Breaking: Senate advances bill to reopen the government in a 60-40 vote. Democrats voting yes: Cortez Masto Durbin Fetterman Hassan Kaine King Rosen Shaheen

Out of groceries since Oct. 29, Gia Haley is trying to survive on water and coffee after the $298 she gets for food didn't come. “The black coffee kind of kills my appetite." Read the realities behind no SNAP by Daniel Arkin & @ariabendix.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

A judge made Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino's deposition public today. www.loevy.com/wp-content/u...

Federal Judge Sara Ellis will enter a preliminary injunction against DHS, restricting immigration agents from using force against protesters and the media. She said she didn't find the agency's "version of events credible." www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... via @nbcnews.com

“All of a sudden, my eyes were just burning and I couldn’t breathe,” a Chicago mom told @nbcnews.com Then she heard her 2-year-old scream: “Mommy! Mommy! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!” She realized immigration agents were in the neighborhood and deployed chemical agents. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

“Mommy! Mommy! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!” — Leia Kahl, as she was overwhelmed by immigration agents’ tear gas. Leia’s age: 2. Via @natashakorecki.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Kristi Noem rejected a plea by Gov. Pritzker to pause raids over Halloween. It came amid a firestorm of controversy in the Chicago area, as a series of immigration enforcement operations devolved into chaotic confrontations with residents. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

NEW -- The federal mortgage fraud investigation against Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff, one of Trump's chief political foes, has stalled, according to four people familiar with the investigation. www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus... by @ryanjreilly.com @kristenwelker.bsky.social

“In the absence of data, we make assumptions about nonverbal people, equating a lack of speech with nonthinking and nonunderstanding” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/o...

NEW: Chicago teachers say immigration enforcement near schools is scaring kids and disrupting class “Can you imagine telling a 12-year-old that people are out there who might want to take their family? Daniella Silva & me www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

"A chase involving federal agents led to a crash Tuesday afternoon on Chicago's East Side, a neighborhood resident said. After the crash, a crowd gathered around agents on the scene." abc7chicago.com/post/chicago...

Tear gas seeps into people's homes, including those with asthmatic children. Helicopters whir relentlessly. Federal agents storm through back yards chasing suspects. People fear leaving their houses at all. This is what life is like in Broadview these days. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Dispatch from @natashakorecki.bsky.social — How immigration enforcement turned sleepy Broadview, Ill., into a chaotic, militarized town www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Federal TRO requires agents to issue 2 warnings before using riot control weapons "witnesses said they heard no warnings, and none can be heard on videos of the incident ... leading up to the gas being thrown in the middle of a residential street" chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

DHS video directly contradicts events & court orders. A federal judge said evidence showed: "whatever lawlessness is occurring is not occurring by protesters.” In fact, the judge issued a TRO against immigration officials' tactics b/c they “clearly violate the Constitution." x.com/dhsgov/statu...

Gov. JB Pritzker in remarks carried live over multiple local outlets, charges that Trump is following a playbook to “cause chaos, creat fear and confusion, make it seem like peaceful protesters are a mob by firing gas pellets and gas canisters at them.”

"It is an intensification that Democrats welcome at a moment when they lack party leadership, even as some say his trademark caution is still getting the better of him." via @natashakorecki.bsky.social @jonallendc.bsky.social and @carolelee.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

NEW: Obama has intensified attacks on Trump in recent weeks, a move that came after private conversations w/allies about whether he should speak out more and how to approach high-stakes White House actions as they unfold. w/@jonallendc.bsky.social & Carol Lee www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Federal employees' union files lawsuit against the Trump administration for altering furloughed Dept of Education employees' emails to include partisan shutdown language, calling it a "blatant violation of First Amendment rights." www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

"Meet the Trumpy Immigration Judge Who Wants Kilmar Abrego Garcia Deported. Again" The judge who just denied Abrego Garcia’s asylum bid previously signed onto a controversial memo clearing the way for Trump to arrest immigrants at court hearings.

“behind the scenes, his team is increasingly concerned that the issue at the center of the debate will create political vulnerabilities for Republicans.” www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Response from Dept of ED: “The email reminds those who reach out to Department of Education employees that we cannot respond because Senate Democrats are refusing to vote for a clean CR and fund the government. Where’s the lie?” Does not acknowledge OOO responses were changed.

