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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 15, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Nov. 3 that he plans to attend this week’s Supreme Court oral arguments about President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs. Bessent was referring to the

Passengers are seen at check-in counters at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Ga., on July 1, 2022. Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters The U.S. Travel Association, along with hundreds of tourism companies, is urging Congress to reopen the federal government, warning of potential travel chaos for the Thanksgiving holiday at the end of the month. The federal

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), joined by other Senate Republicans, speaks to reporters as the government is on the verge of a shutdown amid a partisan standoff, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 30, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The lapse in federal funding has hit another milestone: At 35 days as of

Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a campaign event in New York on Nov. 3, 2025. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images As final undecided voters make up their minds to cast their ballot for New York City’s next mayor, margins seem to be tightening on the eve of Election Day, with

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks at the America First Policy Institute Agenda Summit in Washington on July 26, 2022. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump endorsed Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, among others, ahead of the midterm election next year.  “Sarah Huckabee Sanders is doing an incredible job as Governor of Arkansas,”