Judge Blocks Trump From Deploying Any National Guard Troops to Portland

Immigration protestors confront federal agents and California Army National Guardsmen in Los Angeles, on June 8, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times A federal judge in Oregon on Sunday blocked a move by President Donald Trump to deploy members of the California National Guard or any other state’s National Guard to Oregon after a judge temporarily

Newsom Says Trump Is Sending 300 California National Guardsmen to Oregon

Immigration protestors confront federal agents and California Army National Guardsmen in Los Angeles, on June 8, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump is sending 300 members of the California National Guard to Oregon after a judge temporarily blocked him from deploying the Beaver State’s guard to Portland, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on

Rubio says release of hostages from Gaza is “most emergent and immediate phase” of Trump peace plan

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that the release of hostages from Gaza is the “most emergent and immediate phase” of the peace plan that President Trump outlined last week, which negotiators are set to discuss this week in Cairo. “Let’s discuss through the mediators the logistics and the mechanics behind how that happens,

10/5: Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan

This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio joins to discuss where the peace plan for Gaza stands, nearly two years after the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack. Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson and Sen. Chuck Schumer weigh in on the congressional standoff fueling the government shutdown. Original CBS

US Ambassador to China Signals US Won’t Capitulate to Beijing on Taiwan Policy

David Perdue, nominee to serve as U.S. ambassador to China, before his Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington on April 3, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue reiterated in an Oct. 1 media appearance that U.S. policy on Taiwan hasn’t changed, following reports

Johnson, Schumer accuse each other of not being serious in shutdown negotiations

Washington — Congressional leaders traded blame for the government shutdown on Sunday as the stalemate over how to reopen the government stretched into another week without progress on negotiations.  The Senate is set to reconvene Monday after dueling measures to fund the government fell short of the necessary support for a fourth time on Friday,

White House Official Says Layoffs Will Start Soon If Shutdown Talks Go Nowhere

A sign indicates that the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center is closed due to lack of funding from the government during the fifth day of the government shutdown in Washington on Oct. 5, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A top White House economy official, Kevin Hassett, said Sunday that layoffs to the federal workforce could occur quickly