Treasury Secretary Warns US Won’t Be Able to Pay Military by Nov. 15
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that active military service members will miss their paychecks by Nov. 15 if the government shutdown persists. “I...
Transportation Secretary to Pull $160 Million From California Over Noncitizen Truck Licenses
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Oct. 26 that he would pull $160 million in federal funds from California, citing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s refusal...
Contingency Funds Aren’t Legally Available for Food Stamps: House Speaker
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said on Oct. 27 that $5 billion in contingency funds likely cannot be used by the federal government to...
Federal Workers Union Calls on Democrats to Support GOP Bill and End Shutdown
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...
Trump Prepares to Meet Japan’s New Leader Following Deals Made at ASEAN Summit
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...
Japanese Monarch Hosts Trump at Imperial Palace
President Donald Trump was welcomed by Japanese head of state Naruhito after arriving in the country known as the “Land of the Rising Sun”...
Rubio Speaks With Chinese Foreign Minister Ahead of Trump–Xi Meeting
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi by phone on Oct. 27. “The two discussed the importance of...
What’s on the Table for the Trump–Xi Meeting?
Markets are rallying ahead of the meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping, in which the two are...
Louisiana GOP State Lawmaker Announces Run Against Incumbent U.S. Senator
Louisiana state Rep. Julie Emerson announced Monday that she will run against U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), becoming the latest challenger in the state’s...