POLITICS

Trump and Japan’s Prime Minister Declare ‘Golden Age’ of Alliance

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President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi declared a “Golden Age” in the U.S.–Japan alliance as they inked deals that take account of the rising threat from Beijing. The United States continued cracking down on drug traffickers trying to smuggle narcotics into the United States on Tuesday. The U.S. milit… Original News Source

Republican Talk of Changing Filibuster to End Shutdown Ebbs

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), joined by other Senate Republicans, speaks during the 15th day of the government shutdown at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 15, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Amid a long-running shutdown, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has consistently defended the filibuster. That center has

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

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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

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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