NEW: Education employees surprised to find their out of office messages were altered to blame Democrats for a government shutdown "None of us consented to this ... I don’t think it’s ethical or legal. I think it violates the Hatch Act." w/@aterkel.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Education Department employees surprised to find their email automatically changed to blame Democrats for shutdown @natashakorecki.bsky.social + @aterkel.bsky.social + Monica Alba + Matt Dixon: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

NEW — Dept of Education civil servants tell us that they put up nonpartisan out-of-office email messages that were turned changed to be partisan ones blaming Dems — all without their knowledge or permission. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru... w/ @natashakorecki.bsky.social

At least a half-dozen potential 2028 contenders have either personally faced political violence, lost friends in such plots or had to manage political unrest in their states. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202... by @natashakorecki.bsky.social @jonallendc.bsky.social

They assaulted officers with a flagpole, a stun gun and more. One pepper-sprayed an officer who later died. On his 1st day in office, Trump pardoned them all. “Trump is OK with violence, as long as it’s done in his name," cap police officer tells us. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Trump administration planning major increase of Guantánamo deportations, including citizens of Britain, France and other allies www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Few interviews have meant more to me over the years than talking to Temple Grandin. Grandin helped transform the world's understanding of autism. At this moment in our discourse, I thought it was an important voice for the public to hear. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Party leaders who long tiptoed around Joe Biden’s health and questions around his senility now seem to be settling on a new tack in explaining the 2024 loss to Donald Trump: It’s all Biden’s fault. www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe... by @natashakorecki.bsky.social

Kamala Harris sharply condemned President Trump's first 100 days in office, saying he pushed America to the brink of a constitutional crisis, devastated the economy and abandoned world allies. www.nbcnews.com/politics/kam...

Unlike most presidents, Trump has traveled little in his first 100 days. He has spent 12 of the 14 weekends at one of his own properties. On 9 of those, he has overnighted at Mar-a-Lago, where he can often be found playing golf www.nbcnews.com/politics/don... by @natashakorecki.bsky.social

In his first 100 days, President Trump upends American life during the week, then heads to his personal properties (parts of 40 days out of 100) usually to golf. “It’s like a gambler who bet it all on black and then walks away when the roulette wheel spins." www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

New: Dems across the spectrum are increasingly acknowledging they can’t be seen as institution-defenders and are saying there’s a need to “build something new” post-Trump W/ @natashakorecki.bsky.social and Alexandra Marquez www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

From shaming Hillary Clinton to sharing strikes: Pete Hegseth's shift on handling sensitive info www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru... by @natashakorecki.bsky.social

Biden goes after Trump on Social Security in his first public post-presidency speech www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe...

Federal workers cast Trump's many Mar-a-Lago trips as working from home “It’s about who’s making the rules,” one federal worker said of the president ordering employees back to the office even as he’s spent nearly every weekend in Florida. www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

NBC News spoke with a half dozen pregnant women who recently lost their jobs as part of the Trump administration's layoffs across the federal government. via @janetimm.bsky.social and @natashakorecki.bsky.social www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Pregnant women, some in their third trimester, are among the thousands of fired federal workers now searching for jobs. They face complex challenges with insurance, access to prenatal care and stress on their babies. @janestreet.bsky.social me & team www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

“Mr. Duffy said the young staff of DOGE was trying to lay off air traffic controllers. What am I supposed to do? Mr. Duffy said. I have multiple plane crashes to deal with now, and your people want me to fire air traffic controllers?”

The 'Los Angeles Times' has removed its new AI-powered “insights” feature from a column after the tool tried to defend the Ku Klux Klan.

New: Gov. JB Pritzker's ubiquitousness the last few weeks comes at a moment when Democrats nationally are stumbling for their footing. In an information climate dominated by Trump and Musk, Pritzker is emerging as a leading oppositional voice. www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

8 months pregnant and an above-the-knee amputee, Anna Conn, a CDC worker from NC was among the fed workers abruptly fired. Her health insurance stops just before her due date. @NBCNews zooms in on the real people behind DOGE mass firings under Trump. www.nbcnews.com/specials/fed...

Elon "Musk and his businesses have received at least $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies and tax credits, often at critical moments, a Washington Post analysis has found, helping seed the growth that has made him the world’s richest person." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/i...

21 U.S. DOGE Service staffers resign over a refusal to 'jeopardize Americans' sensitive data,' letter says www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

Sen. Bernie Sanders condemns Trump's embrace of Putin, calling it: "an extremely sad moment in American history." "We saw the president of the United States aligning himself with the dictator of Russia, Vladimir Putin." 2.3M views in less than 24 hrs. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKBM...

Big swings, big misses: DOGE struggles to back up its outsized claims Elon Musk and President Donald Trump continue to tout their cost-cutting and fraud-finding efforts, but high-profile claims aren't holding up to scrutiny. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

Despite DOGE, Trump's agenda calls for adding trillions of dollars to U.S. debt www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...

Just got a tip from a guy at the FAA. You'll never believe who is still getting new government contracts while all the contracts at the Department of Education and USAID and other agencies are being nuked from orbit.

Senator Cassidy seemed to be begging Kennedy to help him get to yes today, but “Your past of undermining confidence in vaccines with unfounded or misleading arguments concerns me.” New from @natashakorecki.bsky.social and me (follow her so she posts more here pls!) www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...