California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday he will deploy National Guard troops to support food banks in November, a move that comes in light of anticipated delays to federal food assistance amid the government shutdown.
Republican mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa angrily quit his WABC talk-radio job on Wednesday after the station's owner called on him to withdraw from the race.
A federal lawsuit that temporarily had interrupted operations at an immigration detention in the Florida Everglades dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" was paused Wednesday by an appellate court because of the government shutdown.
President Donald Trump's desire to secure the Republican majority in Congress has prompted an unusual burst of mid-decade redistricting in multiple states.