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A federal judge permanently barred Trump from requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration, ruling that Trump had usurped powers vested in Congress and the states. This followed earlier Friday rulings that also hampered the administration on food stamps and voting access.
A judge ordered the Trump administration to make food stamp payments within days, in a written order following a court ruling that the administration must pay SNAP benefits during the government shutdown.
Trump's immigration raids continued through Halloween in Chicago and Los Angeles, with the Evanston mayor claiming ICE agents 'assaulted' residents. The raids coincided with ongoing detention efforts across major U.S. cities.
Food banks are rushing to stock supplies as SNAP benefits are set to lapse during the government shutdown, which has entered its second month, with Trump officials confirming that benefits will cease.
DACA recipients in Texas await a judge's ruling that could upend their lives by threatening their legal ability to work, despite many having built lives and raised families in the U.S.
The Trump administration is overseeing changes to the citizenship process, with federal officials saying the overhaul is necessary to ensure only fully qualified immigrants become citizens.
Trump threatened military action in Nigeria over protections for Christians from violence, with the president ordering the Pentagon to prepare for potential action.
Trump's military pressure on Maduro in Venezuela and CIA actions against the government have drawn comparisons to Latin America's historical pattern of coups and assassinations.
Putin brandished new nuclear weapons tests and signaled that Moscow expects Washington to contend with the Kremlin's power as talks between the U.S. and Russia falter.
Vice President JD Vance repeated comments that he wants his Hindu wife, Usha, to convert to Christianity, announcing the preference to 10,000 attendees at a Turning Point USA event.