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• Utah Governor Spencer Cox calls for end to political violence after Charlie Kirk killing — Utah Governor Spencer Cox appeared on CBS's 60 Minutes to call for an end to political violence in the United States, stating "stop shooting each other – that's it." Cox made the plea 18 days after rightwing activist Charlie Kirk was killed by a sniper at Utah Valley University. Cox said he could not "unsee" video of Kirk being shot and expressed concern about rhetoric framing political divisions as warfare. The interview aired as part of 60 Minutes' 58th season premiere.

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• Trump administration pressures immigration judges to dismiss asylum cases for emergency deportations — The Trump administration is pressuring immigration judges to toss out asylum cases so they can be reassigned as emergency deportations, according to retired judge Dana Leigh Marks. This practice circumvents normal judicial review and due process protections for asylum seekers.

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• American Federation of Government Employees files lawsuit challenging deferred resignation program — The American Federation of Government Employees and other labor unions representing federal workers filed a lawsuit challenging the deferred resignation program, alleging it circumvents congressional authority, undermines statutorily required government functions by causing mass employee departures, and was enacted under threat of firings. The lawsuit remains ongoing as of the article date. AFGE president Everett Kelley stated the program should not be viewed as voluntary and represents an effort to create a toxic work environment.

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• Trump administration fires 100+ immigration judges and recruits military lawyers to replace them — The Trump administration has fired more than 100 immigration judges since taking office, including roughly one-third of judges in San Francisco's major immigration court. In late August, the administration scrapped the rule requiring temporary immigration judges to have spent a decade practicing immigration law before qualifying for the bench, then cleared 600 military lawyers to fill vacant judge seats. This action has thrown already backlogged courts into chaos, with a 3.6 million case backlog.

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• Trump administration implements mass deferred resignation program for federal workers — The Trump administration oversaw the largest mass resignation in U.S. history on September 28, 2025, with over 100,000 federal workers formally quitting through a deferred resignation program. The program costs $14.8 billion, paying workers full salary and benefits while on administrative leave for up to eight months. The total expected departures across all reduction programs is approximately 275,000 employees. Federal workers cited months of "fear and intimidation," public vilification, job insecurity, and threats of firings as reasons for departing, with many describing the environment as deliberately hostile.
• Resignations of Federal Workers Take Effect — The Trump administration's cuts to the federal workforce resulted in the resignations of over 100,000 federal workers, effective immediately. Many of those leaving reported feeling pressured and fearful due to the administration's actions. This year's cuts are projected to lead to a total loss of at least 275,000 federal workers, marking the largest decline in civilian federal employment since World War II.
• Over 100,000 federal workers resign as part of workforce reduction — More than 100,000 federal workers' resignations took effect on September 30 as part of the Trump administration's cuts to the federal workforce. Those departing reported being forced out through fear and pressure from administration officials. This year's cuts will result in the loss of at least 275,000 workers, the largest decline in civilian federal employment in a single year since World War II. OMB Director Russell Vought previously stated the goal was to make federal workers not want to come to work and to put them "in trauma."

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• Trump appoints Lindsey Halligan as U.S. attorney to prosecute Comey — Trump appointed Lindsey Halligan, a White House aide with no prosecutorial experience, as U.S. attorney to pursue charges against former FBI director James Comey. Halligan's prior role in the administration involved efforts to eliminate slavery from Smithsonian exhibits, which Cobb characterized as an attempt to "whitewash" American history and "paint America as something that it isn't."

