YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP | |
Close the week with Friday's news: |
| • | New York Attorney General Letitia James's indictment comes on the heels of charges against another Trump critic. | | • | A Texas appeals court has issued a stay of execution for a man. | | • | Phillies reliever Orion Kerkering panicked. Big time. | |
New York Democrats rally around Letitia James |
New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday on charges of bank fraud and false statements to a financial institution by a federal grand jury in Virginia, the Department of Justice announced. |
The context: The indictment comes less than three weeks after President Donald Trump publicly called for her to face charges and marks the second prosecution of Trump's perceived enemies. |
| • | Who is James? James has served as New York State Attorney General since 2019, winning the office in 2018, and is the first woman of color to hold statewide office in New York and the first woman to be elected AG. | | • | James won a civil case against Trump. James sued Trump, his businesses and some of his family in 2022, alleging they fraudulently inflated the value of his assets for better loan and insurance terms. | | • | What this means: Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said in a statement that Trump, with the help of Attorney General Pam Bondi, had turned the Justice Department into a shield to protect his allies and a sword to attack his opponents. | | NY Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference in February 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago, Getty Images |
Could a shutdown tip Virginia's governor race? |
Democrats hope simmering frustrations over federal worker cuts and an ongoing government shutdown will boil over in their favor in the Virginia governor's race, one of this year's most consequential elections. Virginia's gubernatorial contest is often regarded as the first national referendum on the current president's agenda |
| • | Meanwhile, Democratic and Republican-backed spending bills failed in the Senate yesterday — for the seventh time. | |
National Guard deployments face legal tests |
Legal battles continue across the country over President Trump's mobilization of National Guard to American cities. |
| • | In Chicago, a federal judge decided to grant in part Illinois' request to block the deployment of troops to the nation's third-largest city. | | • | In San Francisco, three judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appeared skeptical of Oregon's arguments that Trump's deployment of National Guard troops was unlawful and unwarranted. | | • | Meanwhile, leaders in Memphis announced Tennessee National Guard troops will begin patrolling the city on Friday. | | Temporary housing units are set up as members of the Texas National Guard arrive this week in Elwood, Illinois. Scott Olson, Getty Images |
Feel like you're in a recession? |
It could be where you live. Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia, which contribute about a third of U.S. economic activity, are already in a recession, according to Moody's Analytics economist Mark Zandi. Another 13 states, comprising roughly another third of the economy, are treading water, and the remaining 16 are growing, he said. Even if the nation isn't in a recession, if you live in one of the states that's either in a recession or on the edge of one, you're likely already feeling a pinch. See your state. |
| • | Taylor Swift and the "trad wife" allegations, explained. | | • | Why don't some people like Daniel Tiger? | | • | No one cheats like college football. | | • | "John Candy: I Like Me" explores a Canadian comedy icon. | | • | Here's why Gen Z loves to buy dupes. | |
The Dodgers are threatening to go where no National League team has gone in nearly 50 years: Winning back-to-back World Series. The Dodgers knocked off the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1, in 11 innings Thursday, winning the NL Division Series in four games, and now advance to the National League Championship Series to face the winner of the Milwaukee Brewers-Chicago Cubs series Monday. It was an epic pitching duel, but ended on perhaps the biggest blunder to end a postseason game. | Orion Kerkering in the Phillies dugout after Game 4. Jayne Kamin-Oncea, Imagn Images |
Photo of the day: RIP Sister Jean |
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, longtime team chaplain for Loyola-Chicago, died Thursday, the university announced. Sister Jean had an infectious love for basketball, and prayed for the Ramblers before every game — which became a made-for-TV moment. She was 106 years old. | Loyola Ramblers team chaplain Sister Jean before the Final Four game against the Michigan Wolverines. Bob Donnan, USA TODAY Sports |
Nicole Fallert is a newsletter writer at USA TODAY, sign up for the email here . Want to send Nicole a note? Shoot her an email at NFallert@usatoday.com. | | "My kids could die," a military wife from Virginia frustratedly told the speaker of the House. | | The Quinnipiac University poll released less than a month from Election Day and just over two weeks before early voting begins in New York City. | | | | The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued the ruling on Thursday, Oct. 9, one week before Robert Roberson's execution for the death of his 2-year-old daughter Nikki. | | | | Thirty beluga whales were still alive on Oct. 9, despite Canada's Marineland park threatening to euthanize them if it did not receive funds by Oct. 7. | | | | Taylor Swift recalled a moment on the Eras Tour when Travis Kelce made a "Barbie" joke to Hugh Grant's wife Anna, thinking she was Greta Gerwig. | | | | MLB's league championship series are nearly set, with those winners determining the 2025 World Series. Here's who made it and the updated schedule. | | | | A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces are on the cusp of a WNBA dynasty. See photos from the 2025 WNBA Finals. | | | | The Emmy Award-winning actor and star of the acclaimed series, "The Bear," Liza Colon-Zayas is having her moment and it's long overdue. | | | | USA TODAY's daily news podcast, The Excerpt, brings you a curated mix of the most important headlines seven mornings a week. | | | | Our app gives you award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, eNewspaper and more. | | | | | Try our free Quick Cross! | Test your best time on our miniature crossword or check out one of our other games. | | | | |
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