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Labels reading "I Voted" are seen at the Orange County Registrar of Voters office in Santa Ana, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Federal judge rules Trump can’t require citizenship proof on the federal voting form

3:38 PM on Friday, October 31

President Donald Trump’s request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be enforced

Judge says Trump can’t require citizenship proof on federal voter form, siding with Democrats and civil rights groups

3:36 PM on Friday, October 31

Judge says Trump can’t require citizenship proof on federal voter form, siding with Democrats and civil rights groups

President Donald Trump speaks to the media after boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, enroute to Florida. AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Trump opens door for Nigeria sanctions with religious freedom designation over Christian persecution

3:05 PM on Friday, October 31

President Donald Trump has opened the door for sanctions to be imposed on Nigeria for allegedly failing to rein in the persecution of Christians in the country

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents arrive to escort U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Gregory Bovino from federal court in Chicago, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Illinois lawmakers approve ban on immigration arrests near courthouses

3:01 PM on Friday, October 31

Illinois lawmakers have approved legislation prohibiting immigration arrests near courthouses

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, from right, speaks alongside Vice President JD Vance and Chris Sununu, president & CEO of Airlines for America, about the impact of the government shutdown on the aviation industry, outside of the West Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Air traffic controller shortages lead to broader US flight delays as shutdown nears one-month mark

3:01 PM on Friday, October 31

Continued staffing shortages in air traffic control facilities are causing delays at airports as the government shutdown nears the one-month mark

Federal agents detained immigrants and held them on California's Coast Guard Island in the 1980s

3:00 PM on Friday, October 31

Coast Guard Island — a California Coast Guard base located in the Oakland Estuary — was the focus of protests of last week's planned-then-abandoned surge of federal immigration officials

A grocery store employee stocks produce, which is covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), at a grocery store in Baltimore, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

SNAP has provided grocery help for 60-plus years; here's how it works

2:34 PM on Friday, October 31

The SNAP program has been a major piece of the U.S. social safety network since it launched as the food stamp program in 1964

FILE - Guinea Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo speaks at the Peace Forum on Nov. 11, 2022 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, Pool, File)

Guinea-Bissau arrests officers for alleged coup attempt

2:02 PM on Friday, October 31

Military officers in Guinea-Bissau have been arrested for allegedly planning a coup

FILE- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a campaign event, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard, File)

Wisconsin's governor signs Kennedy-inspired bill allowing candidates to withdraw from the ballot

2:00 PM on Friday, October 31

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor has signed a bipartisan bill that would allow candidates to remove their names from the ballot

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks in Bristol, Wis., Dec. 5, 2024. (Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP, file)

Wisconsin becomes the 36th state to limit cellphones in schools

1:08 PM on Friday, October 31

Wisconsin has become the 36th state to limit cellphones and other electronic devices in school

FILE - A Trulieve employee listens during a discussion of the medical marijuana company's product and packaging safety standards, at an event in support of Amendment 3, a ballot initiative which would legalize the recreational use of pot in Florida for adults 21 years old and older, at a Trulieve medical cannabis dispensary in Hallendale Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Campaign to legalize recreational marijuana takes DeSantis administration to state Supreme Court

12:18 PM on Friday, October 31

The campaign to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida is suing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration in the state’s Supreme Court

Brenda Riggins shops for food at MUST Ministries Food Distribution Center, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Marietta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

How hunger relief groups say you can help feed your neighbors during the shutdown and beyond

12:04 PM on Friday, October 31

Many people might be wondering how they can help their neighbors put food on the table with federal food aid set to be frozen on Nov. 1

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., right, during a lunch with Republican Senators on the Rose Garden patio at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

What's the filibuster and why does Trump want to get rid of it during the shutdown?

11:42 AM on Friday, October 31

President Donald Trump wants Republicans in the Senate to kill a longstanding rule called the filibuster

A volunteer prepares meals at the Philabundance Community Kitchen in Philadelphia, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Judges order Trump administration to use emergency reserves for SNAP payments during the shutdown

9:03 AM on Friday, October 31

Two federal judge have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using emergency reserve funds during the government shutdown

President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, after returning from Asia. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)

The Latest: Trump administration must fund SNAP payments during the shutdown, judges rule

8:25 AM on Friday, October 31

Federal judges have ruled that the Trump administration must continue funding SNAP during the government shutdown

Protesters gather outside an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview, Ill., Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Advocates allege ‘inhumane’ conditions at Chicago-area ICE facility in new lawsuit

7:38 AM on Friday, October 31

Illinois advocates have sued federal authorities over alleged inhumane conditions at a Chicago-area federal immigration facility

FILE - The William McKinley Monument is silhouetted in front of the west side of the Ohio Statehouse, April 15, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Ohio panel and Virginia lawmakers move forward with congressional redistricting plans

11:10 PM on Thursday, October 30

A Republican-led panel in Ohio has adopted new U.S. House districts, potentially boosting the GOP's chances of gaining two seats in next year's elections

North Carolina state Sen. Warren Daniel, R-Burke (left and standing), presides over the Senate Committee on Elections while it considers legislation to redraw the state's U.S. House district map at the Legislative Office Building in Raleigh N.C., Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)

Trump urged GOP-led states to redraw US House districts. Now other states also are gerrymandering

2:56 PM on Monday, October 27

President Donald Trump has called for Republican states to redraw their U.S. House districts ahead of next year's elections

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