Scoop: White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren't entitled to back pay  —  Furloughed federal workers aren't guaranteed compensation for their forced time off during the government shutdown, according to a draft White House memo described to Axios by three sources.

Trump's power to deploy National Guard, explained  —  President Trump is bucking tradition and legal precedent in pushing to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities such as Portland, Ore., and Chicago due to what he says is rampant crime and to support his crackdown on illegal immigration.

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Supreme Court weighs challenge to bans on conversion therapy aimed at LGBTQ kids  —  Kaley Chiles, a Christian talk therapist in Colorado, argues that the state's ban violates her rights under the Constitution's First Amendment.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday considers …

Airport delays hit second day amid government shutdown  —  Staffing shortages have already caused delays at airports in Denver; Burbank, California; and Newark, New Jersey.  —  Flight delays across the United States stretched into a second day Tuesday as the Federal Aviation Administration braced …

Republican leaders clash on emergency troop pay vote  —  Speaker Mike Johnson said the House could come back to pass emergency legislation to pay troops during the government shutdown.  Senate Majority Leader John Thune wasn't willing to go there.  The unusual tactical disagreement between …

Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest - using photos of South America  —  A federal judge had blocked Trump's request to deploy California national guard to Portland  —  Before a federal judge blocked Donald Trump from putting members of California's national guard on the streets of Portland …

Bondi tells Schiff he should ‘apologize’ for impeaching Trump  —  Just weeks weeks after Sen. Adam Schiff was called a “buffoon” and a “fraud” by FBI Director Kash Patel during a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing, the California Democrat was similarly pilloried Tuesday by Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Sen. Josh Hawley falsely says FBI ‘tapped’ senators' phones during Jack Smith probe  —  Sen. Josh Hawley falsely claimed Tuesday that newly disclosed records revealed that the FBI “tapped” the phones of eight sitting U.S. senators during special counsel Jack Smith's investigation …

Six surgeons general: It's our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.  —  We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them.  We're doing that again today.  —  The writers are all former U.S. surgeons general.  —  As former U.S. surgeons general appointed by every Republican …

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations  —  Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence  —  A Rutgers University professor is temporarily relocating to Europe as he grapples with threats …

ICE bought vehicles equipped with fake cell towers to spy on phones  —  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) paid $825,000 earlier this year to a company that manufactures vehicles equipped with various technologies for law enforcement, including fake cellphone towers known as …

Jay Jones scandal throws Virginia Democrats into crisis  —  A scandal over resurfaced texts from Virginia Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones has Democrats in a catch-22. … - But standing by him risks reinforcing Republican attacks about double standards on political violence.

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.

Trump's Own Tweet on Portland Backfires as Judge Deals Him Harsh Loss  —  Over the weekend, a federal judge blocked President Trump from deploying the National Guard in Portland.  The judge blocked Trump from deploying the California National Guard to Oregon too.

Nobel Prize in Physics Is Awarded for Work in Quantum Mechanics  —  John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis were recognized for work that made behaviors of the subatomic realm observable at a larger scale.  —  John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis were awarded …

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell Torches CNN For ‘New Dark Low’ On Trump  —  A weird interview with the president really riled the anchor.  —  MSNBC host Lawrence O'Donnell says CNN plumbed “a new dark low” by interviewing President Donald Trump via text message on Saturday …