Secretary of War Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Quantico, Va., on Sept. 30, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images QUANTICO—President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Sept. 30 addressed a gathering of hundreds of generals, admirals, and senior enlisted troops at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia,
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Lawmakers have no clear path to avoiding a government shutdown that will occur at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1 without congressional action. Republicans and Democrats remain at odds over a proposed stopgap spending bill after a Sept. 29 meeting between Congressional
Attorney General Pam Bondi signed a memo on Monday directing agents from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration and other Justice Department agencies to assist in guarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities. The move by Bondi — which she hinted at on Friday — came after one detainee was killed and two others were injured in
President Trump offered up a 20-point plan Monday that he cast as a roadmap to end the Israel-Hamas war, a proposal that was backed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — though it remains unclear how Hamas will respond. The plan — which was presented as Netanyahu visited the White House — calls for Hamas
A man chooses his piece of wood from the lumber section at a home improvement retailer in Temple City, Calif, on Sept. 10, 2025. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Sept. 29 imposing a 10 percent tariff on imports of softwood timber and lumber, along with a 25
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a press conference with Texas Democrats at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades union hall in Aurora, Ill., on Aug. 5, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said on Sept. 29 that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had requested that the Pentagon deploy 100
Harvard banners hang in front of Widener Library during the 374th Harvard Commencement in Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Mass., on May 29, 2025. Rick Friedman/AFP via Getty Images The Trump administration said on Sept. 29 that it was referring Harvard University for proceedings that could end with the university losing federal funding over alleged civil