Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota holds a copy of a continuing resolution as he speaks alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 3, 2025. Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Speaking to reporters at the Capitol, House Speaker Mike Johnson and
The government shutdown has entered its 3rd day, with Senators again voting on a bill to reopen the government. However, there has yet to be a breakthrough in bipartisan talks. NTD has the latest updates. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has announced that the Department of Justice will investigate the arrest of cit… Original
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Friday he ordered a fourth strike on a small boat in the waters off Venezuela, according to a social media post. “Four male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the strike,” which “was conducted in international waters just off the coast of Venezuela while the vessel was transporting substantial
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 WASHINGTON—Senate Democrats are expected to again block a GOP short-term government funding plan on Oct. 3, as the shutdown enters its third day. The federal government shut down at 12:01
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 WASHINGTON—The federal shutdown will continue through the weekend as the Senate once again rejected rival funding bills to reopen the government on Oct. 3. The federal government shut down at
Garret Martin is a Hurst senior professorial lecturer and the co-director of the Transatlantic Policy Center at the American University School of International Service. When it comes to shutdowns, the U.S. is very much an exception rather than the rule. On Oct. 1, 2025, hundreds of thousands of federal employees were furloughed as the business of government
President Trump said Friday that he is issuing a Sunday evening deadline for Hamas to agree to a U.S. peace proposal, backed by the Israeli government, to end the war in Gaza. “An Agreement must be reached with Hamas by Sunday Evening at SIX (6) P.M., Washington, D.C. time. Every Country has signed on! If