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Which Federal Benefits and Services Continue During a Government Shutdown?  The New York Times ‘Brace yourselves’: Government shutdown threat deepens as Capitol Hill digs in  CNN Shutdown nears as Democrats, Republicans remain divided on funding  The Washington Post Top congressional leaders head to the White House ahead of shutdown deadline  NPR Trump to host Oval Office shutdown meeting as key issues remained unresolved  Yahoo Finance …

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Armed federal agents patrolled Chicago’s downtown streets on Sunday, a new escalation of an immigration enforcement crackdown there that followed President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will send troops to Portland in the latest examples of creeping federal law enforcement presence in U.S. cities. Meanwhile, Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has said federal authorities, including immigration …

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson on Saturday dismissed President Donald Trump’s plan to send federal troops to Oregon’s largest city, claiming there is no lawlessness or violence there. Trump announced Saturday morning he plans to send troops to Portland at the request of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The president said he directed War Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide …

With Scant Information, Federal Workers Brace for Possible Shutdown  The New York Times Trump to meet with top congressional leaders as a government shutdown looms  NBC News Trump’s shutdown blame game: Why he says Democrats are at fault  AP News Higher stakes, a Fed ‘flying blind,’ and a ‘data desert’: Why this government shutdown would actually matter  Yahoo Finance The latest on the Trump …

Federal Agents Heading to Memphis as Part of Trump’s Crime Crackdown  The Wall Street Journal What to know about the National Guard and federal agencies coming to Memphis  CNN What will the National Guard, federal agencies do in Memphis? What to know  The Commercial Appeal Tennessee governor says more federal agents to join fight against crime in Memphis next week  AP News Federal Forces …

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday she is deploying agents from the Justice Department to Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and facilities. “At my direction, I am deploying DOJ agents to ICE facilities—and wherever ICE comes under siege—to safeguard federal agents, protect federal property, and immediately arrest all individuals engaged in any federal …

MyPillow founder Mike Lindell, an ally of President Trump, defamed the election technology company Smartmatic with false statements that its voting machines helped rig the 2020 presidential election, a federal judge in Minnesota ruled Friday. But U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Bryan deferred until future proceedings the question of whether Lindell — one of the country’s most prominent propagators of false …

President Trump speaks in the Oval Office on Sept. 15 before signing a memorandum to send National Guard troops to Memphis, Tenn., as U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., (from left), U.S. Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., and Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee look on. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Starting Monday, an …

A government shutdown could begin within days, halting pay for hundreds of thousands of federal workers and delaying services, as lawmakers remain deadlocked over funding past Sept. 30. The financial impact of a shutdown typically depends on the length of the disruption, with each week costing the U.S. economy about $7 billion, according to a new analysis from EY-Parthenon Chief …

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Federal immigration agents arrested the leader of Iowa’s largest school district Friday in a targeted enforcement action that shocked students and educators. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement called Des Moines Public School Superintendent Ian Roberts a “criminal alien,” saying he was in the country illegally and had no work authorization. Roberts, who is from Guyana …