Judges order the Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Two federal judges ruled nearly simultaneously on Friday …

U.S. poised to strike military targets in Venezuela in escalation against Maduro regime  —  The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald …

Frustration mounts inside FBI over thwarted ‘potential’ terror plot  —  Senior officials believe FBI Director Kash Patel acted hastily in attempt to grab credit.  —  Senior Justice Department and FBI officials expressed frustration Friday that FBI Director Kash Patel publicly disclosed …

For One Day at Least, Long Live the King  —  Donald Trump had an announcement for Senate Republicans last night: It's time to nuke the filibuster.  —  “BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE GONE STONE COLD ‘CRAZY,’” Trump wrote on Truth Social last night, “THE CHOICE IS CLEAR …

The GOP's top think tank just defended an open Nazi  —  On Thursday night, the president of the Heritage Foundation — the MAGA right's leading think tank — welcomed an open Nazi into his political coalition.  —  You might think I am exaggerating.  I assure you I am not.

Trump Boat Bombings Worsen as New Horror Shakes Experts: “Alarm Bells” … Two weeks ago, the military commander overseeing President Trump's bombings of boats in the Caribbean Sea abruptly resigned.  Admiral Alvin Holsey, the head of U.S. Southern Command, offered no explanation for the move.

Kennedy Center ticket sales have plummeted since Trump takeover  —  Nearly nine months into the president's oversight, sales for orchestra, theater and dance performances are the worst they've been since the pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis.

In Trump's America, Are We Losing Our Democracy?  —  ARE WE LOSING OUR DEMOCRACY?  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.  It is separate from the newsroom.

Nancy Mace Curses, Berates Confused Cops in Airport Meltdown: Police Report  —  At an airport in South Carolina on Thursday, representative Nancy Mace called police officers “fucking incompetent” and berated them repeatedly, according to an incident report.  —  Nancy Mace, the South Carolina …

The fall of the CBS News climate team  —  🌎 HEATED's climate journalism is 100 percent reader-funded, which means it can never be cancelled by a right-wing billionaire.  If you appreciate our fiercely independent coverage of the climate crisis, please support us.  👇  —  Subscribe now

‘Pattern of Extreme Brutality’: Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Protesters in Illinois  —  To stay up to date on our latest investigations, join Bellingcat's new WhatsApp channel here.  —  This investigation is part of a collaboration between Bellingcat and Evident.

JPMorgan Chase alerted Trump admin to over $1B in ‘suspicious’ transactions involving Epstein and prominent Wall Street figures: report  —  Over 4,700 transactions, including wire transfers to Russian banks raised red flags in 2019, new documents reveal  —  Your support helps us to tell the story

Cyclist falls down 130-foot ravine in France, survives 3 days by drinking wine he had in shopping bag  —  A French cyclist survived for three days after a horrendous 130-foot fall into a ravine, kept alive by the bottles of red wine he had in his shopping bag, police said.

More than 100 judges have ruled against the Trump admin's mandatory detention policy … The new ICE policy, they note, doesn't just subject millions more people to detention while they fight deportation, it also bars them from even asking an immigration judge to consider releasing them on bond.

New poll: Voters want Democrats to win in NJ, VA and in 2026, as they push back on Trump  —  This article reports results from the October Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll.  You can read our previous poll releases here.  Subscribers to Strength In Numbers can suggest a question for future polls …

DHS Wants States to Hand Over Driver's License Data for Citizenship Checks  —  It's the latest step in an unprecedented initiative to pool confidential data that the Trump administration claims will help identify noncitizens on voter rolls and tighten immigration enforcement.  —  Change Appearance Change Appearance

Trump's swift demolition of East Wing may have launched asbestos plumes … The East Wing was originally constructed in 1902 and was renovated in 1942, and asbestos was used extensively in government buildings during this period, according to the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) …

A retired policeman posted a Charlie Kirk meme.  He spent a month in jail.  —  The 61-year-old Tennessee man plans to sue after authorities dropped charges over a political Facebook post.  Free-speech advocates say it's a symptom of a wider crackdown.  —  As a liberal in a deep-red Tennessee town …

Why Are the Feds Criminalizing a Clarinetist?  —  She's a mother, a musician, and a social worker.  The feds are claiming she's a violent criminal.  —  The story of how Oriana Korol, a protest-band clarinetist, got arrested, spent two nights in jail, and is now facing a felony charge …

‘Happy Halloween!’:  DHS spokeswoman responds to report of immigration agents wearing horror masks in L.A.  —  The story by a local news site featured images posted to social media showing what the outlet says were agents in unmarked cars donning Chucky and Momo masks.

The racist subtext to the SNAP discussion (that isn't always subtext)  —  Clay Higgins, U.S. representative from the state of Louisiana, thinks it's the poor's own fault that they might go hungry if and when SNAP benefits aren't distributed in November.  —  “Any American who has been receiving …

Trump's NASA chief hits back at Kim Kardashian: Yes, we've been to the moon  —  U.S. celebrity shared a conspiracy theory that the lunar landings were faked, triggering pushback from space boss Sean Duffy.  —  NASA on Thursday pushed back against comments from U.S. celebrity Kim Kardashian suggesting …

SCOOP: Immigration Groups Weigh Boycott of Home Depot  —  As ICE raids target the home-improvement chain, what does the company owe its customers and the immigrants who do work for them?  —  ∙ Paid  —  DONALD TRUMP'S INCREASINGLY violent deportation regime has changed the country in myriad ways.

Fear and loathing in Washington DC: Trump administration satirized in Halloween displays - in pictures  —  Top figures and controversial policies from Donald Trump's administration are being sharply satirized this year through Halloween displays across Washington DC.

White House removes Atlantic from oil lease consideration after political backlash … Interior is expected to propose the new plan any day now, these people said.  The proposal could still change before made public and then will have to undergo a review process before becoming final.

Too Cruel Too Soon  —  How Republicans messed up on Project 2025  —  Federal funding for SNAP, the nutritional aid program still often referred to as food stamps, ends tonight.  This will have catastrophic impacts on 42 million Americans, the great majority of them children, elderly or disabled.

In Big Win for Voters and Democrats, Court Blocks Trump's Demand for Voter ID on Registration Form  —  Democrats won a major legal victory Friday as a federal district court permanently enjoined the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) from implementing the provision …