Trump’s New Surgeon General Nominee to Appear for Confirmation Hearing

Dr. Casey Means attends a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Secretary of Health and Human Services post, at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 29, 2025. Ben Curtis/AP Photo President Donald Trump’s new nominee to serve as America’s surgeon general is slated to appear before a Senate committee on Oct. 30.

Air Traffic Controllers Ask Public for Donations as Shutdown Drags On

An air traffic control tower at Los Angeles International Airport on Oct. 28, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Air traffic controllers who missed their paychecks for the first time on Oct. 28 during the ongoing government shutdown gathered at several airports nationwide to ask the public for donations. Controllers passed out leaflets at 20 airports

US Will Begin Conducting Nuclear Weapon Tests Again, Trump Says

President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit at the Gyeongju Arts Center in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Oct. 29, 2025. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images The United States will begin conducting nuclear weapons testing again after decades of rejecting the practice, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. “Because

Trump Directs Pentagon to Start Testing Nuclear Weapons Again

President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit at the Gyeongju Arts Center in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Oct. 29, 2025. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images The United States will begin conducting nuclear weapons testing again after decades of rejecting the practice, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. “Because

Supreme Court Delays Ruling on Trump’s National Guard Deployment to Illinois

Police face demonstrators near the “Free Speech Zone” outside the immigrant processing and detention center in Broadview, Ill., on Oct. 17, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 29 delayed ruling on whether the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago is lawful. Instead, the justices directed attorneys for the

Google Executive Says Company Made ‘Mistakes’ While Handling Complaints of Election Fraud

Google’s Government Affairs and Public Policy Centers of Excellence head Markham Erickson was questioned on Capitol Hill on Oct. 29, 2025. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A Google executive said the company made “mistakes” while handling complaints of election fraud during a U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing held Oct.

Stakes Rise as Shutdown Drama Nears Funding Cliffs

A deadline to fund the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or SNAP, could be powerful in bringing parties to the table. Add to My List Save Illustration by The Epoch Times, Getty Images, Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times By Nathan Worcester | October 29, 2025Updated:October 29, 2025 WASHINGTON—Thousands of flights could be delayed. Tens of millions of