Oct 03 Trump to withhold $2.1 billion for Chicago infrastructure projects amid shutdown battle By Chris Megerian, Associated Press The pause affects a long-awaited plan to extend the city’s Red Line train. White House budget director Russ Vought wrote on social media Friday that the money was “put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing via race-based contracting.”… Continue reading
Oct 02 Former Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned last year after a woman in Oklahoma accused the pastor of sexually abusing her in the 1980s pleaded guilty Thursday to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, authorities said. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 7:29 Laotian refugee living in U.S. since childhood faces threat of deportation By Stephanie Sy, Ian Couzens As President Trump intensifies his sweeping crackdown on immigration, more longtime residents, people who have lived in this country for years, are being caught up in the effort. Deportation flights to Laos have resumed for the first time in years. Continue watching
Oct 02 Applying for college financial aid? Here’s what’s different about this year’s FAFSA By Genesis Magpayo The updated FAFSA form launched last week — the earliest it’s been available in the program’s history, according to the Department of Education. Continue reading
Oct 02 How your travel plans could be affected by a prolonged government shutdown By Rio Yamat, Associated Press The latest shutdown is unfolding at a time when both the TSA and the Federal Aviation Administration are already facing staffing shortages, including a shortage of about 3,000 air traffic controllers. Continue reading
Oct 02 Interactive: How the government shutdown affects different agencies By Associated Press President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors. Continue reading
Oct 02 How a shutdown affects the EPA’s effort to protect America’s air, water and land By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Former EPA officials express concerns that polluters may exploit the situation with an agency that has already seen massive staff cuts and dramatic shifts in policy. Continue reading
Oct 02 Shutdowns usually don’t do much economic damage, but there are reasons to worry this time By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Trump's massive layoff threat and the precarious state of the American economy raise the odds of longer-lasting damage. Continue reading
Oct 02 Trump declares U.S. in ‘non-international armed conflict’ with drug cartels By Aamer Madhani, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels operating in the Caribbean are unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict.”… Continue reading
Oct 02 Immigration judge rejects Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s asylum bid, but he can appeal By Travis Loller, Associated Press Abrego Garcia has 30 days to appeal to the Board of Immigration Appeals. Continue reading