Senators Respond to White House Threats on Back Pay for Furloughed Workers as Shutdown Nears Day 8

A sign indicates that the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center is closed due to lack of funding from the government during the fifth day of the government shutdown in Washington on Oct. 5, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times As the government shutdown approaches its eighth day, senators are weighing in on the White House’s new threats to

Senate Confirms 107 Trump Nominees

The U.S. Capitol at sunset on Sept. 30, 2025. Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images Senate Republicans confirmed more than 100 people nominated by President Donald Trump to fill vacant government positions on Oct. 7. Passing along party lines with a vote of 51-47, the confirmed appointees include more than two dozen ambassadorships, as

Van Epps Wins Special GOP Primary in Tennessee Race to Replace Mark Green’s House Seat

U.S. Seventh Congressional District candidate Matt Van Epps speaks during a political forum in Dickson, Tenn., on Sept. 8, 2025. George Walker IV/AP Photo Matt Van Epps, Tennessee’s former commissioner of General Services, won a special primary election for the Republican nomination to the U.S. House of Representatives from the state’s 7th congressional district on

Van Epps Wins Special GOP Primary in Tennessee Race to Replace Mark Green House’s Seat

U.S. Seventh Congressional District candidate Matt Van Epps speaks during a political forum in Dickson, Tenn., on Sept. 8, 2025. George Walker IV/AP Photo Matt Van Epps, Tennessee’s former commissioner of General Services, won a special primary election for the Republican nomination to the U.S. House of Representatives from the state’s 7th congressional district on