East Wing Down
Thursday, October 23rd, 2025 Today, federal agents descend on Chinatown in New York in an apparent raid; an ICE agent fired shots hitting an alleged immigrant and a US Marshal during a traffic stop in Los Angeles; New York Attorney General Letitia James has launched a portal to collect evidence against federal agents; Illinois and Chicago urge the Supreme Court to uphold a block on National Guard deployment; Senator Jeff Merkley warns 'tyranny has arrived' in marathon floor speech protesting Trump; SNAP benefits are about to expire and California Governor Gavin Newsom is taking action; and a new Quinnipiac poll has Democrats way up on the general ballot; and Dana delivers your Good News. Allison will return on Friday.
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2025
Today, federal agents descend on Chinatown in New York in an apparent raid; an ICE agent fired shots hitting an alleged immigrant and a US Marshal during a traffic stop in Los Angeles; New York Attorney General Letitia James has launched a portal to collect evidence against federal agents; Illinois and Chicago urge the Supreme Court to uphold a block on National Guard deployment; Senator Jeff Merkley warns 'tyranny has arrived' in marathon floor speech protesting Trump; SNAP benefits are about to expire and California Governor Gavin Newsom is taking action; and a new Quinnipiac poll has Democrats way up on the general ballot; and Dana delivers your Good News. Allison will return on Friday.
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Federal agents descend on Chinatown in apparent raid | Gothamist
AG James launches portal to collect photos, videos of ICE activity in NY | CBS6 | WRGB
Illinois, Chicago urge Supreme Court to uphold block on National Guard deployment |ABC News
Sen. Jeff Merkley warns 'tyranny has arrived' in marathon floor speech protesting Trump | NBC News
CONGRESS JOB APPROVAL POLL (PDF) | Quinnipiac
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