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Will the government shutdown affect next year's election? Recent history provides clues

7:14 AM on Sunday, October 5

Political leaders in Washington are spending much of their energy these days blaming the other party for what could be a significant government shutdown

Alex Pereira, of Brazil, celebrates after defeating UFC light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev, of Russia during the UFC 320 mixed martial arts bout Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)

Pereira dethrones Ankalaev with a 1st-round stoppage at UFC 320

1:33 AM on Sunday, October 5

Fan favorite Alex Pereira dethroned Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 320, taking the light heavyweight championship with a first-round stoppage Saturday night

MLB Postseason Glance

12:05 AM on Sunday, October 5

MLB Postseason Glance

Napheesa Collier cancels meeting with WNBA Commissioner Engelbert amid tensions, AP source says

10:49 PM on Saturday, October 4

Minnesota forward Napheesa Collier canceled a meeting with WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert expected to take place next week, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Saturday night

Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández hits a three-run home run against Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Matt Strahm during the seventh inning in Game 1 of baseball's National League Division Series, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Hernández's homer lifts Ohtani and the Dodgers over the Phillies 5-3 in NL Division Series opener

9:55 PM on Saturday, October 4

Teoscar Hernández rallied the Los Angeles Dodgers with a three-run homer in the seventh inning of a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 1 of their NL Division Series

Federal judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, Oregon

7:43 PM on Saturday, October 4

Federal judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in Portland, Oregon

In this screenshot taken from video provided by WRIC News, Democratic candidate for attorney general Jay Jones speaks with an interviewer Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in Richmond, Va., about widely condemned text messages he sent in 2022. (WRIC via AP)

Democrat in Virginia attorney general race apologizes for 2022 texts depicting political violence

6:17 PM on Saturday, October 4

Virginia’s Democratic candidate for attorney general has been widely condemned for text messages from 2022 that revealed him suggesting that a prominent Republican get “two bullets to the head.”

This NOAA satellite image taken at 5:20 p.m. EST on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, shows Tropical Storm Priscilla in the East Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico. (NOAA via AP)

Tropical Storm Priscilla forms in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico

5:13 PM on Saturday, October 4

Tropical Storm Priscilla has formed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico

Tropical Storm Priscilla forms in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico

5:09 PM on Saturday, October 4

Tropical Storm Priscilla forms in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico

FILE - Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper takes an at-bat during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, April 14, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File)

It’s a boy! Phillies star Bryce Harper announces birth of fourth child ahead of NLDS opener

4:44 PM on Saturday, October 4

Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper and wife Kayla have welcomed their fourth child, Hayes Three Harper, ahead of Saturday's playoff opener

FILE - Immigrants line up in the dining hall at a new U.S. government holding center for migrant children in Carrizo Springs, Texas, on July 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Judge blocks Trump policy to detain migrant children turning 18 in adult facilities

4:04 PM on Saturday, October 4

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Trump administration policy to detain migrant children in adult facilities once they turn 18

AP reader question: How does the shutdown affect National Guard troops?

3:45 PM on Saturday, October 4

Here’s a question submitted by an Associated Press reader: How does the shutdown impact National Guard troops

Federal officers hold down a protester in the Brighton Park neighborhood of Chicago, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, after protesters learned that U.S. Border Patrol shot a woman Saturday morning on Chicago's Southwest Side. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Trump says he'll send National Guard to Chicago, but details remain unclear

3:11 PM on Saturday, October 4

President Donald Trump has authorized the deployment of 300 National Guard members to Chicago, where on the same day Border Patrol agents shot and injured a woman they said tried to run them over

Gov. JB Pritzker says Trump administration gave 'ultimatum' and plans to federalize 300 Illinois National Guard members

3:11 PM on Saturday, October 4

Gov. JB Pritzker says Trump administration gave 'ultimatum' and plans to federalize 300 Illinois National Guard members

FILE - Mark Sanchez walks on the field before an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)

NFL analyst Mark Sanchez arrested while he was hospitalized with stab wounds

3:05 PM on Saturday, October 4

Former NFL quarterback and current Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez has been arrested after he was apparently stabbed in an overnight altercation in downtown Indianapolis

Israel's Netanyahu says hopes to announce release of all hostages from Gaza 'in the coming days,' as talks move to Egypt

2:21 PM on Saturday, October 4

Israel's Netanyahu says hopes to announce release of all hostages from Gaza 'in the coming days,' as talks move to Egypt

Georgia man indicted after fishing tournament boat crash killed 3 in Alabama

2:17 PM on Saturday, October 4

A Georgia man has been indicted on manslaughter charges in Alabama after a boat wreck during a professional fishing tournament in April killed three people and injured two others

This picture taken during a media tour organised by the Israeli army shows war-damaged and destroyed buildings in the vicinity of the Jordanian Field Hospital in Gaza City, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (Jack Guez/Pool Photo via AP)

International journalists visit Gaza City under the supervision of Israel's army

12:47 PM on Saturday, October 4

International journalists have been given a rare and limited glimpse of Gaza City under the supervision of the Israeli military

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