U.S. Rep. @budzinski.house.gov (D-IL) tells WCPT's Joan Esposito that she's requesting to not be paid during the federal shutdown. "I would just say I'm no different than any other federal worker, you know? I'm a public servant, but one that [is] working within the federal government."

Georgia Democrat @shawnforcongress.bsky.social, running to unseat U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), says he's pledging to serve only two terms in Congress so he can get out of the way for young Democrats to succeed him.

Michigan Senate President Pro Tempore @jeremymoss.bsky.social (D), author of a bill to unmask ICE agents in the state, responds to a Republican's concerns about ICE agents getting threatened by mentioning that state legislators still do their jobs publicly despite threats against them.

After ICE agents raided a Chicago day care Wednesday morning and arrested a teacher that has citizenship documents, U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) says President Donald Trump is using the city to condition Americans to normalize him using the military against his own people.

On Tuesday, Republican leaders in the Kansas State Legislature announced that they will not move forward with a redistricting special session due to lack of support in the state House. https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/11/05/kansas-gop-drops-redistricting-special-session/

After ICE agents raided a Chicago daycare Wednesday morning and arrested a teacher that has citizenship documents, Alderperson Andre Vasquez, 40th Ward Chicago says the city doesn't have time to wait for elections to fix the Trump administration's chaos and calls for Chicagoans to act now.

On Tuesday, Pennsylvania voters retained three Democratic state Supreme Court justices and the court’s 5-2 liberal majority. https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/11/05/three-democratic-justices-retain-their-seats-on-pennsylvania-supreme-court/

U.S. Rep. Bacon (R-NE) directly blames Trump's tariffs for the country's rising inflation and economic woes. "The tariff strategy has been a lot of tariffs on and off again. And it's been very unpredictable. And I think our economy has had instability because of this."

U.S. Rep. Morgan McGarvey (D-KY) says President Donald Trump fighting a federal judge's order to partially fund SNAP using contingency funds is him "using food as a weapon." "Already, one in five kids in this country is going hungry. And here we have Donald Trump. He's using food as a weapon."

U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) asks why President Donald Trump can find $40 billion for Argentina on his own but somehow needs congressional approval to use SNAP's contingency fund.

U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell (D-MO) says President Donald Trump is breaking the law by not using contingency funds to fund SNAP, but it's not surprising given his administration. "We have an administration that seems to, well, I guess we know: 34 times the court has ruled that he's broken the law."

Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia gubernatorial race heartlandsignal.com/2025/11/05/a...

U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) points out President Trump's apparent obsession with "The Great Gatsby," despite its tragic ending: "Apparently, the president never read 'The Great Gatsby,' because things don't turn out so well for the gilded folks in that story."

Rep. Dean (D-PA) points out President Trump's apparent obsession with "The Great Gatsby," despite its tragic ending, as his administration fights releasing SNAP funds. "Apparently, the president never read 'The Great Gatsby,' because things don't turn out so well for the gilded folks in that story"

Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL): "I want to tell people we all in this together. Whether you're on SNAP or not, if people can't buy groceries, that affects the large stores and the small stores ... They won't need as much food, so the farmers lose out also. We are all in this together."

While introducing a bill to outright ban ballot drop boxes, Wisconsin State Rep. Brill (R) says she does not consider the Associated Press to be a "valid source" of information. "That might be where you and I find truth in different spots. This might be we're finding facts in different locations."

Indiana redistricting session pushed to Dec. 1 after public disapproval https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/11/03/indiana-redistricting-session-pushed-to-dec-1-after-public-disapproval/

Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth launches Republican bid for governor heartlandsignal.com/2025/11/03/m...

Ohio State Rep. @twrader.bsky.social (D-Lakewood) tells Cleveland 19 News that state Republicans are fine giving $600 million to Cleveland Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam for a new stadium but balk at using the rainy-day fund to help Ohioans at risk of losing SNAP benefits.

Per WKRN News 2, Tennessee State Sen. Paul Bailey (R-Sparta) is breaking from his party to plea with Gov. Bill Lee (R) to do something to help Tennesseans at risk of losing their SNAP benefits starting tomorrow. Lee's office said the governor can't do anything.

In front of the Broadview, IL ICE facility, Democratic state legislative candidate and Illinois National Guard Staff Sgt. Demi Palecek tells Status Coup News that she intends to refuse deployment in Chicago if ordered. "If standing up for the right thing right now gets me in trouble, so be it."

ANALYSIS: Ohio Democrats show when a bad map is a good deal https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/10/31/analysis-ohio-democrats-show-when-a-bad-map-is-a-good-deal/

U.S. Rep. Delia Ramirez (D) says ICE agents covering their faces with masks aren't completely anonymous. "They love to have their face masked up, so no one knows who they are. They think we don't know ... Cameras are a lot more advanced these days. We're gonna be able to track what they're doing."

