DEVELOPING: The FAA issued a ground stop for flights to Nashville International Airport (BNA) on October 8th, 2025, at approximately 12:36 AM UTC due to air traffic control staffing shortages, according to David Shepardson. This follows the closure of Nashville's air traffic approach control for five hours tonight, marking the second FAA facility to shut down this week over shortages, as reported by Pete Muntean. In parallel, President Trump is threatening to illegally cancel a $500 million investment in the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant, a move Michigan Representative Elissa Slotkin stated on October 8th, 2025, could harm union auto jobs and cede manufacturing to China. Slotkin asserted that Michigan's auto workers should not be subjected to political retribution. Meanwhile, federal agents attempted a traffic stop on Connecticut Avenue in Washington D.C. around 6:15 PM UTC on October 7th, 2025, initiating a pursuit that was terminated around 7:30 PM UTC near 301. The vehicle eluded all units, and no injuries or arrests were reported, according to Allison Papson. Separately, a U.S. citizen documenting ICE activity in the Berwyn area was subjected to a federal agent pointing a weapon at her earlier today, as reported by LAURA_N_ROD. In another development, a clip surfaced on October 8th, 2025, of Katie Porter attempting to leave an interview after becoming frustrated with questions, shared by Alex Thomp and Yashar. Amidst ongoing government shutdown discussions, the White House is reportedly slowing plans for federal layoffs due to potential political backlash from Republican lawmakers and administration officials, according to a report by Alayna Treene and Annie Grayer. The previous report from October 8th, 2025, noted journalists in Chicago filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration alleging "extreme brutality" during local protests. Also mentioned in previous reports, members of the Texas National Guard arrived in Illinois on October 8th, 2025, at an Army Reserve training facility in a Chicago suburb. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth shared an image on X on October 8th, 2025, captioned "A day in the office w/ America’s finest." C-SPAN will release a podcast episode on October 9th discussing the House Freedom Caucus and Speaker Boehner's resignation 10 years later.
