The Senate is expected to vote for a 10th time late Thursday morning on a House-passed bill to reopen the government as Democrats and Republicans remain dug in on Day 16 of the shutdown.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, warned that the government shutdown could become the longest ever as it entered its fifteenth day on Oct. 15.

In a contentious debate, Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee and front-runner, faced Andrew M. Cuomo, who is running as an independent, and Curtis Sliwa, the Republican nominee.

The three mayoral candidates on Thursday spoke over each other, traded barbs and made their pitches for why they deserve to lead New York City in the first general election debate.

"We need to protect the migrants who are essential workers and use ICE to go after the drug dealers, the gang bangers, the sexual predators," he said.

The Brewers will start left-handed reliever Aaron Ashby in Game 3 of the NLDS, his second start of the year. His last start came in late August against the D-backs, where he pitched two innings with three strikeouts against six batters faced.

The American League Championship Series will continue on Thursday with Game 4 between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners.

It was Toronto’s No. 9 hitter Andrés Giménez, of all people, who quickly got the Blue Jays back in the game with a loud home run that tied things up at 2-2 in the third inning.

The Cincinnati Bengals host the Pittsburgh Steelers at Paycor Stadium on Thursday Night Football to kick off Week 7. Follow along for live updates.

Joe Flacco and the Bengals would love nothing more than to really heat up the AFC North with a shocking win over Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers.

D.K. Metcalf's 71.2 receiving yards per game average is 14.7 more than his prop bet over/under for Thursday's outing (56.5).