Supreme Court extends stay of order requiring administration to pay full SNAP benefits for November; Court ruling gives Democrats a shot at UT congressional seat; IU project gives new hope to families facing Alzheimer's; Pacific Seafood faces lawsuit for Columbia River pollution.

Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn verdict that he sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll; OH ICE enforcement scrutinized, former detainee warns of broad risks; CT bill reforms how schools conduct active shooter drills; Post shutdown, WA Head Start programs face uncertain future.

Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide; NYS group intervenes in DOJ voter roll lawsuit; Environmental groups appeal ruling on factory farm air pollution; Hoosiers join Harrison site to honor veterans; SNAP disruptions could have lasting effects for ND, U.S.

Trump pardons Giuliani and others involved in effort to overturn 2020 election; more people living with mental health disorders could lose Medicaid; as shutdown continues, NV leaders call for state to backfill SNAP; Tribal WI school district clambers to fill gaps from delayed federal funds.

Flight cuts underway after FAA orders reduction due to government shutdown; Report: NYC elected officials can better address Latino concerns; Ohio bill would end mail ballot grace period after DOJ warning; Middle school testing expert: no one size fits all.

Judge orders Trump administration to fully fund food stamps this month; NM's largest city introduces year-round nonviolence campaign; IL organizers call for unity, resistance against escalating ICE efforts; With federal heating aid frozen, MN coalition calls for state action; Therapist: MT insurance costs unsustainable without ACA subsidies.

US shutdown sends airlines scrambling as travel chaos looms; Pairing Hmong economic future in MN with historic election; MA lawmakers urged to protect higher ed jobs from federal cuts; Historic NM mission church being preserved brick by brick.

Key justices cast a skeptical eye on Trump's tariffs; Old farm chemicals haunt Indiana groundwater; Bipartisan opponents speak out against proposal for NV film tax credit; Pennsylvania's early childhood education in crisis, report finds.

California voters resoundingly approved Proposition 50, the ballot measure championed by Democrats to enact new congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms a fight that became as much a referendum on President Donald Trump as a question of redistricting.