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With the government shutdown approaching the month-long, mark more than 20 Democratic state

leaders are suing the Trump administration.

They're seeking to force the White House to fund federal food assistance benefits.

Capp radio's Laura Fitzgerald has more from California, one of the states bringing the lawsuit.

Five and a half million Californians rely on federal food assistance. The state could lose

$1.1 billion in funding November 1st. California's attorney general Rob Bonta says the federal

government has the funds to continue benefits and that withholding them is

unlawful. They are doing this on purpose. It is deliberate. It is intentional. They have the funds.

They're just not using them. California's Democratic governor Gavin Newsom has released $80 million

in state funding to help keep food banks open. A message on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's

website says funds for the program will not be issued after November 1st and blames congressional Democrats for the shutdown.

For in Pyrrne, I'm Laura Fitzgerald and Berkeley.

Federal judge is ordering the Customs and Border Patrol chief who's become a public face of President Trump's deportation efforts to report to her every day on the activities of his

officers in Chicago.

From member station WBEZ, Chip Mitchell has more.

Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino's rough tactics and alleged racial profiling led to a flurry of lawsuits in California.

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