Over the past hour, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has notified Congress of the White House's intent to utilize Department of Defense research and development funds to pay military members, according to two sources speaking to NBC News. Meanwhile, outside the Broadview ICE facility, a state trooper informed a delegation attempting to deliver communion to detainees that their request had been denied, according to @noturtlesoup17. These developments occurred between 9:06 PM UTC and 10:06 PM UTC on October 11th, 2025. The notification from OMB regarding the use of DOD research and development funds for military pay raises questions about the specific transfer authority being employed and the total cost, as not yet clarified by NBC News. This action echoes concerns previously raised about the executive branch's authority to reallocate defense funds for personnel costs without explicit Congressional approval, a topic amplified by a 2023 Supreme Court decision that invalidated a Biden administration student loan program for lacking sufficient congressional authorization. In Illinois, the situation surrounding the National Guard deployment remains under contention. The 7th US Circuit Court of Appeals had previously ruled that while the federalization of the National Guard was stayed, the deployment itself was not blocked nationwide, though it remained blocked in Illinois. The faith leaders' attempt to reach detainees at the Broadview ICE facility, as reported by @noturtlesoup17, follows this ongoing legal and operational uncertainty. Separately, voter turnout in California is reportedly at 96% of 2021 recall levels, a figure not seen since the 2021 recall election save for the 2024 Presidential General election, according to @Political_Data. In political predictions, @peltolamentum speculated that Gavin Newsom and Wes Moore might declare independence before the midterms, thus not participating. Concerns also persist regarding the detention of a 15-year-old autistic boy in Houston, Texas, who reportedly functions at a 4-year-old developmental level. He was detained by ICE six days prior without family notification after disappearing during a bathroom break while assisting his mother sell fruit. His mother reported him missing a week ago, and local police only discovered his ICE custody six days later, according to @LongTimeHistory.
