US President Donald Trump (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shake hands at the end of a press conference in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, on Sept. 29, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP World leaders have welcomed the U.S plan to end the Gaza conflict, unveiled by U.S. President Donald
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (L) and President Donald Trump attend the Army 250th anniversary parade in Washington on June 14, 2025. Doug Mills/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth are set to arrive at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia early on the morning of Sept. 30 to
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Va., on Sept. 30, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images QUANTICO—President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Sept. 30 addressed a gathering of hundreds of generals, admirals, and senior enlisted troops at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia,
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Lawmakers have no clear path to avoiding a government shutdown that will occur at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1 without congressional action. Republicans and Democrats remain at odds over a proposed stopgap spending bill after a Sept. 29 meeting between Congressional
A man chooses his piece of wood from the lumber section at a home improvement retailer in Temple City, Calif, on Sept. 10, 2025. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Sept. 29 imposing a 10 percent tariff on imports of softwood timber and lumber, along with a 25
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a press conference with Texas Democrats at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades union hall in Aurora, Ill., on Aug. 5, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said on Sept. 29 that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had requested that the Pentagon deploy 100
Harvard banners hang in front of Widener Library during the 374th Harvard Commencement in Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Mass., on May 29, 2025. Rick Friedman/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration said on Sept. 29 that it was referring Harvard University for proceedings that could end with the university losing federal funding over alleged civil