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Skeptical judges increasingly question administration’s veracity

By Perry Stein
Oct 11, 2025 8:55 pm - In recent days, a Trump-appointed judge in Oregon declared the president’s decision to send the National Guard to Portland was “simply untethered to the facts.”In Tennessee, an Obama-appointed judge ruled that Kilmar Abrego García had presented enough evidence to pursue a rare claim of “vindictive prosecution.” On Thursday, Judge April M. Perry in Chicago, appointed by President Joe Biden, said she had seen a “lack of credibility” from the Department of Homeland Security.
Trump orders Defense Dept. to issue military paychecks during shutdown

By Jacob Bogage and Maegan Vazquez
Oct 11, 2025 8:34 pm - President Donald Trump on Saturday said the government would issue paychecks to military service members during the government shutdown, ordering Defense Department officials to repurpose money to make payroll.
Appeals court bars Trump from deploying National Guard in Illinois

By Mark Berman
Oct 11, 2025 4:14 pm - A federal appeals court said Saturday that it will not allow President Donald Trump to deploy the National Guard in Illinois, largely preserving a ruling that had suspended his administration’s campaign to send troops into the Chicago area.The Chicago-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, however, said that the president could federalize the Guard for now, as the appeals court said it will later decide on that question. It is unclear what the Guard will be doing without the ability to deploy.
Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears

By PATRICK WHITTLE
Oct 11, 2025 2:53 pm - BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine — Republican lawmakers are targeting one of the U.S.'s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales...
Congress should extend ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits and open the government

By Elliot Richardson
Oct 11, 2025 1:00 pm - Small businesses want to provide health benefits to their employees because it promotes a healthy and productive workforce and allows them to compete for talent with larger enterprises.
National Guard stands down in Illinois while troops patrol in Memphis with local police

By ADRIAN SAINZ and CHRISTINE FERNANDO
Oct 10, 2025 6:19 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. — National Guard troops patrolled in Tennessee's second-largest city for the first time Friday while soldiers in Illinois were engaged only in planning and...
Trump's quest for the Nobel Peace Prize falls short again despite high-profile nominations

By MIKE PESOLI and MICHELLE L. PRICE
Oct 10, 2025 3:42 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was passed over for the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday despite jockeying from his fellow Republicans, various world leaders and — most v...
Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown

By SEUNG MIN KIM and STEPHEN GROVES
Oct 10, 2025 3:33 pm - WASHINGTON — The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started, an attempt by President Donald Trump's administration to exert m...
Thousands of Palestinians return to what's left of their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes effect

By ABDEL KAREEM HANA, WAFAA SHURAFA and MELANIE LIDMAN
Oct 10, 2025 3:30 pm - WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip — Tens of thousands of Palestinians headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on Friday as a U.S.-brokered ceasefire came into effect...
Trump threatens tech export limits, new 100% tariffs on Chinese imports starting Nov. 1 or sooner

By JOSH BOAK and DIDI TANG
Oct 10, 2025 3:27 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s placing an additional 100% tax on Chinese imports starting on Nov. 1 or sooner, potentially escalating tariff r...

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