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• Oregon sued to block National Guard deployment to Portland — On September 28, Oregon filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration seeking to block the deployment of National Guard troops to Portland. The lawsuit characterized the move as "provocative and arbitrary" and argued it "threaten[s] to undermine public safety by inciting a public outcry."
• Oregon attorney general sued Trump administration over National Guard deployment — Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a lawsuit against President Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, and their respective departments, alleging that the National Guard had been unlawfully deployed for law enforcement duties. The suit was filed less than six hours after Hegseth's order calling 200 Oregon National Guard members into federal service for 60 days.
• Oregon files federal lawsuit to block Trump's seizure of state national guard troops for Portland deployment — Oregon's attorney general filed a lawsuit in federal court on Sunday seeking to block President Trump's deployment of 200 Oregon National Guard troops to Portland. Trump claimed authority under provisions allowing suppression of "rebellion" or lawlessness, but Oregon argues the characterization of Portland as "war ravaged" is false and based on outdated 2020 protest footage mixed with current social media reports. Governor Kotek stated there is no insurrection or public safety threat warranting military intervention, only routine free speech demonstrations near an ICE facility managed by local law enforcement.
• Oregon attorney general files lawsuit to block National Guard deployment — Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's activation of 200 federalized members of the Oregon National Guard for deployment to Portland. A federal judge was scheduled to hear arguments on Friday regarding whether to grant a temporary restraining order blocking the troop deployment, which the state opposes on constitutional and federalism grounds.

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• Trump fires federal prosecutor who declined to prosecute Comey — Trump fired federal prosecutor Erik Siebert after Siebert declined to bring charges against former FBI director James Comey. Trump then appointed Lindsey Halligan, a White House aide with no prosecutorial experience, to pursue the case instead. This action demonstrates selective removal of prosecutors based on their willingness to prosecute the president's political opponents.
• Trump indicts former FBI director James Comey on charges of lying to Congress — Former FBI director James Comey was indicted on charges of allegedly lying to Congress. The indictment was brought by a Trump-appointed U.S. attorney, Lindsey Halligan, after Trump fired the previous federal prosecutor, Erik Siebert, when he declined to bring charges. Ex-Trump lawyer Ty Cobb characterized the indictment as part of a "concerted effort" to "rewrite history" and criticized it as "wholly unconstitutional [and] authoritarian," noting the grand jury approved only two counts by a slim 14-23 margin.
• DOJ indicted former FBI Director James Comey — The Department of Justice indicted former FBI Director James Comey. Fox legal analyst Andy McCarthy stated the indictment "doesn't give you notice of what Comey has actually done" and "factually there's nothing there," characterizing it as "lawfare" designed to put Comey through the legal process. Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe stated that DOJ never contacted him for an interview before the indictment despite his interactions with Comey potentially being central to the prosecution.

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• Stephen Miller announced more indictments coming — Stephen Miller, Trump's Director of Counterterrorism, stated on Fox that more indictments are coming against former officials including James Comey, James Clapper, John Brennan, Barack Obama, and Lisa Monaco, accusing them of conspiring to sabotage democratic institutions and calling them "insurrectionists."

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• Justice Clarence Thomas signaled overturning precedents on church-state separation and gay marriage — Justice Clarence Thomas signaled in remarks that more legal precedents standing for decades on matters such as separation of church and state and gay marriage may be overturned in the upcoming Supreme Court term. Thomas stated that precedents should be "respectful of our legal tradition" but suggested they need not be binding if not based on solid legal foundations.

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• Trump agreed to meet with Schumer and Jeffries on budget negotiations — After spending his third consecutive day on the golf course while a government shutdown loomed in three days, Trump agreed to meet with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Monday afternoon at 2 p.m. to discuss budget negotiations. Senate Majority Leader John Thune called for a clean continuing resolution to keep the government open while negotiations continue.
• Trump reverses course, schedules White House meeting with bipartisan congressional leaders to avert shutdown — President Trump reversed his earlier decision to cancel a meeting and scheduled a Monday afternoon gathering at the White House with the top four congressional leaders—House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and Democratic leaders Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer—to negotiate a government funding agreement before the Tuesday night deadline. Democrats conditioned support on extending expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits; Republicans opposed linking healthcare policy to the continuing resolution. Trump told CBS News he believed a shutdown was likely and that he could use executive power to eliminate what he called "waste, fraud and abuse."
• Schumer and Jeffries meet Trump without shutdown deal — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries met with President Trump and Vice President Vance to negotiate government funding before the fiscal year ends on September 30. No deal was reached. Trump indicated willingness to discuss healthcare premium tax subsidies expiring at year-end but insisted Democrats fund the government first. Schumer stated Trump appeared unaware of impending healthcare insurance increases. Jeffries noted House Republicans were absent from negotiations, calling their position unserious.
• Schumer and Jeffries met with Trump on government shutdown and ACA health care subsidies — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a closed-door meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office to negotiate averting a government shutdown while preserving ACA health care premium subsidies. Schumer stated Trump appeared to hear about health care consequences for the first time. Jeffries said significant differences remain and Democrats will not support a partisan Republican spending bill that cuts health care. The meeting occurred as Republicans coordinated messaging claiming Democrats seek to provide free health care to migrants and transgender people.

