Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Courtesy of National Park Service President Donald Trump issued a presidential memo on Oct. 6 ordering the approval of a proposed 211-mile industrial road in Alaska to allow access to copper and cobalt minerals. Trump had initially approved the Ambler Road project during his first term, but
A sign indicating that the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center is closed due to the government shutdown in Washington on Oct. 1, 2025. Al Drago/Getty Images The U.S. Senate will hold a sixth vote on two competing bills to fund the federal government on Tuesday, coming as the government shutdown reaches the one-week mark. On Monday,
President Donald Trump (R) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at the end of a press conference in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on Sept. 29, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP Two years ago today, the lives of many Israelis were upended at 6:30 a.m. local time when a wave
Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.) chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee prepares before the start of a House Homeland Security Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on Jan. 10, 2024. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images A special primary election is being held in Tennessee on Oct. 7 to fill a U.S. House of Representatives
A plane docks on the tarmac after an air traffic control outage, bringing flights to a standstill at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., on May 12, 2025. Eduardo Munoz/Reuters Major U.S. airports have reported experiencing flight delays amid the shutdown of the federal government. Secretary of Transport Sean Duffy told reporters on Monday
Federal officers deploy smoke grenades to deter protesters in front of Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 5, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times PORTLAND, Ore.—Hundreds of protesters lined the entrance of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offices Friday evening, chanting anti-ICE slogans and shouting threats as federal agents watched from
Prime Minister Mark Carney (L) listens to U.S. President Donald Trump while posing for the family photograph during the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on June 16, 2025. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck U.S. President Donald Trump says he expects his Canadian counterpart to bring up tariffs as Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to visit