Republican Louisiana state Rep. Julie Emerson has entered a competitive race to unseat U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy in the GOP primary election. Julie Emerson Campaign Louisiana state Rep. Julie Emerson announced Monday that she will run against U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), becoming the latest challenger in the state’s first Republican primary in 50 years.
U.S. President Donald Trump waves after alighting from Air Force One upon arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025. Phlip Fong/AFP via Getty Images Markets are rallying ahead of the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping, in which the two are expected to strike
U.S. President Donald Trump (L) meets with Japanese monarch Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump was welcomed by Japanese head of state Naruhito after arriving in the country known as the “Land of the Rising Sun” on Oct. 27. The two met
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador, on Sept. 3, 2025. Photo by RODRIGO BUENDIA/AFP via Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi by phone on Oct. 27. “The two discussed the importance of the U.S.–China relationship and the
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
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
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