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White House declines to engage Democrats as shutdown drags into second week

By Natalie Allison and Riley Beggin
Oct 09, 2025 8:29 pm - In the eight days since the government shut down, President Donald Trump and his allies have engaged in a furious public campaign against Democrats, blaming them for the closure, trolling political opponents online and urging party leaders to accede to their demands.Behind the scenes, Trump and his aides have still not engaged with Democrats at all. The stance comes despite the potential political ramifications of the closure, which polling has shown the public blames more so on Republicans than Democrats.
New York Attorney General Letitia James charged in fraud case after pressure campaign by Trump

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, MICHAEL R. SISAK and ERIC TUCKER
Oct 09, 2025 8:18 pm - WASHINGTON — New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday on mortgage fraud charges in a case that President Donald Trump urged his Justice Department to...
Antifa expert at Rutgers University says he is moving to Spain because of death threats

By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI
Oct 09, 2025 8:07 pm - An expert on anti-fascist groups who teaches at Rutgers University says he is fleeing with his family to Spain after getting death threats amid a campaign by the campus c...
Judge orders halt to DHS agents’ targeting of journalists in Chicago

By Scott Nover
Oct 09, 2025 6:47 pm - A federal judge Thursday temporarily blocked federal agents with the Department of Homeland Security from using riot control weapons against journalists covering protests and immigration enforcement operations in the Chicago area.
Texas appeals court again pauses execution of Robert Roberson in shaken baby case

By JUAN A. LOZANO
Oct 09, 2025 4:43 pm - Texas’ top criminal court on Thursday again paused the execution of Robert Roberson, just days before he was set to become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.This was the third execution date that Roberson’s lawyers have been able to stay since 2016, including one scheduled nearly a year ago, due to an unprecedented intervention from a bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers who believe he is innocent.
‘Simply unreliable’: Judge blocks National Guard deployment for 2 weeks, rejects rebellion argument

By Marni Pyke
Oct 09, 2025 1:23 pm - DOJ attorneys are appealing ruling. U.S. District Judge April Perry said the deployment is largely rooted in President Donald Trump’s "animus toward Illinois elected officials.”
Trump has yet to provide Congress hard evidence that targeted boats carried drugs, officials say

By AAMER MADHANI, SEUNG MIN KIM, MATTHEW LEE and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN
Oct 08, 2025 8:41 pm - WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has yet to provide underlying evidence to lawmakers proving that alleged drug-smuggling boats targeted by the U.S. military in a ser...
Hegseth’s sprawling hunt for Charlie Kirk critics spans nearly 300 investigations

By Noah Robertson and Tara Copp
Oct 08, 2025 8:35 pm - The Pentagon has investigated nearly 300 Defense Department employees, including service members, civilian workers and contractors, for comments appearing online after last month’s shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, according to documents reviewed by The Washington Post.
A quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data

By Perry Stein
Oct 08, 2025 8:31 pm - Nearly a quarter of the FBI’s roughly 13,000 agents across the country are currently assigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing to upward of 40% in the nation’s largest field offices, according to data from the FBI obtained by Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) and shared with The Washington Post.
Federal government shutdown grinds into a week two as tempers flare at the Capitol

By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Oct 08, 2025 8:19 pm - WASHINGTON — Tours at the Capitol have come to a standstill. The House is keeping its doors closed, while the Senate repeated its loop Wednesday of failed votes to reopen...

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