The federal government is now in the midst of its second-longest shutdown, after Congress has repeatedly failed to pass a bill to fund the government on a temporary basis. The 2025 shutdown is a few days shy of the record set by the 2018-2019 shutdown, which lasted 35 days and took place during President Trump’s
People shop for food at a store that accepts food stamps in New York City in a file photograph. Spencer Platt/Getty Images New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday declared a state of emergency due to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program being suspended on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown and
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks to reporters during the government shutdown at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 15, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Senators have passed a bill to revoke the national emergency declaration used by President Donald Trump as the legal basis for his reciprocal global tariff
The Trump administration on Thursday announced it would set the lowest refugee admissions cap in U.S. history, allocating just 7,500 spots for this fiscal year, mostly for Afrikaners who it has claimed are facing racial discrimination in South Africa for being White. The previous lowest refugee ceiling was set by the first Trump administration in
U.S. soldiers walk past a gate of U.S. Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Feb. 21, 2019. Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—U.S. troops will get their next paycheck on Nov. 1 amid the government shutdown, according to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). There will be $5.3 billion overall to pay the
U.S. soldiers walk past a gate of U.S. Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on Feb. 21, 2019. Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—U.S. troops will get their next paycheck on Nov. 1 amid the government shutdown, according to the Office of Management and Budget. There will be $5.3 billion overall to pay the military.
President Donald Trump announced new trade deals after a meeting with Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping. NTD has the details about the agreements on soybean purchases, rare earths, and fentanyl. China has approved the transfer agreement for the video-sharing platform TikTok. The deal is expected to move forward in the coming wee… Original News Source