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President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will resume testing its nuclear weapons, stating that the move is necessary because America's adversaries have done so.

While the U.S. has the top military equipment in the world, spending several times more than other countries, Trump wants the U.S. to start blowing things up again. The problem, however, is that the government shutdown means the people who deal specifically with nuclear issues are furloughed.

A federal judge in Boston is giving warning signs that she may step in to stop the Trump administration's move to withhold emergency funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps.

U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani "said she would work quickly to issue an emergency decision that could compel the administration to tap into the emergency funds, though she acknowledged that benefits will not be fully paid to millions of Americans by November 1," reported CNN on Thursday. "If the judge orders the government to use the emergency funds, many beneficiaries could face a delay in payments as the US Department of Agriculture and states work to get the system up and running again."

Officials from the Pentagon reportedly admitted that they were unable to verify who was on alleged drug boats before launching strikes killing everyone aboard the vessels.

After carrying out strikes on more than a dozen boats in the Pacific and Caribbean, the Pentagon gave lawmakers from both parties a limited briefing on Thursday.

When President Donald Trump was in China, he left Xi Jinping with very little. But one reporter noticed it was similar to what Trump got with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"I mean, look, it's the old diplomatic strategy, right? Take what you get, declare victory, and go home," said New York Times reporter Peter Baker, speaking to MSNBC's Katy Tur. "Whether it is a victory or not, beyond being able to say you've got one is the bigger question."

Four Republicans officially came out against President Donald Trump's tariffs on Thursday, when the U.S. Senate voted to end the national emergency that required "reciprocal tariffs."

In a vote from 51-47, the Senate lent support to stop tariffs on Canada and Brazil. Crossing party lines were Sens. Rand Paul (KY), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Susan Collins (ME) and Mitch McConnell (KY). The vote had previously failed because two lawmakers couldn't vote, noted Politico.

The campaign bus for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears caught fire on Thursday during travel to an event.

Nobody was reportedly on board the bus at the time except for the driver. Earle-Sears, a Republican and the sitting lieutenant governor, issued a post on social media clarifying that nobody was harmed.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) issued an impassioned plea to the Trump administration Thursday to pause its immigration raids in Chicago, at least for Halloween, though one journalist and political analyst suspects the plea may also be a trap that could see the administration stumble into a self-inflicted political blunder.

In a letter addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Pritzker pleaded with the agency to halt its immigration raids in Chicago through the Halloween weekend, which kicks off Friday. His request comes just days after U.S. Border Patrol agents deployed tear gas at a children’s Halloween parade, and weeks after children were dragged from beds to U-Hauls by immigration officers during a raid.

A policy expert is sounding the alarm on a "secretive federal program” that could dramatically increase the militarization of law enforcement, and one that is likely to expand under the Trump administration, The Intercept reported Thursday.

That “secretive” program is the 1122 Program, which allows state and local governments – including local law enforcement agencies – to purchase equipment through the Department of Defense, and at the same discounted rates available to the military.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem denied the indisputable fact that U.S. Citizens had been "arrested or detained" as part of President Donald Trump's deportation operations.

During a Thursday press conference in Indiana, Noem insisted that ICE agents carrying out deportations would "continue to operate and will continue to do this work until there is no longer anybody out on our roads and in our communities that's here illegally."

A Florida man who voted for Donald Trump and supports his immigration crackdown was charged with making threats against the White House and federal agents because his Colombian fiancée was facing delays in getting a visa.

Tristen Elijah Giroux had been calling U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to complain about the visa process and became impatient when he was unable to reach a live service representative. A criminal complaint shows that his frustration boiled over into violent threats on the recorded line, reported The Independent.