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• Rudy Giuliani and Dominion Voting Systems settle $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit — Rudy Giuliani, former New York mayor and personal lawyer to Donald Trump, settled a defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems in 2021. Dominion had sued for $1.3 billion, citing over 50 false or defamatory statements Giuliani made claiming the 2020 election was rigged and that Dominion's voting machines were compromised. The settlement terms are confidential. This is Dominion's third successful defamation resolution, following a $787.5 million settlement with Fox News in 2023 and a $67 million settlement with Newsmax in August 2025.

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• Trump claimed FBI placed 274 agents in January 6 crowd — President Trump posted on social media claiming that the FBI placed "274 FBI Agents into the Crowd just prior to, and during, the January 6th" Capitol attack, "probably acting as Agitators and Insurrectionists." Trump criticized FBI Director Christopher Wray for contradicting this claim and accused Wray and former Director James Comey of "LYING." A Department of Justice inspector general report found no undercover FBI agents at the January 6 riots and that 26 confidential human sources were not authorized to enter the Capitol or break the law.
• Trump spread false claims about FBI agents at January 6 — After right-wing media outlet The Blaze mischaracterized an FBI report claiming 274 plainclothes FBI agents were "embedded in the crowd" to instigate the January 6 riot, Trump amplified the false claim on social media, demanding to know the identities of the agents and suggesting they acted as "agitators and insurrectionists." FBI Director Kash Patel was forced to issue a clarification stating agents were sent into crowd control after the riot was declared, not before or during it to incite violence.

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• Trump posted medical advice contradicting expert guidance on vaccines — President Trump posted on social media in capital letters advising pregnant women and parents to avoid Tylenol, separate MMR vaccines into three shots, and space out other vaccines across five separate medical visits. Trump acknowledged the advice came from his appointed secretary of health and human services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is neither a doctor nor a scientist. Medical experts note that the MMR vaccine is not available in three separate shots.

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• Speaker Mike Johnson continued false claims about January 6 FBI agents — After FBI Director Kash Patel clarified that FBI agents were sent into the January 6 crowd after the riot was declared to assist with crowd control, not before or during to incite violence, Speaker Mike Johnson went on CNN and continued to repeat the false claim that "there were 274 FBI agents in the crowd," perpetuating the debunked conspiracy theory.

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• Elon Musk disputed Epstein files reporting — After the latest Epstein documents were released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, Sky News published a headline naming Elon Musk and Prince Andrew in connection with the files. Musk responded on social media claiming the headline was "utterly misleading," stating that Epstein tried to get him to visit his island and he refused, and objecting to being named before Prince Andrew.

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• Trump ordered declassification of Amelia Earhart records — President Trump ordered his administration to declassify and release all government records related to Amelia Earhart, the early American aviator who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean on July 2, 1937. The order came hours after House Democrats released Epstein documents mentioning Trump's connections to the convicted sex offender.

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• Secretary of Defense issues memorandum federalizing 200 Oregon National Guard members for 60-day deployment to Portland — Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth issued a memorandum on September 28 stating that 200 members of Oregon's National Guard would be "called into Federal service effective immediately for a period of 60 days." The memorandum followed Trump's demand for military deployment to Portland, which he claimed was necessary to protect federal property and suppress lawlessness. Oregon's governor Tina Kotek stated she had been notified that the president had seized control of the state's reservists, invoking authority to suppress "rebellion" or lawlessness. City and state officials filed suit shortly thereafter to block the deployment.
• Hegseth called 200 Oregon National Guard members into federal service — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called 200 members of the Oregon National Guard into federal service for 60 days. This action followed Trump's repeated threats to deploy federal troops to Portland to address what he characterized as "domestic terrorism" and civil unrest. Oregon Governor Tina Kotek had explicitly told Trump and Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem that federal troops were unnecessary and that the state could manage its own public safety.
• Hegseth federalizes 200 Oregon National Guard personnel — On September 29, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth federalized 200 National Guard personnel from Oregon under the stated purpose of protecting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal government personnel performing federal functions. The action followed Trump's directive and Oregon Governor Tina Kotek's public disagreement with Trump's characterization of Portland's security situation.

