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EPISODE · Nov 9, 2025 · 17 MIN

US government shutdown & Democrat clean sweep

from Newstalk Weekend

Dramatic political shifts are underway in US political circles. In New York City, 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani has just secured a historic mayoral victory, the federal government remains shuttered - now the longest shutdown in U.S. history - and Democrats scored major victories nationwide in the first major electoral test of President Donald Trump’s second term. Joining Anton to unpack what this all means is former Maryland Governor, Martin O’Malley & Suzanne Lynch, Brussels Bureau Chief at Bloomberg

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Dramatic political shifts are underway in US political circles. In New York City, 34-year-old Zohran Mamdani has just secured a historic mayoral victory, the federal government remains shuttered - now the longest shutdown in U.S. history - and...

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