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A sign that reads "Closed due to federal government shutdown," is seen outside of the National Gallery of Art on the 6th day of the government shutdown, in Washington, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

AP reader question: Is it legal to fire furloughed federal workers during a shutdown?

11:38 AM on Monday, October 6

Here’s a question submitted by an Associated Press reader: Is it legal to fire furloughed federal workers during a shutdown

Illinois governor and Chicago mayor sue to block Trump administration's plan to deploy National Guard troops to the city

11:04 AM on Monday, October 6

Illinois governor and Chicago mayor sue to block Trump administration's plan to deploy National Guard troops to the city

FILE - Judge Scott McAfee addresses the lawyers during a hearing on charges against former President Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case, Thursday, March 28, 2024 in Atlanta. (Dennis Byron/Hip Hop Enquirer via AP, Pool, File)

Agency asks for more time to appoint new prosecutor in Georgia election case against Trump

10:54 AM on Monday, October 6

The head of a nonpartisan agency tasked with finding a new prosecutor for the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump is asking for more time

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Patrushev at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Kremlin welcomes Trump's comments on Putin's offer to extend the New START nuclear arms pact

10:13 AM on Monday, October 6

The Kremlin has welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments about Russia’s offer to extend the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the United States, saying it raises hope for keeping the pact alive after it expires in February

FILE - The Supreme Court in Washington, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Supreme Court rebuffs push to revive Missouri law barring police from enforcing some U.S. gun laws

9:56 AM on Monday, October 6

The Supreme Court is refusing to revive a controversial Missouri gun law that bans police from enforcing some federal firearm laws

A man fishes in Cocorite, Trinidad and Tobago, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Anselm Gibbs)

Fishermen in Trinidad and Tobago fear for their lives and jobs after US strikes in the Caribbean

9:33 AM on Monday, October 6

Fishermen in Trinidad and Tobago are fearing that a U.S. military strike in the Caribbean could kill them and their livelihoods

International Criminal Court convicts former leader of a feared Sudanese militia of past atrocities committed in Darfur

9:25 AM on Monday, October 6

International Criminal Court convicts former leader of a feared Sudanese militia of past atrocities committed in Darfur

Paramount buys website The Free Press and installs founder Bari Weiss as the editor-in-chief of CBS News

9:10 AM on Monday, October 6

Paramount buys website The Free Press and installs founder Bari Weiss as the editor-in-chief of CBS News

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs, April 2, 2025, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Trump says the US has secured $17 trillion in new investments. The real number is likely much less

9:00 AM on Monday, October 6

President Donald Trump claims his policies have generated $17 trillion in new investments, but the real number is likely much less

Taylor Moyer slices strawberries as her youngest son, Bradley, helps put the sliced fruit into a bowl while at home in the kitchen, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in Virginia Beach, Va. (AP Photo/John Clark)

Government shutdown threatens food aid program relied on by millions of families

7:38 AM on Monday, October 6

Experts say a food aid program that helps 6 million low-income mothers and young children will run out of federal money unless the government shutdown ends within two weeks

OpenAI and AMD announce a new chip supply partnership to build out artificial intelligence infrastructure

7:25 AM on Monday, October 6

OpenAI and AMD announce a new chip supply partnership to build out artificial intelligence infrastructure

FILE - In this Jan. 21, 2009 file photo, signs outside a Fifth Third Bank are lit up at dusk in Cincinnati.(AP Photo/Al Behrman, file)

Fifth Third Bancorp to buy Comerica for $10.9 billion in tie-up of big regional banks

6:58 AM on Monday, October 6

Fifth Third Bancorp is buying Comerica for $10.9 billion in an all-stock deal, tying up two big regional banks

Arizona Cardinals running back Emari Demercado (31) reacts on the sideline after fumbling the ball out of the end zone on a touchdown run during the second half of an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Silly mistakes, costly blunders and head-scratching decisions led to sloppy football

2:01 AM on Monday, October 6

Sunday was filled with sloppy football, silly mistakes and head-scratching decisions

Police and Federal officers stand guard an area by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from sending National Guard troops to Oregon

1:37 PM on Sunday, October 5

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon, including the California National Guard

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