A technician works on a venting system for a newly installed electrical heat pump at a home in Washington, DC, on August 27, 2024. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images A critical federal home heating assistance program that provides billions in relief to low-income families every year is at risk with the government shutdown now in
Scott Adams, creator of the Dilbert comic strip and the author of “Loserthink: How Untrained Minds Are Ruining America,” in New York on Nov. 4, 2019. Brendon Fallon/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on Sunday responded to “Dilbert” comic strip creator and political commentator Scott Adams’s request to help expedite the scheduling of a drug
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks at a press conference during the 31st day of the government shutdown in Washington on Oct. 31, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on Sunday said that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food stamps, is “a broken and corrupt program,” after benefits lapsed over
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks at a press conference during the 31st day of the government shutdown in Washington on Oct. 31, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on Sunday said that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or food stamps, is “a broken and corrupt program,” after benefits lapsed over
The U.S. military has carried out another lethal strike on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean Sea, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Saturday. Hegseth, in a social media post, said a U.S.-designated terrorist organization allegedly operated the vessel but did not name which group was targeted. He said three people were killed in the strike.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that airport delays are “going to get worse” as the government shutdown threatens to stretch into a fifth week and air traffic controllers were not paid this week. “I think the real consequence is, what kind of rolling delays do you have throughout the system, right?” Duffy said on
Americans are increasingly voicing concern about the shutdown’s impact on the U.S. economy, as a big majority feel Congress isn’t even working to try to end it. There’s also increased worry from people over being personally affected, particularly among those with lower incomes, along with that concern about national impact. Politically, that means no one