The U.S. Capitol building during the government shutdown in Washington on Oct. 28, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A federal judge considered ordering the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to tap into a $5 billion contingency fund to avoid a lapse in the national food stamp program on Oct. 30. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani,
Senators at the Capitol continued to express cautious optimism about the state of conversations to end the shutdown on Thursday. Sen. Kevin Cramer, a North Dakota Republican, told reporters he’s “seeing some movement,” noting that “there’s a lot of negotiating going on right now among members.” “I’ve seen more discussions. Some of the Democrats I’ve
Dr. Casey Means attends a confirmation hearing for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for the Secretary of Health and Human Services post, at the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 29, 2025. Ben Curtis/AP Photo The Senate on Oct. 30 postponed a hearing that had been scheduled for Thursday to vet President Donald Trump’s latest nominee to
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