Senate nears shutdown deal; Trump pardons allies, including Giuliani

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00:00At long last, movement on the government shutdown.

00:04The Senate finally clears a funding bill after a six-week stalemate.

00:07So is the shutdown about to end or just enter a new round?

00:11Plus, President Trump floats a $2,000 dividend for Americans.

00:15But where would the money actually come from?

00:17And it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

00:20The Rockefeller tree has arrived in Manhattan.

00:25The stories that matter, clear and credible.

00:28From across the country to around the world, these are your unbiased updates from Straight Arrow News.

00:36Good morning, I'm Craig DeGrelli.

00:38We begin this morning with a possible end in sight for the government shutdown, now in its sixth week.

00:43Last night, eight Senate Democrats joined Republicans to advance a House-passed short-term funding bill.

00:49The 60-40 vote is a move that could reopen the government as soon as this week.

00:54The deal would fund the government through January, restore pay for federal workers,

00:59and reverse mass firings ordered under the Trump administration.

01:03In exchange, Democrats secured only a promise, not a guarantee,

01:07for a later vote on extending Affordable Care Act tax credits, their key demand throughout the shutdown.

01:13Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was among the Democrats who voted no,

01:17calling the plan incomplete and saying the fight is far from over.

01:21Majority Leader John Thune, meanwhile, urged immediate passage, saying it's time to get the government open.

01:28We asked President Trump to step in and meet with us to deliver lower health care for Americans,

01:33and instead, Donald Trump has taken the American people hostage.

01:39From cutting off food aid to hungry families and vets and seniors and kids,

01:44to manufacturing flight cancellations, to cutting off home heating aid,

01:48this health care crisis is so severe, so urgent, so devastating for families back home

01:55that I cannot in good faith support this CR that fails to address the health care crisis.

02:03Majority Leader.

02:04Mr. President, after 40 long days, I'm hopeful that we can finally bring this shutdown to an end.

02:09And I don't need to go over all the reasons why it's imperative that we get the government open as soon as possible.

02:13From the truly precarious situation we are in with regard to air travel to the fact that our staffs have been working without pay

02:19for a full 40 days now, all of us, Republicans and Democrats, who support this bill know that the time to act is now.

02:29The Senate reconvenes at 11 Eastern and is expected to continue negotiating final details.

02:35Even with progress, it still could be days before the shutdown officially ends.

02:40A federal appeals court has ruled the Trump administration must fully fund food assistance benefits

02:46during the ongoing government shutdown.

02:49Late Sunday night, the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston upheld a lower court ruling from Rhode Island

02:55requiring the U.S. Department of Agriculture to release $4 billion to ensure Americans receive full SNAP benefits,

03:03commonly known as food stamps.

03:05The decision came after the USDA told states to immediately undo any steps taken to distribute full benefits,

03:12warning of possible financial penalties.

03:15Several states began issuing payments on Friday, but on Saturday, Supreme Court Justice Katanji Brown-Jackson

03:21temporarily paused the order while the appeals court reviewed the case.

03:26Even with Sunday's ruling, that pause stays in place for 48 hours, meaning payments won't resume right away.

03:33It is still unclear whether the administration plans to follow through on its threat to penalize states it says acted without authorization.

03:42President Trump is promising what he calls a $2,000 dividend for most Americans,

03:47saying the money would come from the nation's booming tariff revenues.

03:51In a Truth Social post, the president wrote,

03:53It was just one of a string of weekend posts where Trump claimed the U.S. was the richest and most respected country in the world,

04:14thanks to his trade policies, and that those tariffs are now paying down the national debt.

04:19But, on ABC, Treasury Secretary Scott Besson stopped short of calling Trump's dividend promise an actual plan.

04:27The $2,000 dividend could come in lots of forms, in lots of ways, George.

04:32You know, it could be just the tax decreases that we are seeing on the president's agenda.

04:39You know, no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on Social Security, deductibility of auto loans.

04:45For now, there's no formal proposal, no congressional language, and no clear math showing how a $2,000 payout would be funded,

04:54though the bipartisan Policy Center shows the U.S. has brought in $227 billion in tariffs in 2025.

05:02The president has floated the idea, but the details, the dollars, and the specifics are not yet there.

05:07President Trump has issued a wave of new pardons, clearing more than 70 political allies tied to efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

05:17The proclamation posted Sunday night by pardon attorney Ed Martin lists high-profile names,

05:23including Rudy Giuliani, former chief of staff Mark Meadows, and attorney Sidney Powell, among others,

05:28accused or investigated over election interference.

05:31Trump calls the pardons, quote, the end of a grave national injustice and part of a process of national reconciliation.

