FILE PHOTO: National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 14, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/ File Photo National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said the U.S. government shutdown, now three weeks old, is “likely to end sometime this week.” In an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box”
President Donald Trump at the White House on Oct. 20, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on Oct. 19 outlined top demands he has of China ahead of a potential meeting with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping, including soybean purchases and curbing fentanyl precursor exports. Trump will be traveling to South
Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks as part of the Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary celebration at Camp Pendleton, Calif., on Oct. 18, 2025. Oliver Contreras/AFP via Getty Images Metal shrapnel from an artillery live fire at the Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary celebration at Camp Pendleton on Saturday damaged a California Highway Patrol (CHP) car near
President Donald Trump greets Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (R) at the White House on Oct. 20, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Oct. 20 welcomed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to the White House for their first formal meeting, where the two leaders signed a new rare earth agreement. They were
President Donald Trump greets Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (R) at the White House on Oct. 20, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Oct. 20 signed a rare earths agreement at the White House, outlining plans for both countries to jointly invest more than $3
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on Oct. 19, 2025. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo President Donald Trump on Oct. 19 provided more details on the possibility of invoking the Insurrection Act due to rampant crime in U.S. cities, saying it is the “strongest power a president has” and noting that numerous presidents
The fragile peace deal President Trump spearheaded between Israel and Hamas in Gaza appeared on Monday to have survived serious threats over the weekend. The top U.S. officials who helped negotiate the ceasefire and hostage release agreement — senior envoy Steve Witkoff and Mr. Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner — were back in Israel on Monday