The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Supreme Court returns on Oct. 6 for its new term, when it will consider a range of high-profile issues, such as gender and redistricting, and challenges to President Donald Trump’s policies. The court’s first week of oral argument starts Monday
The U.S. Capitol building on the second day of the government shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Senate will take another vote on legislation to fund the government on Monday as a shutdown standoff between the two major parties enters its sixth day. The shutdown
The Supreme Court is set to return on Oct. 6 for its 2025–2026 term, in which it will consider a series of cases that could affect major constitutional issues and affect President Donald Trump’s agenda. The high court is expected to hear challenges to Trump’s policies and has already decided to hear arguments over Trump’s
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) speaks during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol on July 11, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is urging the Trump administration to immediately impose Section 232 tariffs on foreign generic medicines, warning that the U.S. pharmaceutical supply chain is vulnerable because of its “overreliance on adversaries,”
President Donald Trump addresses the 80th U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 23, 2025. Al Drago/Reuters On the sidelines of the recent U.N. General Assembly meeting in New York, the United States signed a raft of landmark trade deals with the Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. U.S. officials, including President
In this screenshot taken from video provided by WRIC News, Democratic candidate for attorney general Jay Jones speaks with an interviewer Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, in Richmond, Va., about widely condemned text messages he sent in 2022. WRIC via AP Jay Jones, the Democratic candidate for Virginia’s attorney general race, has apologized for text messages
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during the POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that the U.S. military has every authorization to carry out strikes against boats carrying narcotics off the coast of Venezuela in the Caribbean Sea,