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Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Now three days into the government shutdown, neither side, Democratic nor Republican, shows signs of giving up ground. The Trump administration has stated that it will take this opportunity to fire federal workers. The GOP-led Senate is expected to vote for the fourth time on partisan stopgap bills. At least seven Democrats are needed to reach the required 60-vote threshold today. So far, only three Senate Democrats…

Detective Devin Rigo knew the clock was ticking as he raced to a metal scrapyard just north of Portland, Oregon. Rigo, with the Hillsboro Police Department, had just learned about the discovery of a maroon minivan he believed contained evidence connected to the murder of 56-year-old Kenneth “Kenny” Fandrich, a contract pipe fitter.  On Jan. 27, 2023, Kenny Fandrich was discovered in a parking garage at the Intel campus in Hillsboro. Police reviewed surveillance camera images and determined that Fandrich had been dragged into the minivan by a masked man. Police believed the killer had broken Fandrich’s neck and killed…

Culture / October 3, 2025 J.R.R. Tolkien has a message for us: Don’t give in to Trump. Ad Policy To many Middle-earth politicos, Sauron’s victory once seemed beyond doubt.(Michael Reeve / Getty Images) When I started rereading The Lord of the Rings, I wasn’t looking for spiritual takeaways. I was after a bit of escapism—a chance to decamp from the escalating nightmares of our reality to the fantasy stomping grounds of my childhood. But Middle-earth is not a light holiday destination. It’s a  world being overrun by forces of evil. The same can be said of lots of fantasy worlds;…

About 1,500 federally funded health centers that serve millions of low-income people face significant financial challenges, their leaders say, as the government shutdown compounds other cuts to their revenue.Some of these community health centers may have to cut medical and administrative staff or reduce services. Some could eventually close. The result, their advocates warn, may be added pressure on already crowded hospital emergency rooms.”This is the worst time in all the years I have been working in health care,” said Jim Mangia, president and CEO of St. John’s Community Health, a network of 28 clinics that serves more than 144,000…

10/2: CBS Evening News – CBS News Watch CBS News Trump threatens permanent cuts as shutdown stalemate continues; Peanuts celebrates its 75th anniversary Source link

Voters in critical swing areas of Georgia are preparing to weather the consequences of a federal shutdown and question which party is responsible. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: The federal government is closed for a second day. With park visitor centers locked and many federal employees furloughed, Republicans and Democrats say voters should hold the other side responsible for the fallout. But as NPR’s Sam Gringlas reports from Georgia, some people are focused less on who is to blame than on how long the shutdown will last.SAM GRINGLAS, BYLINE: The last shutdown dragged on for 35 days. Among the hardest hit were…

Trump threatens permanent cuts as shutdown stalemate continues – CBS News Watch CBS News As Republicans and Democrats fail to come to an agreement on government funding, President Trump is threatening to use the shutdown to fire some federal workers. Weijia Jiang reports. Source link

The White House is asking nine U.S. universities to sign an agreement pledging to uphold the Trump administration’s higher education priorities, or risk losing out on preferred access to federal funding.The demands are outlined in a nine-page document, title the “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” that asks schools to freeze their tuition rate for five years, ban the use of sex and gender as factors in their admissions process, and cap their international student numbers, among other requirements. Signatories also must commit to “transforming or abolishing institutional units that purposefully punish, belittle and even spark violence against conservative ideas,”…

Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks with reporters outside of the West Wing of the White House on July 17. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Trump said Thursday that he would meet with his budget director, Russ Vought, about which “Democrat Agencies” to cut as the federal government has lurched into a shutdown. The federal government’s day-to-day operations are carried out by nonpartisan workers with some federal agencies led by political appointees. But the Trump administration is using the shutdown to take aim at the Democratic Party. “I can’t…

The Department of Homeland Security and FBI have issued a joint intelligence bulletin obtained by CBS News that warns of attacks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel and facilities, including by “domestic violent extremists” claiming to respond to immigration enforcement activities.The memo — circulated to state and local law enforcement nationwide on Wednesday — assesses that since June, extremists in at least three states have conducted targeted, pre-planned violent attacks against ICE personnel and facilities. It says the attacks represent “an evolution in tactics and an escalation in violence compared to [domestic violent extremists’] past attacks, which primarily resulted…