No Change to Immigration, Border Policy During Government Shutdown: ICE

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents make an arrest during an early morning operation in Park Ridge, Ill., on Sept. 19, 2025. AP Photo/Erin Hooley Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials said that border and immigration enforcement will not be affected by the government shutdown that began on Oct. 1. “There is NO CHANGE to

Former Rep. Madison Cawthorn Will Run Again for Congress

Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) arrives for the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on March 1, 2022. Saul Loeb/Getty Images Former U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) will run for Congress in 2026 in the district currently represented by Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), who is running for governor of Florida. “I’m

Senate Rejects Funding Plan to Reopen Government

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Hours into a government shutdown, the Senate again blocked a pair of rival stopgap bills to fund the government, amid a partisan standoff that shows no signs of easing. The federal government shut down Wednesday morning after Congress failed to pass

Interior Department Opens Up 13.1 Million Acres of Federal Land for Coal Leasing

Steam rises from the Miller coal Power Plant in Adamsville, Alabama on April 11, 2021. Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images The Department of the Interior (DOI) is putting up millions of acres of federal lands for coal leasing purposes, in line with President Donald Trump’s push to restore energy dominance in

Supreme Court Will Hear Oral Argument Over Trump’s Fed Firing

Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook listens during an open meeting of the Board of Governors at the Federal Reserve in Washington on June 25, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo The Supreme Court issued an order on Oct. 1 indicating that it would hear oral argument over Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa

Trump Admin Official Says Government Shutdown an Opportunity for Mass Layoffs

Office of Management and Budget Director Russel Vought, joined by Vice President JD Vance, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.), and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), speaks at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) signaled Tuesday that the