Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger calls for immediate end to government shutdown, saying Virginia voters want government reopened despite Democratic election success.
A ‘For Sale’ sign in Washington, on May 19, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Trump administration is working on a proposal to offer 50-year mortgages to help young people buy homes, William Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, confirmed on Nov. 8. “We are indeed working on The 50 year Mortgage –
Charts that show the reciprocal tariffs that the United States is imposing on other countries are on display in the press briefing room of the White House on April 2, 2025. Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump announced on Nov. 9 plans to offer Americans outside of “high income” brackets $2,000 each out of his
An EBT sign is displayed on the window of a grocery store in the Flatbush neighborhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn on Oct. 30, 2025. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) officials on Saturday told states to “undo any steps” that were taken in recent days to disperse full
The Trump administration has instructed states that they must “immediately undo any steps” that were taken to provide full SNAP benefits to low-income Americans, saying states were “unauthorized.” The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a late-night Saturday memo obtained by CBS News, also threatened to impose financial penalties on states that did not comply with
President Donald Trump's administration asks federal judge to approve Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation to Liberia, arguing legal hurdles are cleared.
Flights are displayed at San Francisco International Airport on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025. Gabrielle Lurie /San Francisco Chronicle via AP The government shutdown—the longest in U.S. history—reached its 40th day on Nov. 9, as the funding lapse has led to disruptions in flights nationwide, left federal workers without pay, and has threatened access to food