The U.S. Capitol building during the government shutdown in Washington on Oct. 22, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Senate failed to reach consensus on Oct. 28 to advance a bill that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent, once again stalling the bipartisan effort to end the practice of resetting clocks twice a year.
A former high-ranking homeland security official in the first Trump administration is launching a new online hub Wednesday to facilitate protests and other resistance efforts against President Trump and his policies. Miles Taylor, a former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, is leading a group of dozens of former national security officials,
The government shutdown threatens food benefits for 42 million Americans as Democrats and Republicans dispute emergency funding for the SNAP program before a Nov. 1 deadline.
The State Department activated a Caribbean disaster response team following Hurricane Melissa's devastating impact on Jamaica, with teams arriving Thursday to provide aid.
People shop for food at a store that accepts food stamps in New York City, in a file photograph. Spencer Platt/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans are expected to vote against a Democratic bill that would fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, amid the government shutdown. SNAP allows those with low to no income to
People shop for food at a store in New York City, in this file photograph. Spencer Platt/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans on Tuesday voted down a Democratic bill to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through the government shutdown. As tens of millions of Americans stare down the prospect of going hungry beginning Nov. 1,
Republicans celebrated Sen. John Fetterman as a "voice of reason" after he accused Democrats of "playing chicken" with 42 million Americans' food security.