Monday, Oct. 6
Immigration enforcement presence intensifies in Chicago
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and federal immigration agents have become increasingly violent and forceful in their latest operation in Chicago.
Agents arrived in unmarked trucks and helicopters and surrounded an apartment building in the largely Black South Shore neighborhood, according to the Associated Press. The Department of Homeland Security said 37 migrants were arrested in this operation.
In addition to helicopters and unmarked trucks, the use of chemical agents has increased, according to the AP.
Protests outside an immigration processing center in the village of Broadview, a Chicago suburb, have become sights of almost daily arrests, and city officials have filed a federal lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order and removal of an 8-foot fence put up around the facility, according to the AP.
Tuesday, Oct. 7
Trump willing to negotiate health care, government must reopen first
President Donald Trump told reporters Republicans had a negotiation going on with Democrats that “could lead to very good things” regarding health care, according to the AP.
Afterward, Trump proposed a stipulation to such negotiations: the government must reopen for negotiations to take place.
Trump took to Truth Social to urge Democrats to reopen the government, according to the AP.
“I am happy to work with the Democrats on their Failed Healthcare Policies, or anything else, but first they must allow our Government to reopen,” Trump said on Truth Social. “In fact, they should re-open our Government tonight!”
Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, both Democrats, denied there were any negotiations with Trump.
Wednesday, Oct. 8
More delayed flights, staffing shortages amid government shutdown
As the government shutdown reached its seventh day, staffing shortages at airports across the country led to delayed flights and disruptions, according to the AP.
Staffing shortages were reported by the Federal Aviation Administration at Nashville, Dallas, Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago airports, according to the AP. Staffing issues were also reported at air traffic control centers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Atlanta and Houston.
Union leaders for air traffic controllers and airport security screeners cautioned the situation is likely to get worse as the shutdown continues.
Thursday, Oct. 9
Senate Republicans vote against legislation to check Trump’s powers
Senate Republicans voted against legislation to check Trump’s power to use military force against drug cartels, according to the AP.
The legislation would have required Trump to get approval from Congress before instructing military force against cartels.
The Trump administration justified its military use against drug cartels by claiming the cartels are armed and threatening the U.S., according to AP.
Friday, Oct. 10
Trump passed over for Nobel Peace Prize
Despite Trump’s vocal campaign for his deserving, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, according to the AP.
Machado called Trump after being awarded the prize and told Trump she was accepting it in his honor.
Trump suggested he did not receive the prize because the Feb. 1 deadline nomination recognized achievements from 2024 when he was running for office, according to the AP.
Saturday, Oct. 11
Trump says inflation is ‘defeated’ despite high prices
Trump told the General Assembly in September that prices for groceries and mortgage rates are down and “inflation has been defeated,” according to the AP.
Despite this proclamation, inflation has risen in three of the past four months, according to AP, and in August, there was a 2.9% increase in consumer prices from a year earlier. Many Fed officials are concerned inflation is too high, but cut their key interest rate to lessen the risk of worsening the unemployment rate.
The September inflation report is expected to be released Wednesday, but may be delayed due to the shutdown.
