Judge gives Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council 14 days to find new prosecutor for Trump Georgia election case or dismisses it after Willis removed over Wade relationship.
FBI severs ties with civil rights group Southern Poverty Law Center day after Musk accused it of inciting Kirk assassination, second break after ADL split.
Second appeals court blocks Trump order denying citizenship to U.S.-born children without citizen parents despite Supreme Court limiting nationwide injunctions in June.
Trump pauses $2.1 billion for Chicago Red Line extension to South Side citing minority set-aside contracts during shutdown as city vows lawsuit and senators call it illegal retaliation.
Trump administration offers unaccompanied migrant children 14 and older $2,500 to self-deport in unprecedented program, alarming advocates who say vulnerable children deserve full legal process.
Hegseth imposes new rules requiring IG complaints be processed in 7 days and meet higher evidence bar as report on his Signal leak of Yemen strikes looms, with former IG warning changes will discourage whistleblowers and critics calling it effort to avoid oversight.
Supreme Court allows deportation of 300,000 Venezuelans for second time after judge ruled ending protections illegal, with solicitor general accusing judge of ignoring May order and Justice Jackson dissenting that court misuses emergency docket to disrupt lives as quickly as possible.
US revokes Colombian president’s visa after pro-Palestinian protest, threatens to end UN peace mission monitoring 2016 accord while criticizing support for Indigenous groups as “excessive” and disputing Petro’s claim boat strikes killed poor youth not narco-terrorists.
Lujan Grisham signs bills providing $30 million for food assistance and health insurance for tens of thousands facing federal cuts but holds vaccine bill after Republicans blocked emergency clause that would have given children immediate COVID vaccine access.
Noem posts video claiming Broadview denied her bathroom break while mayor says Noem came unannounced and was unavailable when mayor arrived at ICE facility that’s been site of weeks of violent clashes and nearby shooting.
Israel and Hamas agree to advance Trump’s Gaza peace plan before Sunday deadline, though Hamas sidesteps disarmament demand and Israel doesn’t address Trump’s call to halt bombing.
Newsom threatens to cut state funding to California universities that sign Trump compact requiring closure of departments hostile to conservatives, 15% cap on international students, and acceptance of administration’s gender definitions.
Former Des Moines superintendent charged with possessing four firearms including loaded gun in district car after working without authorization since 2020 and hiding deportation order under garage floor mat.
FBI Director Patel fires trainee who displayed Pride flag on desk, citing Trump’s Article II powers and calling it “inappropriate political signage” despite trainee’s 2022 Attorney General’s Award.
Trump reposts QAnon-affiliated content calling Democratic leaders “The Party of Hate, Evil, and Satan” during shutdown negotiations while falsely claiming they seek healthcare for unauthorized immigrants.
WIC program serving 6.8 million low-income mothers and young children faces funding collapse within a week after shutdown blocked quarterly allocation at start of fiscal year.
Smithsonian warns White House order to relocate Space Shuttle Discovery from Virginia to Texas within 18 months would require disassembling the most intact orbiter, destroying its historical value.
Administration empties Guantánamo migrant detention site that held fewer than 700 people since February despite plans for tens of thousands, while keeping more than 600 government workers deployed there.
National Archives ousts Eisenhower Library director who refused to allow removal of federal artifact from permanent collection for Trump to gift King Charles, citing federal law prohibitions.
Trump and budget director Vought plan to determine which “Democrat Agencies” to cut during shutdown after already canceling $18 billion in infrastructure funding for New York.
Kennedy fires Fauci’s successor as NIAID director three weeks after whistleblower complaint alleging cancellation of research grants, politicization of science, and administration hostility toward vaccines.
Apple removes ICEBlock app tracking ICE agent locations after Attorney General Bondi demands takedown, citing Dallas gunman who allegedly used the app while targeting agents but killed two immigrants.
DOJ fires two senior prosecutors from Virginia office that resisted charging Comey, including national security attorney leading prosecution of suspect in Abbey Gate attack that killed 13 service members.
ICE refuses bond hearing for Michigan father with life-threatening leukemia who went 22 days without medication after arrest, citing Trump policy that bars hearings for immigrants who entered illegally.
