Religion has become a defining issue in the New York City mayoral race as Jewish New Yorkers reject Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani's positions on Israel and war in Gaza.
The federal government is now in the midst of its second-longest shutdown, after Congress has repeatedly failed to pass a bill to fund the government on a temporary basis. The 2025 shutdown is a few days shy of the record set by the 2018-2019 shutdown, which lasted 35 days and took place during President Trump’s
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., argued that the best way to ensure Americans don't go without food benefits and that federal workers are paid is to reopen the government.
NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Michael Selig, of Florida, to be Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, vice Rostin Behnam. Michael Selig, of Florida, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a term expiring April 13, 2029, vice Christy Goldsmith Romero, term expired. WITHDRAWAL SENT TO THE SENATE: Joel Rayburn,
House Republican leadership spends $13 million opposing Gov. Gavin Newsom's California redistricting measure Proposition 50 ahead of Nov. 4 vote.
Federal and state officials arrested 223 illegal immigrants, including 146 semi-truck drivers, in Indiana during a national crackdown on unlicensed truckers.
People shop for food at a store that accepts food stamps in New York City in a file photograph. Spencer Platt/Getty Images New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday declared a state of emergency due to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program being suspended on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown and