POLITICS

Army Corps of Engineers pausing $11 billion in projects over shutdown, Vought says

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Washington — The head of the White House Office of Management and Budget said Friday that the Trump administration will be pausing more than $11 billion in Army Corps of Engineers projects, including in four Democratic-led cities, continuing its efforts to increase pressure on Democrats as the government shutdown is poised to extend into another

CBS News ends over 60-year presence at Pentagon after declining to sign new press requirements

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For the first time in more than 60 years, CBS News will close out the week without a workspace in the Pentagon after declining — along with nearly every major news organization — to sign onto new press requirements that reporters’ associations say could infringe on their First Amendment rights.  CBS News had radio correspondents

Senate Will Vote on Whether to Pay Troops During Shutdown

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), joined by other Senate Republicans, speaks to reporters 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 United States Senate will vote on a measure to ensure that U.S. military servicemembers and other

Federal Agency Planning Mass Layoffs Despite Judge’s Order, Union Says

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The Department of the Interior building sign in Washington on Dec. 12, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times After a federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s plans to initiate mass layoffs during the government shutdown, a union that filed the lawsuit said in court papers that the Department of the Interior (DOI) is planning to