POLITICS

Lawmakers Weigh Plan to Pay Troops, Active Federal Workers as Shutdown Wears On

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The U.S. Capitol building during the government shutdown in Washington on Oct. 20, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—As the federal government shutdown reaches its fourth week, lawmakers are preparing a vote on a bill to pay troops and some other federal employees who have continued to work through the shutdown. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)

Senate holds 12th vote on GOP funding bill to end shutdown

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer chimed in during Sen. Jeff Merkley’s ongoing speech to ask an extended question of the Oregon Democrat on the Senate floor. Schumer railed against President Trump for refusing to negotiate on the ongoing shutdown and health care issues. Schumer accused the president of “spending all his time on eroding democracy,

Sen. Jeff Merkley delivers marathon 22-hour speech to protest Trump

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Washington — Sen. Jeff Merkley, an Oregon Democrat, delivered a marathon speech on the Senate floor that stretched 22 hours and 37 minutes across Tuesday and Wednesday, protesting President Trump’s policies in one of the longest addresses in the chamber in recent years. Merkley, 68, began speaking at 6:21 p.m. on Tuesday and continued until

Senate readies 12th vote on advancing GOP funding bill on Day 22 of shutdown

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer chimed in during Sen. Jeff Merkley’s ongoing speech to ask an extended question of the Oregon Democrat on the Senate floor. Schumer railed against President Trump for refusing to negotiate on the ongoing shutdown and health care issues. Schumer accused the president of “spending all his time on eroding democracy,

Operation Blitz-Cringe: Graham Platner Swaps Nazi Skull for Morbidly Obese Celtic Wolf

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Tattoo experts slam cover-up as ‘sloppy mess’ Graham Platner, the bearded socialist running for U.S. Senate in Maine, has unveiled the new tattoo he got to cover up the Nazi skull on his chest. In place of the Totenkopf, or “death’s head,” symbol adopted by Holocaust perpetrators during World War II, Platner’s new tattoo depicts