Washington — President Trump plans to meet this week with Democratic leaders as Congress seems to be barreling toward a government shutdown, according to a source familiar with the plans. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, both New York Democrats, have repeatedly asked Republican leaders to negotiate with them on
Washington — Lindsey Halligan, one of President Trump’s former defense lawyers who then joined him in the White House, took over a key federal prosecutor’s office in Virginia on Monday following the departure of the U.S. attorney amid apparent pressure from the president. Halligan takes the helm of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will decide whether President Trump can fire members of the Federal Trade Commission without cause, taking up a dispute that tests the president’s removal power and could weaken protections enacted by Congress that aim to insulate independent agencies from political pressure. The high court said in
NYC mayoral candidates continue push for votes NYC mayoral candidates continue push for votes 00:40 Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic frontrunner in the race for New York City mayor, is pulling out of an upcoming town hall on WABC-TV, citing ABC’s decision to pre-empt “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Kimmel was taken off the air last week after
Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter participates in a privacy roundtable at CES 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. on Jan. 7, 2020. Photo by David Becker/Getty Images The Supreme Court on Sept. 22 temporarily upheld President Donald Trump’s authority to fire Federal Trade Commission (FTC) member Rebecca Slaughter. The decision
Stephen Miran, nominee for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, testifies before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 4, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said the U.S. central bank should be more aggressive in cutting interest rates. Last week, the Fed
The White House on Monday announced basic details of a plan it says will “save” TikTok for the social media app’s 170 million U.S. users through a new ownership deal, although China has suggested a deal has yet to be finalized. The structure would move TikTok U.S. operations into a new “joint venture” based in