Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) held a closed-door meeting in which he squashed his party’s plans to reopen the government until after Tuesday’s elections, fearing that a deal before the election could dampen Democratic turnout, according to Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R., Okla.). “Last week, Liz, I know [Senate minority whip] Dick Durbin wanted
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Nov. 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Supreme Court seemed divided on Nov. 5 over whether to salvage a large portion of President Donald Trump’s tariffs in the face of challenges to their legality. During oral argument lasting more than 2.5 hours, many of the justices asked
Local residents take part in a demonstration in Omdurman, to protest against the Rapid Support Forces’ reported ‘atrocities’ in el-Fasher in western Sudan, on Oct. 31, 2025. Ebrahim Hamid/AFP via Getty Images The United States is working with its Arab partners to bring an end to the conflict in Sudan, White House press secretary Karoline
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 11, 2025. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters President Donald Trump responded to Republican election losses in several areas on Tuesday by saying that there were two reasons why. “Trump wasn’t on the ballot, and shutdown, were the two reasons that Republicans lost
President Donald Trump speaks during a breakfast meeting with Senate Republicans in the State Dining Room of the White House on Nov. 5, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump invited Senate Republicans on Nov. 5 to the White House to ask them to end the filibuster and reopen the government. “We have to get the
Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee announced he was leading in the Texas 18th Congressional District race at a watch party held at The Spot Eado lounge in Houston, on Nov. 4, 2025. Darlene McCormick Sanchez /The Epoch Times HOUSTON—Two well-known local Democrats will face each other in a runoff election to fill Texas Congressional District
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee holds a hearing to examine registered apprenticeships, focusing on scaling the workforce for the future, at 10 a.m. ET on Nov. 5. Witnesses Josh Laney—Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN), Phenix City, AL Latitia McCane, Ph.D.—The Apprentice School, Ne… Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office? Conservative