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• Trump posted about gold décor in the Oval Office — Trump posted on Truth Social that foreign leaders are amazed at the "majesty and splendor" of his new golden palace, claiming the Oval Office and Cabinet Room contain "some of the highest quality 24 Karat Gold" and stating "Best Oval Office ever, in terms of success and look!!!"
• Trump posted about gold fixtures in Oval Office remodel — President Trump posted on social media praising his remodeling of the Oval Office, which included copious gold fixtures. Trump claimed the fixtures were made of 24-karat gold and stated that foreign leaders "freak out" when they see the quality. Some of the gold appliqué matched polyurethane fixtures available from the home improvement store Home Depot.

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• Mass shooting at Mormon church in Michigan — A gunman rammed his truck into a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan, and opened fire on worshippers, killing at least four people and shooting at least ten others with an assault rifle. The shooter, Thomas Jacob Sanford, an Iraq war veteran, was killed by police. The FBI described the incident as an "act of targeted violence." Sanford had previously worn a camouflage Trump 2020 campaign shirt reading "Make Liberals Cry Again" and displayed a Trump-Pence sign at his home.
• Mormon church shooting in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan — Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, opened fire at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan on Sunday morning, killing at least four worshippers and wounding eight others. He rammed a pickup truck through the church entrance, fired a rifle at congregants, and set the building ablaze before being shot dead by police approximately eight minutes after the attack began at 10:25 a.m. Google Maps images and property records show Sanford had a Trump sign outside his home; Facebook photos show him wearing a "Re-elect Trump 2020" shirt. Investigations into motive are ongoing; the FBI has characterized it as "an act of targeted violence."

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• USDA cancels food insecurity survey — The Trump administration's Agriculture Department announced it is canceling an annual government survey conducted since the mid-1990s that measures food insecurity in the US. A department spokesperson claimed the survey "became overly politicized" and is "unnecessary," despite the survey being used to make funding decisions for food assistance programs. The final report including 2024 results is expected to be released on October 22.
• USDA places food insecurity researchers on leave — The Agriculture Department placed roughly a dozen employees responsible for economic research and the government's food insecurity survey on leave, two days after canceling the annual food insecurity survey.

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• Trump administration reallocates $2 billion in foreign aid — The Washington Post reported that the Trump administration is planning to reallocate nearly $2 billion in foreign aid towards priorities that advance Trump's "America First" agenda, including countering "Marxist, anti-American regimes" in Latin America, despite the funds already being appropriated by Congress.

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• House and Senate Democrats open investigations into Homan bribery case closure — Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee opened an investigation into the Justice Department's decision to close the criminal probe against border czar Tom Homan, demanding that Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel turn over all recordings of the undercover operation, investigative files, and any communication between the White House and their agencies about the case. Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee later opened an investigation of their own.

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• Justice Department Public Integrity Section decimated — The number of attorneys in the Justice Department's Public Integrity Section, which investigates corruption cases against politicians and police officers, has dropped from 36 to two since Trump's term began in January. The lawyers have quit under pressure, resigned in protest, or been reassigned.

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• HUD rolls back Fair Housing Act enforcement — Trump appointees at the Department of Housing and Urban Development are rolling back enforcement of the Fair Housing Act, a decades-old civil rights law banning discrimination in housing. Current and former HUD employees told the New York Times that Trump's appointees have made it nearly impossible to do their jobs, blocked lawyers from communicating with clients without approval, and used gag orders and intimidation to block discrimination cases from moving forward.