The department's public affairs apparatus is mostly idle for lack of funding, but that hasn't stopped it from making announcements in support of the administration's messaging about immigrants.
Expect more aggressive regulatory action from the Trump administration while skirmishes continue in Congress and statehouses across the U.S. Many of these policies will ultimately land in court.
More than a million felons will be able to vote in Florida. Previously, the system lacked 'any constraints, guidelines, or standards' for restoring voting rights, a judge ruled last year.
Approved by referendum, the measure overturns a 150-year-old ban. It applies to those who have completed their sentences, except those convicted of murder or a felony sex offense.
Carmakers soon will deploy vehicle-to-vehicle communication so cars and infrastructure can send and receive signals from each other to avert things like running red lights and multi-crash pileups.
The partial government shutdown has left national parks open but unstaffed. In some places, cities and states are spending local money to keep them well maintained.
Trump will deliver an address as the government shutdown persists. Allies ponder mixed signals on when U.S. troops will leave Syria. In Florida, roughly 1.4 million ex-felons regain the right to vote.
President Trump says a country is nothing without a steel industry. And while his tariffs have benefited the U.S. steel industry, his claims about a boom with new plants opening are exaggerated.
While he was but one very lonely Achatinella apexfulva, his death takes place amid a crisis for Hawaii's native snails, whose populations have been decimated by invasive species.