TONIGHT: US Senate fails to pass war powers resolution blocking Trump attacks on Venezuela -- by @ashleymurray.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

Federal judge in Rhode Island is ordering the Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits for November, saying the USDA lost the discretion to pay partial benefits when it failed to get those funds to recipients fast enough. "USDA arbitrarily and capriciously created this problem." Story TK

Trump tariffs undergo intense scrutiny from US Supreme Court justices. Story by @ashleymurray.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

Via @ashleymurray.bsky.social: For nearly three hours the justices poked and prodded at the language of a 1970s-era sanctions law that Trump has invoked since January in a series of emergency declarations and proclamations triggering import taxes on goods from nearly every country.

A defiant Trump vows no SNAP payments until Democrats cave on shutdown @fischler.bsky.social reports w/ @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/defi...

GET READY FOR ARGUMENTS COMING WEDNESDAY: It’s small businesses versus Trump in tariff case before the Supreme Court -- by @ashleymurray.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/its-...

US senators failed Tuesday for the 14th time to fund the government. The ongoing shutdown has hit day 35 and is now tied with the shutdown of 2018-2019 as the longest ever. @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social & Shauneen Miranda report from Capitol Hill: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/cong...

Tomorrow at SCOTUS: The justices will hear one of the first major cases of Trump’s second term Wednesday when the administration defends the president’s emergency tariffs that American small business owners say are upending their livelihoods. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/its-...

It’s small businesses versus Trump in tariff case before the Supreme Court. Story by @ashleymurray.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/its-...

Huge congrats @statesnewsroom.com's Washington, D.C., Bureau reporter @jennifershutt.bsky.social for winning the @nationalpress.bsky.social 2025 Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress! www.newsfromthestates.com/article/stat...

NEW: Trump administration to pay partial November SNAP benefits by Wednesday States Newsroom's @fischler.bsky.social and Shauneen Miranda are covering today's developments: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

NEW from @ashleymurray.bsky.social: Food security took center stage in the shutdown debate this week as thousands of furloughed government workers went unpaid and recipients of federal food assistance were told they will stop receiving benefits Saturday. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/shut...

Shutdown double whammy: SNAP food benefits ending and federal workers go unpaid. Story by @ashleymurray.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/shut...

US Senate in bipartisan vote rejects Trump tariffs on Brazil as coffee prices spike, @ashleymurray.bsky.social reports for @statesnewsroom.com:

NEW: Judge blocks Trump shutdown layoffs, citing political retribution @jennifershutt.bsky.social reports: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/judg...

Democratic AGs, governors sue Trump over SNAP benefits as shutdown hits day 28 by @fischler.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/demo...

Furloughed federal workers are lining up in Hyattsville, Maryland, this morning ahead of a special distribution by No Limits Outreach Ministries and the Capital Area Food Bank.

Congressional Dems, Alaska’s Murkowski tell high court to nix emergency tariffs. Story by @ashleymurray.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com:

Pay for Trump and Congress continues in shutdown, unless they ask it be held Story by @jennifershutt.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/pay-...

NEW: USDA says it can’t shuffle funds to extend food assistance during shutdown @statesnewsroom.com's Shauneen Miranda reports: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/usda...

Kilmar Abrego Garcia would be deported to Liberia under Trump administration plan, @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social reports www.newsfromthestates.com/article/kilm...

Social Security payments to rise 2.8%, a tick below inflation rate, @fischler.bsky.social reports www.newsfromthestates.com/article/soci...

Education Department layoffs illegally burden students with disabilities, advocates say via @statesnewsroom.com's Shauneen Miranda www.newsfromthestates.com/article/educ...

Trump press secretary defends White House ballroom project amid East Wing teardown, @jennifershutt.bsky.social reports: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

US Senate fails to move ahead on bills extending pay to federal workers during shutdown. W/ @ashleymurray.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

US Senate fails to move ahead on bills extending pay to federal workers during shutdown Reporting w/ @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

Shutdown on day 22 sets record as second-longest in US history, with no sign of a deal @jennifershutt.bsky.social reports: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/shut...

Shutdown likely to halt food benefits for 42 million in just days, @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social reports www.newsfromthestates.com/article/shut...

Oregon's Merkley holds US Senate floor overnight in Trump protest, and the marathon session continues @fischler.bsky.social reports: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/oreg...

Trump seeks to approve his own $230M payback from DOJ over past probes -- @ashleymurray.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com DC www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

‘A boundless power’: Dem states ask Supreme Court to halt Trump troop deployment to Chicago story via @fischler.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/boun...

US House Democrats question Trump administration focus on ‘patriotic education’ Shauneen Miranda reports for @statesnewsroom.com: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-h...

NEW TODAY ON THE PARKS, BLM AND PUBLIC LANDS: Trump tried to lay off more than 2,000 Interior staff in shutdown plan now on hold -- by @jennifershutt.bsky.social w/ @ashleymurray.bsky.social & Shauneen Miranda www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

Trump tried to lay off more than 2,000 Interior staff in shutdown plan now on hold story via @jennifershutt.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

Police in Alabama arrested a woman in penis costume at ‘No Kings’ protest Police say they told her to remove the costume "which is deemed obscene in a public setting; however, she refused to comply." Video shows 3 officers holding down the 61-year-old alabamareflector.com/2025/10/20/f...

White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom Story via @jonathanreports.bsky.social @ddiamond.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

A round-up of the national No Kings protests, which drew millions of Americans to demonstrations around the country, via @ashleymurray.bsky.social.

ICYMI this news Friday: Federal judge broadens order blocking Trump administration layoffs during shutdown Story by @jennifershutt.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fede...

Crowd swells into the tens of thousands in Portland as the March begins @oregoncapitalchronicle.com @statesnewsroom.com

Millions of Americans packed streets, parks and town squares across the United States Saturday for No Kings day, according to the organizers of the massive day of demonstrations protesting President Trump’s administration. via @ashleymurray.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/no-k...

Good morning, I'll be reporting from the No Kings day events in DC. Hundreds of people arriving now on metro to the Arlington stop to gather for a march across the Memorial Bridge to the main rally.

No Kings day expected to draw millions for anti-Trump mass protests Shauneen Miranda of @statesnewsroom.com reports on plans across the US: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/no-k...

SNAP benefits on pace to run out in two weeks if shutdown persists, reports @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/snap...

NEW: U.S. Supreme Court will run out of funding Saturday. The building will remain open for arguments and official business but will be closed to the public. @jennifershutt.bsky.social reports for @statesnewsroom.com: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-s...

Former Trump aide Bolton pleads not guilty to mishandling classified information, reports @fischler.bsky.social for @statesnewsroom.com www.newsfromthestates.com/article/form...

Federal court system to shift to limited operations during government shutdown, @jennifershutt.bsky.social reports: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/fede...

House Dems demanded Trump rescind two directives they say target protest and dissent in the United States, including directing federal law enforcement resources to investigate groups that are “anti-American” and “anti-Christian.” @ashleymurray.bsky.social www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-h...

BREAKING: Trump critic and former aide John Bolton indicted for mishandling classified documents @fischler.bsky.social reports: www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trum...

In a letter to the White House Thursday, House Dems slam Trump's recent national security memo as having “complete and utter lack of any legal basis.” The Sept. 25 memo directs federal agents to seek out "anti-American" and "anti-Christian" activities. www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us-h...

JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do.’ In a new podcast interview, the VP downplayed messages such as ‘I love Hitler’ in chat by 24- to 35-year-olds as ‘stupid jokes,’ reports @robertmackey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...