Wall Street in New York City on April 4, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times Wall Street shrugged off the second day of the U.S. government shutdown, with stocks and bonds little changed on Oct. 2. The S&P 500, a broad market index, reached a new all-time intraday high but pared its gains and slipped about
Former Del. Jay Jones completed community service for his political action committee and NAACP to avoid prison after reckless driving conviction in Virginia.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt warned that thousands of federal employees may face layoffs as the government shutdown continues.
Zohran Mamdani focused on affordability, while former Gov. Andrew Cuomo emphasized experience in their competing New York City mayoral campaign ads.
New York's Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac offices will shut down, Fox Digital learned, in response to NY Attorney General Letitia James' "corrupt" business practices.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House on Oct. 1, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Thursday that the number of federal employees who are being laid off amid the government shutdown will be in the thousands. “It’s likely
House Speaker Mike Johnson blames Democrats for the ongoing government shutdown, saying they rejected a clean funding bill without Republican provisions.