More lawmakers say they’re rejecting paychecks as government shutdown drags on
Lawmakers from both parties are asking to have their pay withheld as the government shutdown nears a week.
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Supreme Court Begins New Term, Set to Consider Trump Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Supreme Court returns on Oct. 6 for its new term, when it will consider a range of high-profile issues, such as gender and redistricting, and challenges to President Donald Trump’s policies. The court’s first week of oral argument starts Monday
Senate to Vote Again on Bill to End Shutdown as Standoff Continues
The U.S. Capitol building on the second day of the government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Senate will take another vote on legislation to fund the government on Monday as a shutdown standoff between the two major parties enters its sixth day. The shutdown
Judge blocks Trump administration from sending National Guard troops to Oregon
A federal judge late Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon, after a legal whirlwind that began hours earlier when the president mobilized California troops for Portland after the same judge blocked him from using Oregon’s National Guard the day before. During a hastily called telephone hearing, U.S.
Federal judge blocks Trump’s National Guard deployment to Portland amid constitutional challenge
U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut blocks President Donald Trump's plan to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, ruling the action unconstitutional.
Judge blocks Trump from sending California National Guard troops to Oregon
A federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon, including the California National Guard. At least 200 federalized California National Guard members were ordered to be deployed to Oregon overnight into Sunday, officials there said, but the same judge who temporarily blocked the administration from deploying
Pritzker says Trump ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard to Illinois, Oregon and other locations
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker called President Donald Trump's plan to deploy Texas National Guard troops to his state 'Trump's Invasion' in a social media post.