Schumer, Jeffries Demand Meeting With Trump as Shutdown Looms

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) (L) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speak at a press conference to introduce the Stop The Steal Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 4, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Democratic leaders in Congress, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader

ICE Makes Almost 550 Arrests in Chicago Area as Part of ‘Midway Blitz’

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents make an arrest during an early morning operation in Park Ridge, Ill., on Sept. 19, 2025. AP Photo/Erin Hooley Immigration authorities have arrested nearly 550 people in the Chicago area in less than two weeks as part of “Operation Midway Blitz,” a major crackdown that officials from the Department of

US Companies to Control TikTok Algorithm and Data, White House Says

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt talks during a press briefing at the White House on Sept. 9, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A deal to bring TikTok’s U.S. operations under American ownership has been finalized and should be signed soon, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. She added that the U.S. would