US–China Competition Intensifies During Trump’s Asia Trip as Beijing Courts Nations

President Donald Trump waves upon his arrival at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025. Kyodo/via Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump has signed deal after deal during an Asia tour that will culminate with a meeting with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping this week. Meanwhile, Beijing is trying to drive a wedge

No Danger of Strike by Air Traffic Controllers Facing No Pay Due to Shutdown: Union President

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks to reporters on day 23 of the government shutdown as he is joined by, from left, Rep. Lisa McClain, (R-Mich.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington on Oct. 23, 2025. J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Union President Plays Down Strike Risk as Air Traffic Controllers Face No Pay

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy speaks to reporters on day 23 of the government shutdown as he is joined by, from left, Rep. Lisa McClain, (R-Mich.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington on Oct. 23, 2025. J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Senate Democrats to force vote aimed at blocking Trump’s tariffs on Brazil

Washington — The Senate is expected to vote Tuesday evening on a measure that would block President Trump’s tariffs on Brazil, as Democrats seek support from a handful of Republicans willing to buck the president.  Led by Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat, the bill would terminate the national emergency that the administration is using

Senate Committee Seeks Answers from NBA on Gambling Investigations

(L–R) Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier, and former Cleveland Cavaliers’ Damon Jones. AP Photo The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is seeking answers from the NBA regarding gambling scandals that have engulfed the league. In an Oct. 27 letter to NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Sen. Ted