Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), joined by Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.), and Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), speaks during a press conference as the government is on verge of shutdown amid partisan standoff, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 30, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The government has officially shut
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joins ICE’s Fugitive Operations Team during an enforcement action in New York City, on Jan. 28, 2025. ICE via Getty Images A coalition of 11 Democrat-led states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Sept. 29, accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully slashing more than $233 million in
Harvard banners hang in front of Widener Library during the 374th Harvard Commencement in Cambridge, Mass., on May 29, 2025. Rick Friedman/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said Harvard University would agree to open trade schools to provide instruction on artificial intelligence, engines, and other vocational programs as part of a proposed $500 million
President Donald Trump speaks before signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 30, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump welcomed young cancer survivors and their family members into the Oval Office on Sept. 30 while he signed an executive order directing the federal government to use artificial intelligence
Law enforcement agents inspect the roof of a building near the scene of a shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in Dallas on Sept. 24, 2025. Julio Cortez/AP Photo WASHINGTON—By early summer this year, a trend became clear across America. Some opponents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other
President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on Sept. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump said on Sept. 30 that “a lot” of federal workers could lose their jobs if Democrats and Republicans fail to reach a deal on a stopgap funding bill, setting the stage for the government’s first
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speak after a meeting to negotiate funding legislation to avoid a government shutdown at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Democrats sharpened their focus on health care on Sept. 30, as a now-likely government shutdown approached,