Trump's off-script comments cause shutdown headaches for GOP … Within hours, Trump walked it back: “I am happy to work with the Democrats on their Failed Healthcare Policies, or anything else, but first they must allow our Government to re-open,” he wrote on Truth Social hours after his initial comments.

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children  —  Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes.  Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.  —  Residents of a South Shore apartment building …

Delays spread to major airports across the country, as the seventh day of government shutdown impacts travelers  —  There will not be enough air traffic controllers in the tower at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport Tuesday night, the Federal Aviation Administration is warning.

Senate Republicans confirm more than 100 Trump nominees as government shutdown continues  —  Mass confirmation includes ambassadors and senior officials as shutdown enters seventh day  —  Senate Republicans confirmed a staggering tranche of President Donald Trump's nominees on Tuesday as the government shutdown continues.

Texas National Guard arrives in Illinois, as Gov. Pritzker calls for end of Trump administration's ‘authoritarian march’  —  Gov. JB Pritzker accused the president of using troops for political gain.  —  Military personnel in uniform, with the Texas National Guard patch on …

GOP senator: ObamaCare messaging ‘very challenging,’ polls ‘asking the wrong questions’  —  Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) said Democrats are taking Republicans “hostage” with their demands to extend ObamaCare tax credits, but he conceded that winning the public relations battle over the issue was “very challenging.”

Man With 200 Explosives And Leftist Manifesto Arrested Outside Supreme Court Event At Church: Police  —  Two days after a Biden judge gave light sentence to attempted Kavanaugh assassin, church event historically attended by conservative justices targeted  —  Washington, D.C. …

Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar  —  U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died” because of his government's decision to gut its foreign aid program.  But in Myanmar, families tell The Associated Press …

Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97  —  He led his parents' appetizing store, Zabar's, for more than 70 years, turning it into an institution synonymous with New York.  —  Saul Zabar, who across more than seven decades as a principal owner of the Upper West Side food emporium bearing …

The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here  —  The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.  —  To capture a democratic nation, authoritarians must control three sources of power: the intelligence agencies, the justice system, and the military.

Memo to Bari Weiss Re: CBS News: You're doomed … To: Bari Weiss  —  RE: Good luck, babe!  —  I honestly cannot believe you've willingly decided to go into the worst kind of job that exists: management at a dying company. … Managing sucks!  It sucks even when you like the people you're managing and it's a low-stress position!

There is no budget “deal” to be made  —  President Trump has so broken the constitutional framework as to make joint normal, responsible government impossible. … The original budget justification for the State Department for FY2025, which ended September 30th last week, stretched to hundreds of pages and totaled nearly $60 billion.

In Chicago, clergy and faith-based protesters say ICE is threatening their religious freedom  —  (RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide.  Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar …

Trump Is Not Afraid of Civil War.  Neither Is Stephen Miller.  —  President Trump has unleashed new weaponry in his war against Democrats, liberals and the left.  Over the past four weeks, he has initiated what amounts to a unique form of partisan civil war designed to amass power …

Stephen Miller has said Donald Trump has plenary authority but what does that actually mean?  —  abc.net.au/news/stephen-miller-donald- trump-plenary-authority/105865430  —  A Trump administration official has allegedly claimed the US president has “plenary authority” while on a live interview with CNN.

Pope Leo tells US bishops to address Trump's immigration crackdown  —  Pope Leo told U.S. bishops visiting him at the Vatican on Wednesday that they should firmly address how immigrants are being treated by President Donald Trump's hardline policies, attendees said, in the latest push by the pontiff on the issue.

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools.  Now They Run the Education Department.  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Education Secretary Linda McMahon has been clear …

Don't Believe the Hype: Trump Bum-Rushing DC Reporters Edition … News comes today that Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought is now threatening not to pay back pay to federal employees after this shutdown ends.  There's both more and less here than meets the eye.

Critics of Trump's immigration crackdown are using the term ‘Kavanaugh stop.’ Here's what it means.  —  The phrase, a reference to a legal case about the administration's immigration enforcement efforts, is ‘a window into where they can go next,’ some advocates say.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, sources say  —  The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, and New York to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart …

Ted Cruz Wants to Make It Easier to Sue the Government for Censorship  —  Senator says he hopes the reaction to Jimmy Kimmel's suspension might help his new bill find bipartisan support  —  WASHINGTON—Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) is calling for changes to the legal system to better protect consumers …

Trump administration cuts federal support for disabled Americans facing homelessness … - SOAR-trained caseworkers help qualifying Americans apply for a few things, primarily SSI), a federal program that provides monthly cash payments to people who are very poor and unable to work — typically because they're disabled.

America's Soybean Farmers Are Panicking Over the Loss of Chinese Buyers  —  China hasn't booked any U.S. soybean purchases in months; farmers warn of ‘bloodbath’  —  American soybean farmers are in panic mode as they harvest what is expected to be a bumper crop without their biggest customer: China.

Pam Bondi accuses Sen. Blumenthal of lying about military service during heated hearing  —  Bondi fired back after the Connecticut Democrat questioned her about former law firm's lobbying activities  —  U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi got into a heated exchange Tuesday with Sen. Richard Blumenthal …