Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer debate government funding on Senate floor on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. Senate TV Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer got into a rare direct back-and-forth on the Senate floor ahead of the shutdown deadline. “Democrats have a choice to make. They can
Washington — The federal government will begin shutting down at 12 a.m. on Wednesday if lawmakers do not reach an agreement to extend government funding, an outcome that appears more and more likely as the deadline approaches. Republicans and Democrats have been at odds over how to fund the government as Democrats have pushed for
Federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations discovered an additional 200,000 SIM cards at a location in New Jersey, law enforcement sources confirmed to CBS News. This follows last week’s discovery by U.S. Secret Service of a sprawling telecommunications network in the New York Tri-State area that investigators said could potentially have caused a serious disruption
President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on Sept. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump said on Sept. 30 that “a lot” of federal workers could lose their jobs if Democrats and Republicans fail to reach a deal on a stopgap funding bill, setting the stage for the government’s first
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speak after a meeting to negotiate funding legislation to avoid a government shutdown at the White House on Sept. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Democrats sharpened their focus on health care on Sept. 30, as a now-likely government shutdown approached,
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds a hearing at 2:30 p.m. ET on Sept. 30 to examine the future of U.S. strategy in the Black Sea region. Witnesses: Matthew Boyse, Hudson Institute, Washington S. Frederick Starr, American Foreign Policy Council, Central Asia Caucasus Institute, Washington Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office? Conservative
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Aug. 11, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Attorney General Pam Bondi released a memo Monday evening telling agents from the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and other agencies to help guard Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities. The directive