Senate confirmation hearing for Casey Means postponed after she goes into labor

The Senate confirmation hearing for Dr. Casey Means, President Trump’s pick for surgeon general, was postponed Thursday after she went into labor with her first child, a health committee spokesperson confirmed to CBS News. Means had been scheduled to appear Thursday morning before the Senate Health, Labor and Pensions Committee. She was nominated to the

Key Takeaways From Trump’s Asia Trip

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One after talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Gyeongju, SOUTH KOREA—U.S. President Donald Trump concluded his whirlwind three-nation tour of

About 80 Missing Children Rescued, 1,700 People Arrested in Memphis: Bondi

Memphis Police and Homeland Security agents patrol Beale Street in Memphis, Tenn., on Oct. 5, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Oct. 29 that federal efforts in Memphis, Tennessee, over the past month have led to about 80 missing children being found and the arrests of 1,700 people, including 126

Senate talks continue over ending shutdown as Trump returns to D.C.

Senators at the Capitol continued to express cautious optimism about the state of conversations to end the shutdown on Thursday.  Sen. Kevin Cramer, a North Dakota Republican, told reporters he’s “seeing some movement,” noting that “there’s a lot of negotiating going on right now among members.” “I’ve seen more discussions. Some of the Democrats I’ve