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‘The situation appears to be deteriorating:’ O’Hare is back to normal but for how long amid shutdown?

By Marni Pyke
Oct 08, 2025 1:45 pm - Experts predict disruptions may continue as the shutdown stress grows for unpaid government employees, including air traffic controllers.
Trump says Pritzker, Johnson ‘should be in jail’; ‘Come and get me,’ governor replies

By Marni Pyke
Oct 08, 2025 9:45 am - Escalating tensions between Illinois and the White House, President Donald Trump recommended jailing Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Wednesday. Pritzker has countered that Trump has dementia and tells Democrats, “we need to be strong.” Johnson says, “I’m not going anywhere.”
Comey pleads not guilty to Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress

By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Oct 08, 2025 8:25 am - Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday to face a criminal case that has thrown a spotlight on the Justice Department's efforts to target adversaries of President Donald Trump.
Veteran defense lawyer turned judge oversees case against ex-FBI Director Comey

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Oct 08, 2025 8:21 am - Michael Nachmanoff has built a quiet reputation in the federal courthouse in northern Virginia — a onetime public defender turned judge known for methodical preparation and a cool temperament. On Wednesday, he finds himself at the center of a political storm: presiding over the Justice Department’s prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey.
Israel and Hamas agree to ‘first phase’ of plan to end fighting and release hostages, Trump says

By SAMY MAGDY
Oct 08, 2025 8:16 am - Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause fighting in Gaza and release at least some hostages and prisoners in an agreement that was put forward by the Trump administration and would represent the biggest breakthrough in months in the devastating two-year-old war.
A combative Bondi clashes with senators on Epstein, cases against Trump foes

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and STEPHEN GROVES
Oct 07, 2025 9:10 pm - Attorney General Pam Bondi repeatedly deflected questions as she sought during a combative congressional hearing on Tuesday to defend herself against growing criticism that she's turning the law enforcement agency into a weapon to seek vengeance against President Donald Trump’s political opponents.
Trump hints at health care deal to end shutdown, but key hurdles remain

By Dan Diamond and Riley Beggin
Oct 07, 2025 8:56 pm - President Donald Trump’s pledge Monday that he is open to a health care compromise that could end the government shutdown has Democrats keen to make a deal — and conservatives eager to blow it up.“I’d like to see a deal made for great health care,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Monday, responding to questions about Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire at the end of the year. He later wrote on his Truth Social platform that no deal would be possible until Democrats agree to end the shutdown, which Democrats say they will not do without an agreement on the subsidies.
ICE kept most offices open in shutdown — but not the one inspecting detention centers

By Douglas MacMillan
Oct 07, 2025 8:49 pm - The Trump administration has said immigration enforcement will “remain unchanged” through the government shutdown. Officers continue to arrest migrants; detention centers remain fully operational; and the government issued new contracts for additional migrant holding facilities just last week.
Furloughed workers not guaranteed back pay after shutdown, OMB claims

By Jacob Bogage
Oct 07, 2025 8:10 pm - Furloughed federal workers are not entitled to automatic back pay after the government shutdown ends, the Trump administration’s budget office claimed in a new draft memo obtained by The Washington Post, ratcheting up tensions in Washington over the week-long closure.
Supreme Court seems skeptical about state bans on ‘conversion therapy’ for LBGTQ+ kids

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Oct 07, 2025 4:43 pm - A majority of Supreme Court justices on Tuesday seemed likely to side with a Christian counselor challenging bans on LGBTQ+ “conversion therapy” for kids as a violation of her First Amendment rights.

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