Under new rules, organizations that otherwise meet the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program’s government or nonprofit requirements could lose their qualifying status if the Education Department determines that they engage in activities that have a “substantial illegal purpose.” Shutterstock The U.S. Department of Education said on Oct. 30 that it has finalized new rules for
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
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
Rep. Wesley Hunt, R-Texas, and incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, exchanged blows as the primary race for the Senate seat in Texas heats up.
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
Vice President JD Vance (R) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Palazzo Chigi in Rome on May 18, 2025. Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images Vice President JD Vance addressed the possibility of a 2028 presidential ticket with him and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on it, brushing off the idea of a bid but
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