CBS News Justice Correspondent Scott MacFarlane talks about if Tom Hanks really sends CBS a coffee maker every few years, if there are any leverage points for the House, Senate, and White House amid an ongoing government shutdown and legislative gridlock, what are the next inflection points as federal workers remain unpaid and programs are frozen, why President Trump is seeking $230 million dollars from his own Justice Department, and controversial White House renovations.

1. Should President Trump get millions of dollars in taxpayer money? That's the question being asked this afternoon. President Trump says he “could be” seeking 230 million dollars from the Justice Department as compensation for previous investigations into him. He also said he would give the money to charity. The President filed two claims against the DOJ when he left office claiming his privacy rights were violated. He faced special counsel investigations over his campaign's contacts with Russia and his removal of classified documents from the White House to his home in Mar-a-Lago. The payout may ultimately be approved by a Justice Department official who was once Trump's personal lawyer.

Democrats are calling the President's demand illegal.

2. The Wisconsin Senate Public Safety Committee is holding a public hearing regarding Senate Bill 317. Legislation that, if approved, would require Wisconsin public schools to have cardiac emergency response plans in place during school sponsored events - including athletic competitions, beginning next school year. The Bill was first introduced in June by Wisconsin senators Jesse James and Van Wanggaard. The bill includes a grant program to help schools with implementation costs such as CPR training, AED installation, and certifications for coaches, teachers and trainers.

3. The wait is finally over. Bucks basketball is back! The regular season begins for our Milwaukee Bucks at 7pm tonight. The team takes on the Washington Wizards right here at home. Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo is putting all the off-season chatter aside. The team looks different this year. Kris Middleton is gone, but you'll see him tonight, as he's now with the Wizards. No Dame, no Brooke Lopez, and no Pat Connaughton either. New faces on the Bucks include Myles Turner and Cole Anthony. Bucks President Peter Feigin tells us they'll have a special video for Middleton's return to Milwaukee tonight. You can expect a standing ovation for a guy who was part of winning a championship for the Bucks.

Wisconsin's Midday News has your Top Two at Two.

Guests include Milwaukee Domes Alliance CEO Christa Beall Diefenbach and ABC News Technology Reporter Mike Dobuski.

We wrap up with how newly released research shows more than four in ten Americans plan to claim Social Security benefits before reaching the full retirement age of 67 and an update to a crash in Sheboygan County.

ABC News Technology Reporter Mike Dobuski talks about how Amazon now says that Monday's widespread computer outage is largely resolved, with major apps and websites continuing to come back online throughout the evening and overnight hours. It caps a difficult day for many, with the outage effecting millions of people worldwide who rely on a wide swath of apps and websites including United Airlines, Lyft, Doordash, Roblox, and Snapchat. While frustrating, these types of outages are nothing new - Amazon and its competitors have all experienced similar disruptions in recent years. But there are some lessons to be learned.

Milwaukee Domes Alliance CEO Christa Beall Diefenbach talks about the upcoming Day of the Dead celebrations and where does funding and restoration stands for the Domes.

1. The Wisconsin program that provides food assistance for people in need is 10 days away from running out of money. Governor Tony Evers just made the announcement. It's because of the government shutdown. Governor Evers says the Trump Administration recently notified Wisconsin that “there will be insufficient funds to pay full November SNAP benefits for about 42 million people across the country." Wisconsin's SNAP program, now known as FoodShare, is 100 percent funded by the federal government. That means if the shutdown continues, the benefits may not be available at all next month. Governor Evers says that leaves 700-thousand Wisconsinites without access to basic food and groceries. Even if the shutdown ends tomorrow, November benefits will be delayed. The state says it will work as quickly as possible after the shutdown ends, to resume issuing FoodShare benefits.

2. OpenAI said Tuesday it is introducing its own web browser, Atlas, putting the ChatGPT maker in direct competition with Google as more internet users rely on artificial intelligence to answer their questions. Making itself a gateway to online searches could allow OpenAI, the world's most valuable startup, to pull in more internet traffic and the revenue made from digital advertising. OpenAI said Atlas launches Tuesday on Apple laptops and will later come to Microsoft’s Windows, Apple’s iOS phone operating system and Google’s Android phone system.

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Guests include TMJ4 Meteorologist Lauren Larsen.

We also talk about October stargazing tips and restructuring at Molson Coors.

1. The current government shutdown is now tied as the second-longest in U.S. history. 21 days in matches the 95-96 shutdown under President Bill Clinton. Lawmakers in Congress are no closer to working out a deal to pass a funding bill. Meanwhile, funding for certain government programs may run out soon. The longest government shutdown in history was during President Trump's first term. That one started in December 2018 and went into January of the next year, lasting 35 days.

2. Kenvue, the American company that makes acetaminophen, is pushing back against an FDA proposal to change the painkiller's safety label. The updated label would mention a possible link between Tylenol use during pregnancy and diagnoses of autism or ADHD in children. Kenvue says acetaminophen is "one of the most studied medicines in history," states that the science does not support the warnings and that implementing them would be "arbitrary, capricious, and contrary to law". Kenvue claims that a label change would be an "unexplained departure" from the FDA's position, noting that the agency reviewed the science for over a decade and found no causal link, most recently in August 2025.

3. A portion of the White House has been demolished, to make way for a 90-thousand square foot ballroom, that has become President Trump's latest project. The President claims the ballroom is being paid for with donations, and from his own pocket. But critics say it's an unnecessary addition during the government shutdown. Crews were seen tearing at the outside structure to the East Wing yesterday.

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Guests include CBS News Reporter Linda Kenyon and MLB.com Brewers Beat Writer Adam McCalvy.

We wrap up with Amazon’s big plans for robots in its eCommerce and cloud operations.

MLB.com Brewers Beat Writer Adam McCalvy talks about why this postseason ending was especially sad and went beyond baseball, if Christian Yelich was actually having back problems this postseason, Ohtani’s star performance, and who may or may not be returning to the Brewers next season.