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And the latest on early voting in the 2025 elections ...

And SNAP funds lapse as a judge orders their restoration.

And the shutdown reaches 31 days as the Nov. 1 day of reckoning approaches.

And Trump extends the National Guard's patrol in D.C.

And the Fed prepares for another rate cut amid a data blackout.

And Republicans have all but abandoned their efforts to defeat a Democratic gerrymander in California.

And Trump lands in Japan -- and still wants a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

The shutdown's looming health care cliff

And USDA won't use emergency funds to cover SNAP.

Detroit's mayor diagnoses the problem for Democrats