Senate Again Rejects Funding Bills as Shutdown Enters Second Week
The Senate on Oct. 8 again failed to advance bills that would restore funding to the government and end the shutdown that has been...
Speaker Johnson Says Furloughed Workers Should Get Back Pay
WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Oct. 8 that he expects that federal workers will receive back pay when the government reopens. “It’s...
Senate Aging Committee Examines Loopholes Endangering American Patients
The Senate Special Committee on Aging holds a hearing at 3:15 p.m. ET on Oct. 8 to examine the closing of loopholes that kill...
Senator Introduces Legislation to Deter China’s Aggression Against Taiwan
The top Republican on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has introduced legislation aimed at identifying Chinese targets for potential U.S. sanctions, in an...
Trump Participates in Roundtable on Antifa
President Donald Trump participates in a roundtable about Antifa at 3 p.m. ET on Oct. 8 in the White House. …
US diplomat fired over romance with Chinese woman
Published: 7:00am, 9 Oct 2025Updated: 7:02am, 9 Oct 2025 US President Donald Trump’s administration said on Wednesday that it had fired a State Department...
6 Hong Kong universities set new record in global top 200
Six Hong Kong institutions have been listed among the world’s top 200 universities, a record for the city, with the British compiler of the...
Joan Bennett Kennedy, wife of late US Senator Ted Kennedy, dies at 89
Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of a US senator, the mother of a congressman and the sister-in-law of a slain president, has died...
How thousands of relics travelled 10,000 miles to ‘protect Chinese identity’
On October 10, 1925, the Forbidden City in Beijing became the Palace Museum. The massive complex of ancient imperial palaces that was home to...