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.

White House draws out mass federal firings timeline as GOP grows squeamish in funding fight  —  The Trump administration's strategy to swiftly roll out mass layoffs of federal workers during the government shutdown has shifted in recent days, administration officials familiar with the talks told CNN …

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 …

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 …

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.”

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.

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. …

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 …

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!

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.

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

Scoop: White House says it has funding to save food aid program  —  The White House has found funding to keep afloat a food aid program that had been threatened by the government shutdown. … - The program — which provides vouchers for healthy food, breastfeeding assistance and nutritional education …

FBI shuts down corruption group, fires agents after they monitored GOP lawmakers  —  The FBI has shut down a group tasked with investigating public corruption and fired several agents, FBI Director Kash Patel said Tuesday. … - In a post on X, Patel said that CR-15, which aided in Smith's probe …

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 …

California's largest high school district adopts policy to oppose trans athletes in girls' sports  —  Kern High School District enrolls more than 40,000 students across 31 schools  —  The biggest high school district by enrollment and land area in the state of California voted 3-2 to adopt …

Why MAGA is outraged at Zach Bryan over ICE lyric  —  Country music star Zach Bryan is facing backlash from fans and MAGA listeners over a new song snippet that criticizes Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). … - Singers such as Bad Bunny, Shakira and Doechii have specifically called out Trump's immigration policies.