Today’s Lead News Stories

Throngs of people took to the streets, and Dodger Stadium, to mark team’s nail-biting win against Toronto Blue Jays

Two lawsuits led by Democrat-ruled states were filed on Monday against the Trump administration over a new Education Department regulation that narrows which employers qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, with plaintiffs arguing the policy violates free-speech protections and weaponizes student-debt relief against the president's political opponents.

Trump backs Cuomo on Truth Social post on election eve as Mamdani hits back – key US politics stories from 3 November

President backs Cuomo in election eve Truth Social post as Mamdani hits back at Trump’s ‘threat – it is not the law’

Police and demonstrators both claim they were ‘set upon’ as pepper spray deployed outside event

Law aimed at tackling harassment will criminalise protests outside homes of MPs in England and Wales amid rise in complaints

New CNN/SSRS survey shows decline in president’s popularity as 68% of respondents say things going badly

Zohran Mamdani walked across Brooklyn Bridge while Andrew Cuomo headed to the Bronx

The Stars and Stripes’ captain is struggling for fitness ahead of the final international window of the year.