Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on July 8, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem rejected a request from the governor of Illinois to pause immigration enforcement operations during Halloween. In a letter to Noem, Illinois Gov. JB
The U.S. Capitol building during the government shutdown in Washington on Oct. 28, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A federal judge considered ordering the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to tap into a $5 billion contingency fund to avoid a lapse in the national food stamp program on Oct. 30. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani,
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 The Senate on Oct. 30 postponed a hearing that had been scheduled for Thursday to vet President Donald Trump’s latest nominee to
People shop for food at a store that accepts food stamps in New York City in a file photograph. Spencer Platt/Getty Images New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday declared a state of emergency due to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program being suspended on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown and
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks to reporters during the government shutdown at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 15, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Senators have passed a bill to revoke the national emergency declaration used by President Donald Trump as the legal basis for his reciprocal global tariff
U.S. soldiers walk past a gate of U.S. Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Feb. 21, 2019. Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—U.S. troops will get their next paycheck on Nov. 1 amid the government shutdown, according to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). There will be $5.3 billion overall to pay the
U.S. soldiers walk past a gate of U.S. Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Feb. 21, 2019. Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—U.S. troops will get their next paycheck on Nov. 1 amid the government shutdown, according to the Office of Management and Budget. There will be $5.3 billion overall to pay the military.