The Louisiana Capitol in Baton Rouge, La., on April 4, 2023. AP Photo/Stephen Smith, File The Republican-majority Legislature in Louisiana and Democratic-majority one in Virginia greenlit initiatives that could make possible mid-decade changes to congressional districts on Wednesday, as states posture ahead of the 2026 mid-term elections to do what they can in shaping the
Dr. Casey Means attends a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Secretary of Health and Human Services post, at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 29, 2025. Ben Curtis/AP Photo President Donald Trump’s new nominee to serve as America’s surgeon general is slated to appear before a Senate committee on Oct. 30.
An air traffic control tower at Los Angeles International Airport on Oct. 28, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Air traffic controllers who missed their paychecks for the first time on Oct. 28 during the ongoing government shutdown gathered at several airports nationwide to ask the public for donations. Controllers passed out leaflets at 20 airports
President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit at the Gyeongju Arts Center in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Oct. 29, 2025. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images The United States will begin conducting nuclear weapons testing again after decades of rejecting the practice, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. “Because
President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit at the Gyeongju Arts Center in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Oct. 29, 2025. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images The United States will begin conducting nuclear weapons testing again after decades of rejecting the practice, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. “Because
Police face demonstrators near the “Free Speech Zone” outside the immigrant processing and detention center in Broadview, Ill., on Oct. 17, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 29 delayed ruling on whether the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago is lawful. Instead, the justices directed attorneys for the
Google’s Government Affairs and Public Policy Centers of Excellence head Markham Erickson was questioned on Capitol Hill on Oct. 29, 2025. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A Google executive said the company made “mistakes” while handling complaints of election fraud during a U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing held Oct.