Shutdown will extend into next week as Senate adjourns without breaking stalemate

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican, broke with GOP leaders in Congress on their approach to the shutdown on Thursday, warning of the possible impact for her party in the midterm elections. Greene has claimed the president isn’t always getting the best advice. And the GOP firebrand said on CNN that “I don’t think

Senate Passes $924 Billion Defense Policy Bill for Fiscal 2026

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth greets Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on Jan. 14, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The Senate on Oct. 9 passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2026, an

US to Assign 200 Troops to Gaza Task Force, But No Operations in Gaza: Officials

Smoke rises after Israeli strikes hit the Islamic University area in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on Oct. 7, 2025. Abood Abusalama/Middle East Images via AFP The United States will assign 200 troops from U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) to be part of a joint task force to oversee Gaza stability, with no boots on the ground

Trump Admin Agrees to $20 Billion Rescue Plan for Argentina

Argentine President Javier Milei arrives to speak during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, Md., on Feb. 22, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The U.S. government has finalized a $20 billion economic rescue plan for Argentina, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Oct. 9. Bessent stated last month that all options

Candidates in Virginia governor’s debate clash over shutdown and violent rhetoric

Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger faced off for the first and only time on the debate stage Thursday night in Virginia’s high-stakes gubernatorial race.  It was a fiery affair in which Earle-Sears, who is trailing in the race, went on the offensive from the very beginning, repeatedly interrupting Spanberger and asking her several