Federal workers brace for missed paycheck as shutdown enters 5th week
Government shutdown enters fifth week as federal workers face missed paychecks. Senate votes continue to fail while air traffic controllers and military await pay.
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Contingency Funds Aren’t Legally Available for Food Stamps: House Speaker
A sign in a grocery store in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Dec. 5, 2019. Scott Heins/Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that $5 billion in contingency funds likely cannot be used by the federal government to cover the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is set to expire on Nov. 1. “The SNAP benefits
Trump Welcomed by Japanese Monarch on State Visit
President Donald Trump was given a royal welcome by Japanese head of state Naruhito on Monday. Trump arrived at the Imperial Palace shortly after touching down in Tokyo, the second stop of his Asia tour. Trump warned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday that Russia’s testing of a nuclear-powered cruise missile was “not ap… Original
Hamas says it will hand over another hostage body, as Trump’s 48-hour warning looms
Hamas officials have confirmed they will hand over the body of another Israeli hostage on Monday as President Donald Trump's deadline nears.
Trump courts Japan’s emperor and new PM before high-stakes Xi summit this week
President Trump arrives in Tokyo for historic meetings with Japan's first female prime minister and Emperor Naruhito before high-stakes China summit this week.
Federal Workers Union Calls on Democrats to Support GOP Bill and End Shutdown
The U.S. Capitol building during the government shutfown in Washington on Oct. 22, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A labor union representing U.S. government employees has called on Democrats in Congress to support a GOP-backed funding bill that would end the government shutdown. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), a union representing 820,000 employees, published
Graham says Trump has ‘all the authority he needs’ in Venezuela strikes
President Donald Trump is planning to brief Congress on expanding military operations from Caribbean sea strikes, according to Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.