Plus: Judge Orders ICE Agents In Chicago To Wear Body Cameras As Arrests Mount

Hi everyone,

Starting with a bit of nostalgia. TiVo has officially sold its last DVR – and the Wall Street Journal reports that some people are refusing to let go! I understand the appeal.

In case you’re unfamiliar, Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) allow people to record anything televised, customize their program guide, and skip commercials.
- The iconic device launched in 1999 and revolutionized TV viewing.
- It’s “badoop” remote-control sound even pushed its way into pop culture, like a Sex and the City episode when Miranda says TiVo is her “perfect boyfriend.”
But alas, on October 1, TiVo stopped selling its physical DVR products, the victim of cord-cutting and streaming.
- The company tells the WSJ that its “inventory is now depleted” but that customers will continue to receive support for its products.
- And some of those customers say they’re going to hang on for dear life.

As for me, I haven’t had TiVo in years, but I still use it as a verb, asking my husband to “TiVo” or “DVR” something for me. And, of course he knows exactly what I mean!

Jill
Mo News Cohost

🚨 ONE IMPORTANT THING

Judge Orders ICE To Wear Body Cameras In Chicago As Tensions Rise

Chicago has become the epicenter of the Trump administration’s intensifying immigration crackdown — where questions are mounting over Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrest tactics, agents’ use of facial coverings, and conflicting accounts from the Department of Homeland Security about the actions against its officers. Since September, there have been over 1,500 arrests in Chicago as part of “Operation Midway Blitz.”

U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis on Thursday ordered federal immigration officers in the Chicago area to wear and turn on body cameras, after seeing footage of agents deploying tear gas and using aggressive tactics in city neighborhoods.

The Trump Administration argued it would be logistically difficult to immediately have all agents wear body cameras. So the judge said all federal agents who already have body cameras need to make sure they’re on during encounters with immigration protesters.

“Now the federal agents are required to have body cameras on them, because they clearly lie about what goes on,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) said. “It’s hard for us to know right away what the truth is.”

ON THE GROUND
Judge Ellis said she was “startled” by TV images showing agents in riot gear confronting protesters and journalists. One flashpoint came Tuesday when agents detained a 15-year-old U.S. citizen for several hours during a confrontation on Chicago’s Southeast Side.

DHS says the teen admitted to throwing an egg at a Border Patrol officer. His lawyer says he was slammed to the ground and held for five hours without contact with his family. DHS officials fired back, calling claims that the teen was “kidnapped” or hidden in a warehouse “categorically false.”
Rewind: It followed scenes in late-September of a military-style raid on a South Shore apartment building — justified as a search for members of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang. Residents, including children and U.S. citizens, were pulled from their apartments, some at gunpoint, and detained for hours.
- Last week, Border Patrol agents tackled and handcuffed a Chicago TV news producer, who said she was walking to the bus stop on her way to work. Agents claimed she threw an object at their vehicle, but she was released without charges.
- Another Incident: On October 4th, agents shot Marimar Martinez, a U.S. citizen who was accused of ramming a car into federal agents. Her attorney says footage disproves DHS’s account and that unreleased body camera footage shows it was actually a federal agent who swerved into Martinez.

National Guard Latest: Judge April Perry, who last week blocked the administration from deploying National Guard troops inside Chicago, said the legal bar for utilizing the military domestically is “very high” and that Trump officials’ claims of threats from Chicago protesters “are not reliable.”

The law: ICE officers can detain or arrest individuals without a judicial warrant if they are suspected of being in the U.S. illegally. As for U.S. citizens, the government doesn’t track how many have been held by immigration agents, but ProPublica found over 170 cases this year, including children — with cases often dropped.

“If the officers learn that the individual they stopped is a U.S. citizen or otherwise lawfully in the United States,” Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in an emergency ruling allowing racial and language profiling in immigration enforcement, “they promptly let the individual go.”

BEHIND THE TENSION
At a town hall broadcast on NewsNation Wednesday, anchor Chris Cuomo pushed back on Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan's assessment that ICE agents must mask their faces to protect themselves and their families. Cuomo said people will react to ICE agents with fear when “you make these men and women look like Hamas.”

