Democrat Toni Atkins said she planned to “keep fighting for California’s future.” Courtesy of Toni Atkins’s Office San Diego politician and state legislative leader Toni Atkins has dropped out of the 2026 race to succeed outgoing Gov. Gavin Newsom, she announced Sept. 29. The former state Senate leader, a Democrat, was making a run to
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), joined by Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.), and Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), speaks during a press conference as the government is on verge of shutdown amid partisan standoff, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 30, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The federal government will shut
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), joined by Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.), and Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), speaks during a press conference as the government is on verge of shutdown amid partisan standoff, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 30, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The government has officially shut
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), joined by Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.), and Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), speaks during a press conference as the government is on verge of shutdown amid partisan standoff, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 30, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The government has officially shut
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joins ICE’s Fugitive Operations Team during an enforcement action in New York City, on Jan. 28, 2025. ICE via Getty Images A coalition of 11 Democrat-led states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Sept. 29, accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully slashing more than $233 million in
Harvard banners hang in front of Widener Library during the 374th Harvard Commencement in Cambridge, Mass., on May 29, 2025. Rick Friedman/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said Harvard University would agree to open trade schools to provide instruction on artificial intelligence, engines, and other vocational programs as part of a proposed $500 million
President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 30, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump welcomed young cancer survivors and their family members into the Oval Office on Sept. 30 while he signed an executive order directing the federal government to use artificial intelligence