President Donald Trump in Quantico, Va., on Sept. 30, 2025. Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Oct. 2 touted the ongoing government shutdown as an opportunity to target various federal agencies, saying he will meet with the head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine the next steps. Trump said in
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Republican Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and House GOP Caucus Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) hold a press conference on the second day of the government shutdown at 10 a.m. ET on Oct. 2. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office? Conservative Campaign
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on July 8, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Sept. 30 that it removed five senior officials from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), accusing them of weaponizing a now-abolished
Students walk through Sproul Plaza on the UC Berkeley campus in Calif., on March 14, 2022. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Two high school seniors with a B-plus average and similar extracurricular activities get accepted to the same four-year private college. Their household incomes are nearly identical. One would pay $29,700 a year to attend the school,
Energy Secretary Chris Wright walks outside of the West Wing of the White House following a television interview in Washington on Aug. 19, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said on Oct. 2 that it had terminated 321 federal grants funding 223 projects, amounting to about $7.56 billion in cuts. Under the
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Aug. 11, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times FBI Director Kash Patel said on Oct. 1 that the bureau has severed ties with the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish organization that tracks anti-Semitism, after conservatives criticized the group for including Turning
The U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 23, 2023. Richard Moore/The Epoch Times The federal government shutdown took effect on Oct. 1, and it’s unclear how long it will last. Some previous shutdowns lasted a day or two, while a 2019 closure went on for 35 days. Many federal employees will be furloughed, or put