05:40Giuliani had faced criminal charges in Georgia, accused of helping organize a fake slate of electors

05:45and spreading false claims of voter fraud.

05:48He was indicted on 13 counts, including soliciting officials to violate their oaths and making false statements.

05:54Giuliani was also found liable in civil court for defaming two Georgia election workers

06:00in order to pay $148 million.

06:03He later reached a settlement that allowed him to keep his property.

06:06The proclamation specifically notes it does not apply to Trump himself,

06:11but it does clear many of the key figures who helped him challenge the 2020 results.

06:16President Trump is taking a victory lap after two of the BBC's top bosses

06:21stepped down over how the network edited his January 6th speech,

06:25and this morning one of those leaders is speaking out.

06:28In a truth social post Sunday night, Trump wrote,

06:31The top people in the BBC, including Tim Davey, the boss, are all quitting slash fired

06:37because they were caught doctoring my very good, perfect speech of January 6th.

06:43Thank you to the Telegraph for exposing these corrupt journalists.

06:46Hours earlier, the BBC confirmed both Director General Tim Davey and News Chief Deborah Ternes had resigned.

06:53It centers on a BBC panorama documentary that spliced together part of Trump's 2021 address,

07:01leaving out the line where he said supporters should, quote,

07:04peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.

07:08The version that aired kept the phrase fight like hell, making it sound as if he were urging violence.

07:15Pressure exploded after Britain's Telegraph newspaper published details of a leaked internal dossier

07:20criticizing the BBC's editorial standards, including the Trump edit,

07:25and accusing the network of broad bias issues.

07:29In letters to staff, Davey said the decision was his, that, quote,

07:33mistakes were made and he had to take responsibility.

07:36Ternes called the uproar damaging to an institution she loves,

07:40saying simply, the buck stops with me.

07:42She at one time had been the head of NBC News.

07:45Reporters asked her this morning whether she thinks reporters are institutionally corrupt.

07:50Watch.

07:51Do you think that the journalists are institutionally corrupt like President Trump does?

07:56Of course our journalists aren't corrupt.

07:59Our journalists are hardworking people who strive for impartiality,

08:03and I will stand by their journalism.

08:04Is there institutional bias at the BBC?

08:06There is no institutional bias.

08:07Mistakes are made, but there's no institutional bias.

08:09But why weren't the mistakes dealt with on Trump, on anti-Semitism, on women's rights?

08:15I'm sure that story will emerge, but for now I'm going to go in and see our team.

08:18The resignations mark one of the biggest leadership shake-ups in BBC history

08:23and a major test of trust in Britain's public broadcaster.

08:27Finally this morning, a sign the holidays have officially landed in New York City.

08:32Look, the Rockefeller Christmas tree rolled into Manhattan over the weekend.

08:36The star of the show, if you will, a 75-foot Norway spruce from upstate, just outside Albany.

08:43Crowds gathered as cranes eventually hoisted the 11-ton tree into place above the ice rink.

08:49People with coffee in one hand, phones in the other, capturing the first big moment of the season.

08:54Neat.

08:55This year's tree was donated by Judy Russ and her family,

08:58planted by her husband's great-grandparents nearly a century ago.

09:02She says it's bittersweet seeing it shine without him,

09:05but special that, quote, our family's tree gets to be everyone's tree.

09:10Next up, more than 50,000 lights, a 900-pound Swarovski star,

09:15and a big lighting ceremony December 3rd,

09:18officially turning the page to Christmas in the city that never sleeps.

09:22That is uplifting this morning.

09:23I don't know about you folks, but I'm ready for the holiday season.

09:26I actually went and got our tree last week.

09:28We're going to put it up the day after Thanksgiving in the Negrali household.

09:31What about you?

09:32Do you have a tradition when you put your tree up?

09:34Is there like a benchmark date that you look forward to?

09:37Anyways, I just hope this gives you a bit of joy on a Monday morning.

09:41All right, before we head out, here's what we're tracking today.

09:43At 11 a.m., President Trump hosts Syria's president at the White House,

09:47the first ever visit by a Syrian leader.

09:50Also at 11, health experts give an update on the measles spreading across North America.

09:55And at 1, billionaire Warren Buffett delivers a new message on philanthropy and succession

10:00as he gets ready to hand over the CEO reins, but stay on as chairman at Berkshire Hathaway.

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10:13Those are your Unbiased Updates for this Monday.

10:15We'll see you back here tomorrow.

10:17For all of us here at Straight Arrow News, I'm Greg DiGrali.

10:19Have a great day.

10:20We'll see you next time.

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