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Government funding legislation fails again in the Senate with little sign of progress on third day of shutdown

12:03 PM on Friday, October 3

Government funding legislation fails again in the Senate with little sign of progress on third day of shutdown

States say Trump administration has backed off ICE cooperation requirement for victims' funds

11:52 AM on Friday, October 3

Several Democratic state attorneys general say the Trump administration has backed away from requiring states to agree to cooperate with the president’s immigration agenda in order to access federal money for programs that help victims of crime

FILE - Kids play outside a polling precinct, Tuesday, March 19, 2024, in Guadalupe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

A by the numbers look at the current Hispanic population in the United States

11:34 AM on Friday, October 3

More than 68 million people in the United States identify as ethnically Hispanic, making it one the nation’s fastest growing racial or ethnic groups

FILE - Leqaa Kordia, second from right, demonstrates with pro-Palestianian protesters as they gather near a main gate at Columbia University in New York, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, just before New York City police officers cleared the area after a building was taken over by protesters earlier in the day. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle, File)

The only protester still locked up after Trump’s campus crackdown breaks silence: 'I feel helpless'

11:11 AM on Friday, October 3

A Palestinian activist arrested by the Trump administration in March says she feels helpless as she remains jailed while her family in Gaza suffers amid ongoing conflict

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Senate Palace of the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (Ramil Sitdikov/Pool Photo via AP)

Armenian archbishop sentenced to 2 years in prison over alleged coup plot

11:02 AM on Friday, October 3

A court in Armenia has sentenced a prominent cleric to two years in prison

House Democrats prepare to speak on the steps of the Capitol to insist that Republicans include an extension of expiring health care benefits as part of a government funding compromise, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Just before shutdown, most Americans wanted health insurance tax credits extended, KFF poll finds

10:08 AM on Friday, October 3

A new poll conducted just prior to the current government shutdown showed most Americans wanted Congress to extend tax credits that could expire at the end of the year

FILE - Trucks come and go from the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Collier County, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Feds approve Florida for a $608 million 'Alligator Alcatraz' reimbursement

8:32 AM on Friday, October 3

Federal officials have confirmed Florida's approval for a $608 million reimbursement for building and running an immigration detention center in the Everglades

Lack of jobs data due to government shutdown muddies view of hiring and the US economy

7:58 AM on Friday, October 3

From Wall Street trading floors to the Federal Reserve to economists sipping coffee in their home offices, the first Friday morning of the month typically brings a quiet hush around 8:30 a.m. eastern, as everyone awaits the Labor Department’s monthly jobs report

US book publishers honor Russian dissident house Freedom Letters

7:28 AM on Friday, October 3

The Association of American Publishers is honoring a Russian publishing house for its fight against censorship

Trump sets Sunday deadline for Hamas to agree to a deal for ending the war in Gaza or warns 'all HELL' against the group

7:18 AM on Friday, October 3

Trump sets Sunday deadline for Hamas to agree to a deal for ending the war in Gaza or warns 'all HELL' against the group

Noteworthy and influential people who've died this year

6:57 AM on Friday, October 3

The September killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a campus speaking event rocked the political landscape in the U.S. and beyond

FILE - The Supreme Court is seen in the distance, framed through columns of the U.S. Senate at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court will consider overturning Hawaii's strict ban on guns on private property

6:36 AM on Friday, October 3

The Supreme Court says it'll take up its latest gun rights case and consider striking down strict regulations on where people can carry firearms in Hawaii

Chairman of opposition "ANO" (YES) movement Andrej Babis speaks to the media after casting his ballot for a general election at a polling station in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Czechs vote in election that could return populist and weaken support for Ukraine

5:14 AM on Friday, October 3

Czechs are voting in a two-day general election that could shift the country's stance on Ukraine

FILE - New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks at a rally with Hotel & Gaming Trades Council workers, in New York, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)

It's déjà vu for Muslim Americans as anti-Muslim playbook follows Zohran Mamdani's success

4:04 AM on Friday, October 3

Zohran Mamdani’s rise in New York City’s mayoral race has brought him national prominence and a surge of anti-Muslim vitriol, including from elected officials and prominent conservatives

Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli military strike in Gaza City, as seen from the central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Dutch high court orders government to reevaluate license to export F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel

12:40 AM on Friday, October 3

The Netherlands' highest court has ordered the government to reevaluate a license to export F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel

President Donald Trump speaks to a gathering of top U.S. military commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Quantico, Va. (Andrew Harnik/Pool via AP)

Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals

9:00 PM on Thursday, October 2

President Donald Trump is now openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign

Former Washington Post opinion columnist Karen Attiah, center, speaks during a panel discussion about the impact of Black women in media at the Congressional Black Caucus's Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Brown)

In Black columnist's firing, advocates fear decreasing diversity, vital perspectives in news media

9:08 PM on Wednesday, October 1

Karen Attiah, a former opinion columnist at The Washington Post, says she was fired after social media posts expressing concerns about gun violence and rhetoric against Black women

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

FACT FOCUS: Democrats did not shut down the government to give health care to 'illegal immigrants'

11:30 AM on Wednesday, October 1

President Donald Trump and other high-ranking Republicans claim Democrats forced the government shutdown fight because they want to give free health care to immigrants in the U.S. illegally

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