ABC World News Tonight with David Muir S2025E293 - Episode 293

With America on the brink of its longest government shutdown in history, Jay O'Brien reports on the steps being taken by the Trump administration to partially fund SNAP, the critical federal food assistance that's run out for 42 million people, and Whit Johnson has details on how the shutdown has led many air traffic controllers to call out sick, as they work without pay; Pierre Thomas has the latest on the disturbing new details emerging from the FBI's investigation into the alleged ISIS-inspired Halloween terror plot in Michigan as agents claim the suspects were going to target the LGBTQ community in the suburbs of Detroit; after 50 years of starting our mornings with Good Morning America, David Muir recognizes the milestone as past and present hosts reminisce about the early days and look back on reporting from across America and every corner of the globe over the last five decades; and more on tonight's broadcast of World News Tonight with David Muir.