A sign in a grocery store in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Dec. 5, 2019. Scott Heins/Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that $5 billion in contingency funds likely cannot be used by the federal government to cover the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is set to expire on Nov. 1. “The SNAP benefits
President Donald Trump was given a royal welcome by Japanese head of state Naruhito on Monday. Trump arrived at the Imperial Palace shortly after touching down in Tokyo, the second stop of his Asia tour. Trump warned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday that Russia’s testing of a nuclear-powered cruise missile was “not ap… Original
The U.S. Capitol building during the government shutfown in Washington on Oct. 22, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A labor union representing U.S. government employees has called on Democrats in Congress to support a GOP-backed funding bill that would end the government shutdown. The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), a union representing 820,000 employees, published
Indiana’s Republican governor on Monday said he would be calling a special session to consider redrawing the state’s congressional map, following in the footsteps of other GOP states — although the state Senate president cautioned that “the votes still aren’t there.” Gov. Mike Braun posted on X that he will be “calling a special legislative
U.S. President Donald Trump leaves Air Force One upon arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Japan on Oct. 27 to meet with the U.S. ally’s newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as part of his Asia tour following his appearance
Prime Minister Mark Carney is seen during a news conference following the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Oct. 27, 2025. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press Prime Minister Mark Carney said it was an “obvious” choice not to launch an anti-tariff ad campaign in the United States, such as the one launched by Ontario. Carney made
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, with Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, at the Department of Agriculture Whitten Building in Washington on June 10, 2025. Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Indiana Republican Gov. Mike Braun called on Oct. 27 for state lawmakers to return to Indianapolis for a special session to redraw the