Indiana Republicans flip-flopping on partisan redistricting https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/10/30/indiana-republicans-flip-flopping-on-partisan-redistricting/

Every Indiana Republican on the State Budget Committee voted against State Rep. Greg Porter's (D-Indianapolis) proposal to transfer some of the state's surplus money to the Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) in order to cover SNAP funds during the federal shutdown.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem that rather than pausing ICE raids in Chicago for the Halloween weekend, she's going to ramp them up. "We're gonna be out on the streets in full force and increase our activities to make sure kids are safe."

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) pleaded with Homeland Security to live up to its ideals and pause ICE raids during the Halloween weekend to protect children from tear gas. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem denied it and called it "shameful."

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) brags about having "maxed out" the amount the state can put into its rainy-day fund. But he says he won't use it to help Oklahomans at risk of losing their SNAP benefits on Nov. 1 because the state won't get paid back.

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) bashes the Trump administration and USDA's decision to not use emergency funds to keep SNAP running during the government shutdown. "There are many people that are on SNAP that cannot survive without the food that they might get with SNAP."

Federal judge orders ICE commander Gregory Bovino to report to her daily https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/10/28/federal-judge-orders-ice-commander-gregory-bovino-to-report-to-her-daily/

New Ohio bill challenges federal handgun laws, would allow teenagers to legally purchase handguns https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/10/27/new-ohio-bill-challenges-federal-handgun-laws-would-allow-teenagers-to-legally-purchase-handguns/

Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith (R) says that he endorses mid-decade redistricting just so it makes SCOTUS set redistricting rules later. "What this will do, and what I hope it does, it forces the Supreme Court to make rules that everybody plays by across the board."

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (DFL) bashes the White House for choosing to prioritize the White House ballroom over it sending millions into food insecurity next month. "When the White House press secretary said the top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (DFL) says the USDA has contingency funds they could release for SNAP funding during the government shutdown, but they're choosing not to. "They're paying contractors to tear down the east wing, but they're not putting money into the food bank that they're sitting on."

U.S. REP.-ELECT ADELITA GRIJALVA (D-AZ): "[House Speaker Mike Johnson] keeps making these little comments like, 'Bless her heart, she doesn't know how the system works.' Respectfully, I do know how the system works. Your job is to swear me in. Let me do my job; swear me in."

SCOTT PERRY BACKS $40 BILLION LOAN TO ARGENTINA, DESPITE BACKLASH FROM LOCAL FARMERS https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/10/24/scott-perry-backs-40-billion-loan-to-argentina-despite-backlash-from-local-farmers/

MILLIONS ACROSS THE HEARTLAND AT RISK OF LOSING SNAP BENEFITS FROM GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN https://bit.ly/4otfPxG

NEW: During a town hall last night, U.S. Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) told a constituent "I approve of the loan to Argentina" while disapproving of the beef deal with the country.

BREAKING: Video shows Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino personally throwing two canisters of tear gas at protesters in Little Village in Chicago earlier this morning. Video via Yani Sotelo on Facebook. (Warning: Strong language)

Pennsylvania State Rep. Stephanie Borowicz (R-Clinton County) waves around fetus dolls to reporters and spreads disinformation about a proposed state constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to reproductive health care.

U.S. REP. DELIA RAMIREZ (D-IL): "We are very clear that the greatest threat to public safety in our communities, it's called ICE. It's called CBP. And unfortunately, even USCIS is being weaponized at this moment. ICE is operating as a terror force..."

Illinois State Rep. Hoan Huynh (D), who is also running for Congress, got stopped and harassed by armed Border Control agents while in a car in Chicago's Northwest Side on Tuesday, according to video he shared. Huynh says one of the agents pointed a weapon at him.

WATCH: ‘No Kings’ rallies galvanize smaller cities and towns throughout Heartland https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/10/20/no-kings-rallies-galvanize-smaller-cities-and-towns-throughout-heartland/

Neal Gosman, TSA officer and union member, tells WCCO's Frankie McLister that because of the government shutdown, a food bank will be set up at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport for TSA agents that haven't been paid since Sept. 30.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) to Stephen Miller and President Donald Trump: "Illinois is not a place you can conquer, and our people are not your subjects. Period."

HEARTLAND STATES WHERE CONVERSION THERAPY BANS COULD BE REVERSED DEPENDING ON SCOTUS RULING The Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments last week in a case that could see the court restrict the ability for states to prohibit conversion therapy. Full story here: https://bit.ly/4qlO9Nh

A brave Chicagoan living in fear of ICE. She cannot look into a camera to explain how much she loves this country, how much she believes in its promise, because doing so risks putting her parents in danger. With her permission, I am telling her story for her. open.substack.com/pub/edwineis...

Per CBS Chicago, ICE took down the fencing around the Broadview, IL ICE facility, Tuesday night, three weeks after it put it up. The village said outside of infringing on municipal law, the fence blocked access for emergency service vehicles.

Wisconsin Rep. Snodgrass (D) slams Republicans for cutting an amendment to release Epstein Files, shortly after they voted to increase sex trafficking penalties. "Either you're with children and women who have been victims of trafficking and sexual assault, or you are against them."

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) shows little remorse for the over 3,500 federal workers permanently fired by the Trump administration due to the government shutdown. "I want to help them find another job. There's 8 million open jobs across the country right now ... No one's job is without risk."