Statue depicting Trump and Epstein holding hands returns to National Mall after activists repair damage from removal and obtain new permit from ranger defying Deputy Director’s order to ban the group permanently.
Education Department changes furloughed employees’ out-of-office emails to blame Democratic senators for the shutdown without their knowledge or permission, raising Hatch Act violation concerns.
Administration informs Congress Trump has determined U.S. is in armed conflict with drug cartels, authorizing military to kill members as unlawful combatants after three strikes killed 17 people.
FDA approves second generic mifepristone from company aiming to “normalize abortion” during Kennedy’s ongoing safety review of the drug used in two-thirds of U.S. abortions.
Administration cuts $7.6 billion in clean energy grants affecting 223 projects exclusively in 16 states that backed Harris and whose senators voted against the GOP funding bill during the shutdown.
Administration begins training up to 600 Army Reserve and National Guard lawyers as temporary immigration judges, weeks after firing over 100 experienced judges and eliminating immigration law experience requirements.
Trump calls OMB director Russ Vought “of Project 2025 fame” while discussing agency cuts during the shutdown, months after claiming no connection to the conservative blueprint.
Jane Fonda relaunches father’s McCarthy-era First Amendment committee with 550 celebrities after FCC chair threatened broadcasters over Kimmel’s comments on Kirk’s death, prompting temporary removal from air.
FBI Director Patel ends partnership with Anti-Defamation League over former Director Comey’s praise for the Jewish advocacy group, which Republicans targeted for including Kirk’s Turning Point USA in extremism glossary.
Democracy Forward sues OPM, GSA, HUD and OMB over failure to disclose use of AI in analyzing public comments and implementing Trump policies.
Voice of America stops all broadcasts and furloughs journalists 2 days after judge threatened contempt for defying restoration order, breaking with past shutdowns that treated news to authoritarian countries as essential.
White House offers 9 universities preferential federal funding in exchange for capping foreign enrollment at 15%, screening students for views ‘hostile’ to U.S., and sharing discipline records with immigration authorities.
Judge denies asylum motion for man wrongly deported to El Salvador mega-prison in violation of 2019 court order, ruling request filed 6 years after original proceedings ‘untimely.’
Trump dismisses 22 of 26 National Council on the Humanities members, keeping only his own appointees one month after federal judge ruled his grant terminations unlawful.
D.C. police continue patrolling with immigration agents 3 weeks after Trump emergency expired despite mayor’s statements and city law barring cooperation, Post investigation finds.
Hegseth plans to require 5,000 Pentagon staff to sign NDAs barring unauthorized information release and submit to random polygraph tests, measures attorneys say aim to ensure loyalty over countering espionage.
Maine Family Planning shuts down primary care for nearly 1,000 patients after Trump bill blocking Medicaid to abortion providers stripped $2 million despite Medicaid never covering abortion.
Tacoma judge rules unlawful the denial of bond hearings to immigrants who entered without admission, blocking a national policy adopted over the summer from a court that granted bond in only 3% of cases.
Supreme Court allows Fed governor Lisa Cook to stay through 2026 pending January arguments, breaking from deference shown to Trump’s removal power in other independent agency cases.
Surface Transportation Board member fired in August sues Trump, claiming illegal removal ahead of $85 billion rail merger review that Trump later endorsed.
Speaker Johnson continues blocking Arizona Democrat’s swearing-in for 8th day, keeping her from becoming 218th signature to force Epstein files vote.
Defense Secretary Hegseth and Attorney General Bondi tour Memphis task force two days after it made 53 arrests with National Guard, vowing to ‘bulldoze the criminal element without mercy.’
Trump signs executive order declaring attacks on Qatar threats to U.S. security, 20 days after Israel bombed the Gulf state that hosts America’s largest Middle East military base.
New Jersey’s ANCHOR property tax relief program pays up to $1,750 to homeowners earning under $250,000, with automatic enrollment for most residents and applications open until Oct. 31.
Passaic County approves first use of 2024 law letting school districts bypass voters, guaranteeing $44.9 million in bonds for Little Falls expansions.
New Jersey requires K-12 schools to teach Latino and Hispanic history starting in 2026-2027 school year, joining mandates on Black, LGBT, and Holocaust education.
