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This is part of our series of daily recaps of ICE activity in the Chicago region. Have a tip we should check out? Email newsroom@blockclubchi.org. BROADVIEW — Federal agents led by border patrol Chief Greg Bovino attacked protesters Friday morning outside the suburban Broadview ICE facility. At one point, a Block Club reporter saw an agent put his hands on …

Days after being fired, the top national security prosecutor in Virginia’s eastern district taped a letter outside his former office accusing top Justice Department officials of being “more concerned” with going after President Donald Trump’s perceived enemies than protecting the country’s security. The typed letter dated Friday and signed by Michael Ben’Ary said that as a prosecutor, he took an …

By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign, as one of its architects works to use the government shutdown to accelerate his goals of slashing the size of the federal workforce and punishing Democratic states. In a post on …

A Tesla Cybertruck and GMC Sierra Denali EV First Edition next to one another. Michael Wayland | CNBC DETROIT – Tesla and General Motors are leading the U.S. automotive industry this year in record domestic sales of all-electric vehicles, as consumers hurried to buy EVs before up to $7,500 in federal incentives for each purchase ended in September. New data …

Colleges weigh whether to sign onto Trump plan or forgo federal benefits  The Washington Post Trump Asked Universities to Sign a Compact. Some See a Trap.  The New York Times What are Trump’s new rules for universities to qualify for federal funding?  Al Jazeera Trump seeks influence over hiring and admissions at Penn in exchange for federal funding  Inquirer.com Newsom threatens to cut state …

Vann Cut Barber Shop owner Carnell Vann, Jr., 49, cuts a client’s hair on September 30, 2025. Ziggy Mack/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Ziggy Mack/for NPR MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Carnell Vann Jr., trims a fade on an early morning client at his barber shop in the northern neighborhood of Frayser. As he sprays a can of hairspray for the …

‘Those were not my words:’ Out-of-office message automatically updated for furloughed Education Dept employees  Federal News Network Education Department employees’ emails changed automatically to blame Democrats for shutdown  NBC News Government Workers Say Their Out-of-Office Replies Were Forcibly Changed to Blame Democrats for Shutdown  WIRED Partisan Language Inserted Into Education Dept. Workers’ Automated Emails  The New York Times Top Oversight Dem calls for investigation …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is asking nine major universities to commit to President Donald Trump’s political priorities in exchange for more favorable access to federal money. A document sent to the universities encourages them to adopt the White House’s vision for America’s campuses, with commitments to accept the government’s priorities on admissions, women’s sports, free speech, student discipline …

Multiple furloughed workers from the Department of Education had out-of-office messages blaming Democrats for the government shutdown automatically sent from their email accounts without their consent or knowledge, according to four sources familiar with the situation. The sources, who currently work at the department and spoke with CNN anonymously out of fear of retribution, characterized the move as disturbing and …

The Trump administration is escalating efforts to deploy federal law enforcement officers in several Democratic-led cities, as part of what it calls a crackdown to address crime and restore order. President Donald Trump has described these deployments as a potential “training ground” for the military, with Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland among the targeted cities. While the White …