Politics Oct 28 Pressure to end shutdown ramps up on Nov. 1, ex-Trump White House official says By Geoff Bennett, Kyle Midura
Politics Oct 28 Watch 5:17 Why Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court election has national implications Election Day is a week away, and while there are some gubernatorial races getting attention, there is also a trio of votes for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that continues a trend of big spending in judicial elections. Pennsylvania is a… By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Ali Schmitz
Politics Oct 28 WATCH LIVE: Powell delivers remarks after Federal Reserve meeting on interest rates A cut Wednesday would be the second this year and could benefit consumers by bringing down borrowing costs for mortgages and auto loans. By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
Politics Oct 28 Vance says Trump administration believes troops will get paid for now The funding fight in Washington gained new urgency this week as millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance, more federal workers miss their first full paycheck and recurring delays at airports snarl travel plans. By Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press
Politics Oct 28 Judge extends order barring the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the shutdown A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday indefinitely barred the Trump administration from firing federal employees during the government shutdown, saying that labor unions were likely to prevail on their claims that the cuts were arbitrary and politically motivated. By Janie Har, Associated Press
Oct 28 Florida man convicted raping and killing his neighbor is set to be executed By David Fischer, Associated Press It would be Florida's 15th death sentence carried out in 2025, further extending the state record for total executions in a single year. Continue reading
Oct 28 WATCH: Johnson urges Democrats to end shutdown with union providing political ‘cover’ By Associated Press Johnson, who has refused to call the House into session, said during his daily press conference at the partly closed Capitol that Democrats have political "cover” now that the largest federal workers union has urged them to reopen government. Continue reading
Oct 28 Judge orders Border Patrol official Bovino to meet with her daily on Chicago immigration crackdown By Christine Fernando, Associated Press Greg Bovino, who has become the face of the Trump administration’s immigration sweeps in America’s big cities, got an earful from U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis as soon as he settled into the witness chair in his green uniform. Continue reading
Oct 28 Lawsuit by Trump ally Paxton asserts unproven claim of autism risk from acetaminophen By Associated Press Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Tuesday accused the companies behind Tylenol of deceptively marketing the pain reliever to pregnant mothers. Continue reading
Oct 28 Maine and Texas latest fronts in voting battles, with voter ID, citizenship on the ballot By Patrick Whittle, John Hanna, Associated Press The initiatives are the latest in a wave of voting-related measures since President Donald Trump's false claims about widespread fraud costing him reelection in 2020. Continue reading