Homan defended the administration’s track record, asserting that “70% of everyone arrested is a criminal.” But data tells a different story.
- Syracuse University’s TRAC project, which relies on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, shows that more than 42,000 out of nearly 60,000 people in ICE detention (more than 70%) have no criminal conviction, according to late September data.
- It follows immigration researcher Austin Kocher’s July report that there is also a “sprawling network of ‘off-the-books’ detention” — such as people held in temporary field offices, staging areas, or local jails that are not recorded by ICE — “that undermines public transparency and complicates efforts to monitor the scale and conditions of immigration enforcement in real time.”

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🚨 ONE THING WE’RE FOLLOWING

Trump Moves To Cut IVF Costs With Lower Drug Prices, Insurance Coverage

President Trump announced Thursday his administration plans to lower the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) by making medication more affordable and encouraging employers to offer specific insurance that covers infertility treatments.

Trump said his administration had reached a deal with pharmaceutical company EMD Serono, a world leader in fertility drug manufacturing, to reduce the cost of some of its most common fertility medications. A typical cycle costs $15,000 to $20,000, but could be much more.
- The products will also be listed on the government’s TrumpRx portal, which is expected to launch in 2026.

The drugmaker agreed to “most favored nation“ pricing – offering Americans comparable prices to other countries, where medication can be much cheaper – which would reduce costs by about 40-80% by 2026.

INSURANCE ANGLE
The White House also announced an employer benefit option for infertility coverage, similar to dental or vision coverage. Trump said he will encourage companies to offer it, but will not provide any subsidies or participation mandates. So, it is unclear how much of an impact the recommendation will have.

Only about 30% of families currently have access to any employer-based coverage for fertility treatment, while infertility affects nearly one in six people of reproductive age.
- IVF accounts for about 2% of births in the U.S.

In February, Trump signed an executive order requesting policy recommendations for reducing the cost of IVF.

Bigger picture: On the campaign trail, he called himself the “father of IVF“ after he began to embrace fertility issues when the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos used in IVF should be considered children, prompting backlash from both parties.

Trump’s focus on the issue has faced criticism within his base, especially from Christian conservatives who take issue with the procedure that often involves discarding unused embryos.

⏳ THE SPEED READ

🚨NATION

Trump says he’ll meet with Putin in Hungary. He first meets Friday with Zelenskyy at the White House (AP)
Gavin Newsom approves slavery reparations agency (POLITICO)
Florida teen accused of shooting himself in the leg while faking his own kidnapping (NBC)
Camp Pendleton hosting live-fire event to celebrate Marine Corps anniversary (CBS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

Prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti attacked by guards in Israeli prison, family says (BBC) as remains of last female Hamas hostage and IDF soldier handed over to Israel (FOX)
Russia bombards Ukraine’s gas sites as Zelenskyy flies to US for Trump meeting (GUARDIAN)
Ontario premier criticizes Trump after auto-maker company Stellantis says it will move production from Canada to the US (AP)
Catholic Church must do more to help sexual abuse survivors and hold church leaders to account, hard-hitting report says (CNN)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

Obesity remains high in the US., but more states showing progress, a new report finds (AP)
CNN ‘All Access’ streaming subscription to launch October 28 for $69.99 per year (CNBC)
Nestle to cut 16,000 jobs as part of cost savings initiative (FOX)
DOE closes $1.6 billion transmission loan guarantee for utility giant (AXIOS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Diane Keaton died of pneumonia, her family confirms, thanking fans for ‘love and support’ (NBC)
Apple TV and Peacock debut an extensive streaming bundle deal (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)
Spotify partners with record labels to create ‘artist-first’ AI music products (TECH CRUNCH)
Big 12 fines Kansas, Texas Tech $25K each over fan behavior dispute (ESPN)

ICYMI FROM THE 📲

In case you missed it… Enjoy the sweater weather while it lasts. 🥶 Winter is just around the corner, and meteorologists predict major snowfall in the northern U.S. soon.

It’s going to be a “bookend winter” for the central and eastern U.S., meaning major snowstorms are expected at the beginning of winter (around December 1st) and again during the season’s final weeks.

Major northeastern cities like New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia are predicted to have more snow than last, but below their historically average rates.

Bundle up 🧤