White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters during a briefing at the White House in Washington on Sept. 22, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday that federal layoffs will occur in the near future amid a government shutdown, as Vice President JD Vance confirmed that
Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought (C), joined by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) (L), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) (2nd L), and Vice President JD Vance (R), speaks at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The federal government has frozen billions in funding for construction projects
Vice President JD Vance made comments on the government shutdown at a White House press conference on Wednesday. NTD has the details. The White House has frozen $18 billion in infrastructure projects in New York City. The funding was set for the Hudson River Tunnel project and the Second Avenue Subway project. Part of a
A judge’s gavel rests on top of a desk in a courtroom in Miami, Fla., on Feb. 3, 2009. Joe Raedle/Getty Images A federal judge on Tuesday disqualified acting U.S. attorney in Nevada, Sigal Chattah, from several felony cases and declared that her appointment by the Trump administration was not valid. In an order, U.S.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents make an arrest during an early morning operation in Park Ridge, Ill., on Sept. 19, 2025. AP Photo/Erin Hooley Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials said that border and immigration enforcement will not be affected by the government shutdown that began on Oct. 1. “There is NO CHANGE to
Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) arrives for the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on March 1, 2022. Saul Loeb/Getty Images Former U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) will run for Congress in 2026 in the district currently represented by Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), who is running for governor of Florida. “I’m
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Hours into a government shutdown, the Senate again blocked a pair of rival stopgap bills to fund the government, amid a partisan standoff that shows no signs of easing. The federal government shut down Wednesday morning after Congress failed to pass