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

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

Indiana’s GOP governor says he will call a special redistricting session

Indiana’s Republican governor on Monday said he would be calling a special session to consider redrawing the state’s congressional map, following in the footsteps of other GOP states — although the state Senate president cautioned that “the votes still aren’t there.” Gov. Mike Braun posted on X that he will be “calling a special legislative