U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends an event at the Department of State in Washington on July 16, 2025. Umit Bektas/Reuters The U.S. Department of State on Oct. 8 said it has fired a diplomat over his relationship with a woman alleged to have ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). State Department Spokesman
With a security guard hovering behind her, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger (C) talks to voters after casting her ballot on the first day of early voting at the Western Government Center in Henrico, Va., on Sept. 19, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images In the final weeks of the Virginia governor’s race, the two candidates have
Former NFL football player Herschel Walker, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to the Bahamas, testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on nominations on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 11, 2025. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters WASHINGTON–The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed former NFL star and political candidate Herschel Walker to serve as the
President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion in the State Dining Room of the White House on Oct. 8, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump will undergo a routine medical examination during a visit to Maryland, the White House announced Oct. 8. In a statement, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the
Federal agents and police keep protesters back outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 5, 2025. Spencer Platt/Getty Images A federal court in Oregon on Wednesday evening ruled that President Donald Trump may retain federal control of the Oregon National Guard, but may not deploy these troops until court
The U.S. military conducts a deadly military strike against an alleged drug boat tied to the cartel Tren de Aragua, in a still from video of the strike shared by President Donald Trump on Truth Social on Sept. 2, 2025. @realDonaldTrump via Truth Social The U.S. Senate has voted against legislation seeking to direct the
Protestors gather in front of Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Portland, Oregon, on Oct. 4, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Attorneys general from 20 states have stepped into the dispute between Oregon officials and the Trump administration over the use of National Guard troops to defend Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who have