Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a press conference with Texas Democrats at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades union hall in Aurora, Ill., on Aug. 5, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images The state of Illinois and city of Chicago filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Oct. 6 in a bid to
President Donald Trump talks to the media after walking off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 5, 2025. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified remarks made on Oct. 6 by President Donald Trump about whether federal employees are being fired. On the
President Donald Trump speaks at “America’s Navy 250 — Titans of the Sea: A Salute to the Fleet” in Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 5, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on Oct. 5 said that next year’s proposed Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) mixed martial arts event will take place on June 14, as
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) stand side by side after delivering a joint press conference following a U.S.-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. Drew Angerer/AFP U.S. President Donald Trump has welcomed a Russian proposal to voluntarily maintain limits on deployed
President Donald Trump at “America’s Navy 250 — Titans of the Sea: A Salute to the Fleet” in Norfolk, Va., on Oct. 5, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump said on Oct. 5 that there have been “positive discussions” with Hamas and several countries on a peace plan to end the war in
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