Congress Remains Deadlocked as Shutdown Enters First Day
Dueling proposals to extend government funding both failed for the third time in two weeks, as neither party could muster the bipartisan coalition needed to move forward. Source: Original News
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Even the Statue of Liberty’s Torch Could Go Dark During the Shutdown
New York Democrats, led by Gov. Kathy Hochul, warned of the damage the government shutdown could cause across the state and blamed Republicans. Source: Original News
How Washington Became a Testing Ground for ICE
A series of arrests captured on video reveal how immigration officers have worked with other law enforcement agencies to identify migrants during stops for minor infractions. Source: Original News
Why Pete Hegseth Summoned Top Military Leaders
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth faced a room of hundreds of generals and admirals whom he had summoned from across the globe, and made his case for shaking up a force that he said had gone soft and “woke.” Greg Jaffe, the Pentagon reporter for The New York Times, discusses Hegseth’s speech. Source: Original News
Environmental Protection Agency Employees Working Despite Furloughs Plan
E.P.A. employees said that they were working without pay, and that Trump administration officials had not told them how long the funding would last. Union officials said they were “highly confused.” Source: Original News
A Tech Expo Shows What China Can Make, but Not Who’ll Buy It All
The vast Global Digital Trade Expo in Hangzhou stood as a rebuke to U.S. efforts to hem in China’s technology. But the real competition is internal, and profits are hard to find. Source: Original News
Stocks Waver, Gold Rises as U.S. Government Shutdown Takes Effect
Stocks rose after slumping early Wednesday as investors, seemed to look through the potential effects of a government shutdown that began at midnight. Source: Original News
Supreme Court Allows Lisa Cook to Remain at Fed, for Now
The justices deferred a decision on the president’s efforts to oust Ms. Cook and instead set oral arguments in the case for January. Source: Original News
Spam and Scams Proliferate in Facebook’s Political Ads
A new analysis of political advertisers found that the platform profits from ads that include deepfakes and other content prohibited by its own policies. Source: Original News