Fox News Politics Newsletter: Government in Crisis as Shutdown Continues

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–Supreme Court Deciding whether faith-based advice on gender identity is protected speech

-Dem the senator’s gift AG candidate campaign comes back to haunt him

-Who is the Trump-appointed judge blocking the National Guard deployment to Portland?

Grasse DC

The Senate remains deadlocked on a path to end the shutdown heading into its second week, and meager support from Republicans across the aisle to reopen the government can collapse.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune.

So far, a trio of Democratic caucus members, Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Angus King, I-Maine, crossed the aisle to reopen the government… Read more

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York, during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on October 3, 2025. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

White House

Federal revocation: Trump says he would consider invoking Insurrection Act as courts, governors seek to block his crackdown on crime

‘SUBSTANTIAL’: Trump says “substantial” number of jobs will be lost permanently if shutdown persists. Dems ‘don’t have a leader’

Concealment exposed: Biden blocked Intel broadcast showing Ukrainian officials’ concerns over his family’s ‘corrupt’ business ties

President’s choice: Trump looms in special Republican primary congressional election in deep red district

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after leaving Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House October 5, 2025 in Washington, DC (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Clash of powers: White House ‘blatant’ slams court order blocking troop deployments amid Portland unrest

World stage

BREAKTHROUGH: Trump, Brazil’s Lula move to mend fences after trade clash, legal firestorm with ‘friendly’ call

Discussions end: Trump ends Venezuela talks, military options at loom, new report

New destination: Cuban-led caravan aims for Mexico as Trump policies deter migrants from us

Capitol

War on drugs: War against the cartels? White House says it has an iron-clad case for hitting narco-terrorist groups

‘RESPONSIBILITY’: FBI Fires Agents, Takes Down Corruption Squad After Probe Uncovers Surveillance of GOP Senators, Patel Says

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building September 17, 2025 in Washington, DC (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Fallout campaign: Kaine defends Jay Jones amid texts from AG candidate contemplating murder Top Republican: ‘Always a supporter’

“Abuse of power”: Hawley Rips Jack Smith’s ‘Biden’s Stasi’ Probe, Calls Alleged Spying ‘Abuse of Power Beyond Watergate’

Nothing to hide: House Committee Removes James Comey Aspiration for Jeffrey Epstein Testimony

‘Not normal’: Dem Shellacked by McConnell in 2020 Mounts New Senate Offer: ‘Cowards in Washington Bow to Donald Trump’

Dems dig in: Schumer shutdown holds as Senate Dems block GOP to reopen government

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., right, update reporters after their face-to-face meeting with President Donald Trump and Republican leaders on the government funding crisis, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 29. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Across America

Case in limbo: Georgia prosecutors seek 90-day extension to replace Willis in Trump election case

‘It’s my job’: Bondi clashes with Durbin over National Guard deployment: ‘Love Chicago as much as you hate President Trump’

Claim vs. REALITY: DHS Supports Pritzker’s ‘Smorgasbord of Lies’

Death wish: Jay Jones said if more police officers were killed, it would reduce civilian shootings, Virginia lawmaker says

Jay Jones, who is running to become Virginia’s attorney general in 2025, has come under fire for a series of text messages calling for the deaths of political opponents and remarks about police officers. (Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post/Getty Images)

Roommates amount: The only two Dems running for governor this year are former roommates with mirror political careers

Photo finish: Cuomo slams Mamdani for photo with anti-LGBTQ official Uganda: ‘If he smiles, he’s lying’

Tamper detected: Maine investigating claims 250 unmarked ballots found in Amazon Box

Short Fight Ahead: New Jersey Dem Hope, Vows to Sue Trump Over Troop Deployments, Says States Would Pay Price

Lone Star Rising: Abbott deploys ‘Elite Texas National Guard’ after Trump’s call for reinforcements: ‘Ever ready’

Common ground: New Maha Initiative around biomedical research unites the GOP with unusual bedfellows

Defying federal law: Federal agent says endangerment operations in Chicago’s ‘ice-free zones’ embolden protesters

Demonstrators march through downtown to protest the Trump administration’s agenda on September 30, 2025 in Chicago. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

‘Rock Bottom’: Former Chicago Police Officer Rips Stand Down Order for Swarmed Ice Agents: ‘Most Disgusting Act’

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