Cheney Dies, Nancy Pelosi Won't Seek Re-Election, Shutdown Breaks Record for Longest Shutdown, Two Men Arrested in Connection with Harvard Explosion, IRS to Dismantle Direct File (33:06)

5. Rumor Has It: Does New Rule Ban LGBTQ Individuals from Loan Forgiveness? Did ICE Throw Tear Gas Outside of an Elementary School? Did ICE Arrest a Teacher at a Daycare? (36:22)

6. Critical Thinking Segment (44:01)

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Major Results of This Weeks Elections Around the Country

https://calmatters.org/politics/2025/11/proposition-50-overnight-results/ 

https://apnews.com/article/california-redistricting-congress-election-661fbe88aa65d858fdfb4f119f4f92b2 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/05/california-republicans-proposition-50-redistricting-lawsuit-00637818 

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/04/us/elections/results-new-york-city-mayor.html 

https://www.andrewcuomo.com/issues 

https://dailycampus.com/2025/11/04/roundtable-funniest-curtis-sliwa-moments/ 

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/zohran-mamdani-election-mayor-andrew-cuomo-new-york-b2858346.html 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2025-elections/new-jersey-governor-results 

https://www.mikiesherrill.com/issues 

https://www.jack4nj.com/issues 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/virginia-governor-election-results-spanberger-earle-sears-race-win-rcna238685 

https://abigailspanberger.com/values/ 

https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/im-winsome-earle-sears-why-i-want-virginias-vote-governor 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/virginia-ag-race-jay-jones/# 

https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2025/10/03/jay-jones-faces-bipartisan-criticism-following-alleged-controversial-text-messages/ 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/04/virginia-house-of-delegates-winner-00636533 

https://cardinalnews.org/2025/10/31/general-assembly-passes-constitutional-amendment-to-redraw-virginias-congressional-maps/ 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/pennsylvania-supreme-court-vote-election-race-retains-justices-rcna238914 

https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/live/election-2025-results-updates-nj-pa-philadelphia-20251105.html 

https://www.zohranfornyc.com/platform?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://www.cnn.com/election/2025/results/new-york-city-mayor

What We Know About When November SNAP Benefits Will Be Paid

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/article/trump-administration-says-snap-benefits-will-restart-but-will-only-be-partial-payments-and-could-be-delayed-195104734.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/partial-snap-benefits-november-65-up-from-50-trump-official-says-rcna242289

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/06/nx-s1-5600097/snap-partial-payments-trump-administration

https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/revised-benefit-administrative-expense-update-Nov-2025

Supreme Court to Decide Fate of Trump's Tariffs

https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/10/trumps-tariffs-face-supreme-court-scrutiny/ 

https://www.tradecomplianceresourcehub.com/2025/11/04/trump-2-0-tariff-tracker/ 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/declaring-a-national-energy-emergency/ 

https://www.cfr.org/article/supreme-court-case-ieepa-tariffs-facts-should-matter 

https://apnews.com/article/tariffs-lawsuit-what-states-sue-0d6531b7f60aaa2f7c6c35e0a944d4a9 

https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/case-files/learning-resources-inc-v-trump/ 

https://www.cafc.uscourts.gov/opinions-orders/25-1812.OPINION.8-29-2025_2566151.pdf 

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/supreme-court-trump-tariffs-11-05-25 

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/supreme-court-tariffs-case-stock-market-11-05-2025?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqduum1WBxZjESSzzDywx3qDpYbj_tJoZcMASaOlAsxJ1CCICSnqqz6QXMy8ww%3D%3D&gaa_ts=690b7c0d&gaa_sig=BepDPD8479YFoV6Vk11le2W_Cg_7W9zWj7hAO43zUMLYQBNRtDmTIe9OefnyYBhtNfOdeg2DTMm2aQF2MMOBzw%3D%3D 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gp3nj5nj3o 

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/05/supreme-court-trump-trade-tarrifs-vos.html 

https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/court-appears-dubious-of-trumps-tariffs/

Quick Hitters

https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/5592592-faa-airport-list-reduced-flights-shutdown/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/list-40-airports-faa-flight-cancellations-capacity-cuts-government-shutdown-proposed/ 

https://www.npr.org/2025/11/04/123987715/dick-cheney-former-vice-president-dies 

​​https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/35-days-government-shutdown-record-longest-history-election-day-rcna241576

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/two-arrested-connection-explosion-harvard-medical-school-campus

https://www.foxnews.com/us/fbi-arrests-2-men-connection-harvard-medical-school-explosion

https://apnews.com/article/irs-direct-file-not-available-2026-04f2d0c31bec80b55d122a0e76e08c36 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/politics/nancy-pelosi-congress-retirement

Rumor Has It

https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-announces-final-rule-public-service-loan-forgiveness-protect-american-taxpayers 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-children-from-chemical-and-surgical-mutilation/

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/31/2025-19729/william-d-ford-federal-direct-loan-direct-loan-program 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/30/trump-administration-sets-rules-to-bar-groups-it-opposes-from-loan-relief 

https://apnews.com/article/public-service-loan-forgiveness-debt-cancellation-62536bdb25f04b5138d2d0a2aeec4e58

https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5586396-states-education-department-pslf-public-service-loan-forgiveness-debt-relief/ 

https://theintercept.com/2025/10/19/chicago-schools-ice-national-guard-trump/

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/federal-agents-chicago-daycare-preschool-teacher-detained/

https://www.rayitoschools.com/locations/rayito-daycare-in-roscoe-village-chicago/