November 10

Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and other allies who tried to overturn 2020 election

President Trump granted pardons to Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and dozens of others involved in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election on November 10, 2025. Giuliani had been ordered to pay $148 million to Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss after a jury found he defamed them with false fraud claims. Meadows had been indicted in Georgia. The pardons covered federal crimes connected to the 2020 election-denial campaign, including acts that contributed to the January 6 insurrection. A former pardon attorney described the pardons as setting an "alarming precedent" — signaling to Trump allies that political crimes committed in service of the president carry no lasting legal consequence.

FAA Orders Capacity Cuts at 12 Major Hubs as Controller Shortage Triggers 1,500+ Flight Cancellations

On November 10, 2025, the FAA directed airlines to slash daily operations by up to 10% at 12 major hubs including O'Hare, JFK, and LAX, after air traffic controllers — working without pay for weeks during the 43-day shutdown — began calling out sick. Over 1,500 flights were canceled that day, with 2,950 the day prior, making it the worst disruption since the shutdown began October 1.

Trump offers $10,000 bonus to air traffic controllers who stayed on duty during shutdown

On November 10, 2025, President Trump proposed giving $10,000 bonuses to air traffic controllers who remained on duty throughout the shutdown while threatening pay cuts and demanding resignations from those who called out sick. When implemented, only 776 controllers with perfect shutdown attendance received the bonus — roughly 7% of those who worked without pay — drawing union criticism that thousands were excluded.

Supreme Court denies Kim Davis petition to overturn Obergefell

The Supreme Court rejected Kim Davis's petition seeking to overturn the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges same-sex marriage ruling. In an unsigned order, the justices denied review of a federal appeals court ruling upholding a $100,000 damages award to a gay couple Davis refused marriage licenses to while serving as Rowan County, Kentucky clerk. Davis was the only American with direct legal standing to challenge Obergefell.

Business groups ask the Supreme Court to block California's climate disclosure laws

The US Chamber of Commerce and allied business groups filed an emergency application with the US Supreme Court on November 10, 2025, seeking to block enforcement of California's SB 253 and SB 261 while their Ninth Circuit appeal was pending. The filing argued that companies faced irreparable harm from being compelled to publish climate-related financial risk reports and greenhouse gas emissions data. The Ninth Circuit had declined to stay enforcement, prompting the escalation to the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court grants certiorari in Watson v. RNC over Mississippi's mail ballot deadline

The Supreme Court agreed to hear Watson v. Republican National Committee, a case challenging Mississippi's law allowing mail ballots received up to five days after Election Day to be counted if postmarked by Election Day. The 5th Circuit had invalidated the law. A ruling could jeopardize similar grace period laws in 29 states, including provisions protecting military and overseas voters.

Trump tells Fox News the economy is 'a con job by the Democrats' and 'polls are fake'

In a November 10, 2025 interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham, President Trump dismissed voter anxiety about prices as 'a con job by the Democrats,' described 'a manufactured economy,' and said 'I think polls are fake.' Ingraham pushed back, telling him voters were genuinely worried about affordability.

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BBC director-general and news chief resign over misleadingly edited Trump Jan. 6 speech

BBC Director-General Tim Davie and news division chief Deborah Turness resigned on Nov. 9–10, 2025 after a leaked internal memo revealed the BBC had edited Trump's January 6, 2021 speech to make it appear he directly incited the Capitol riot. Trump threatened a $1 billion lawsuit. The scandal exposed deep impartiality failures and triggered one of the BBC's worst crises in decades.

Trump pardons fake electors and allies in 2020 election interference cases

President Trump pardoned approximately 77 people connected to the fake electors scheme to overturn the 2020 election, including his 18 co-defendants in the Georgia racketeering case and 16 alternate electors who signed false certificates claiming Trump won Georgia. The pardons cover only federal charges; Georgia state charges remained pending until a new prosecutor dismissed the full Fulton County case on November 26, 2025.