Trump Says a Lot of Federal Workers Could Be Laid Off If Government Shutdown Hits

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

Democrats Dig In on Health Care Demands as Shutdown Nears

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,

LIVE NOW: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Hearing on US Black Sea Strategy

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds a hearing at 2:30 p.m. ET on Sept. 30 to examine the future of U.S. strategy in the Black Sea region. Witnesses: Matthew Boyse, Hudson Institute, Washington S. Frederick Starr, American Foreign Policy Council, Central Asia Caucasus Institute, Washington Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office? Conservative

Bondi Directs FBI, DEA, Other DOJ Agencies to Guard ICE Facilities

Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Aug. 11, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Attorney General Pam Bondi released a memo Monday evening telling agents from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and other agencies to help guard Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities. The directive

Pfizer to lower some drug prices as White House builds “TrumpRX” website

Washington — Pfizer has agreed to offer significantly discounted prices for some prescription drugs for all American consumers and has committed to offer prescription medications to Medicaid at lower prices, President Trump announced Tuesday. The president said the drugs will be available for purchase online on a website operated by the federal government, which the

Judge Pauses Federal Government’s Plan to Cut Jobs at Voice of America’s Parent Agency

The Voice of America building, in Washington on June 15, 2020. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo A federal judge on Sept. 29 ordered the federal government to pause its plan to cut hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees state-funded broadcaster Voice of America (VOA). U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington said in a written