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President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the Gaza hostages should be released on Monday or Tuesday and that he hopes to attend a signing ceremony in Egypt. Trump opened a White House Cabinet meeting to discuss the deal reached on Wednesday. He said he believed it would lead to "lasting peace." Palestinians and the families of Israeli hostages celebrated after news of the pact between Israel an...

Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty in federal court on Oct. 8 to charges of making a false statement and obstructing a congressional proceeding. Comey, 64, dressed in a dark suit and red tie, sat quietly at the defense table throughout the proceeding. His attorney, Patrick Fitzgerald, requested a jury trial. The tentative trial date is Jan. 5. There are no votes scheduled for Wedne...

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney is making his second visit to the White House in five months on Tuesday under increasing pressure to address U.S. tariffs on steel, autos, and other goods that are hurting Canada's economy. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi told a Senate panel on Tuesday that the Justice Department was ending the "weaponization of justice.” Bondi, appearing before the Republican-c...

The state of Illinois and city of Chicago filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Oct. 6 in a bid to halt the federal government from deploying National Guard troops to Chicago. The U.S. Senate will take another vote on legislation to fund the government on Monday as a shutdown standoff between the two major parties enters its sixth day. The vote is scheduled at approximately 5:30 p.m.

Border Patrol agents shot a woman accused of ramming her car into ICE vehicles in Chicago. Homeland Security reports that agents were rammed by vehicles and boxed in, with one attacker carrying a semi-automatic weapon. The governor of Illinois says the Trump administration has given him an ultimatum. A federal judge has halted Donald Trump’s plan to send National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon...

President Donald Trump gave Hamas until Sunday evening to reach an agreement on his plan for Gaza's future, calling it a last chance for the terrorist group. "An agreement must be reached with Hamas by Sunday Evening at SIX (6) P.M., Washington, D.C. time," Trump wrote on Friday on Truth Social. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up a new Second Amendment case related to a Hawaii law...

President Donald Trump on Thursday touted the ongoing government shutdown as an opportunity to target various federal agencies, while saying that he will meet with the head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to determine the next steps. British police have declared that an attack on a synagogue near Manchester was a terrorist attack and believe they know the identity of the attacker, the...

Congress has failed to pass a short-term funding bill by the deadline, and the government has shut down. We take a look at how the shutdown may affect you. The Supreme Court issued an order on Wednesday indicating that it would hear oral argument over Federal Reserve Board of Governors member Lisa Cook’s challenge to President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire her. “The application for stay presented...

President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Tuesday addressed a gathering of hundreds of generals, admirals, and senior enlisted troops at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, to outline their efforts to reshape the military and reform its policies. During his remarks, Trump highlighted improved recruiting and retention figures, increased defense spending, and plans to develop new...

President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for pivotal talks on Monday to press him to back a Gaza peace proposal aimed at ending a nearly two-year-old war. The Utah trade school student charged with murdering political commentator Charlie Kirk was back in court on Monday for a largely procedural hearing expected to formalize the appointment of his legal defense team.

President Donald Trump is deploying troops to Portland, Oregon, saying it’s to protect ICE facilities from Antifa and domestic terrorism. The Federal Trade Commission has issued its largest-ever civil fine to Amazon. The tech giant will pay $2.5 billion in a deceptive practices lawsuit. We have analysis.

President Donald Trump on Friday arrived in New York to attend the Ryder Cup 2025 golf tournament alongside his granddaughter, Kai Madison Trump. The president commented on the criminal charges filed against former FBI Director James Comey. "I think there will be others," Trump told reporters as he departed the White House. He added, however, that he did not have a specific list of individuals. Is...

President Donald Trump welcomed Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan at the White House on Thursday for talks over sanctions and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. This marks Erdogan's first visit to the White House in about six years. FBI Director Kash Patel gave more details on Thursday about the suspected shooter at a dallas ICE facility. "The perp downloaded a document titled "Dallas County Office of H...

Two people were killed in a shooting on Wednesday at a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas, and the suspected shooter is dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, federal officials said. The suspect engaged in an act of "targeted violence," Joe Rothrock, special agent in charge of the Dallas FBI, said at a news conference. Rothrock said rounds that were found near th...

President Donald Trump will deliver a speech at the 80th session of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. Trump's address is expected to focus on the ongoing war in Gaza, as many key U.S. allies have announced their recognition of a Palestinian state, including France, the UK, Canada, and Australia. The U.S. Secret Service dismantled a massive hidden telecom network across the New York area, which...

President Donald Trump will sign the TikTok deal with China this week, a senior White House official said on Monday. Under the deal, Oracle will serve as the security provider, overseeing how U.S. user data is stored within Oracle's systems and how content recommendation algorithms operate. Trump also said his administration would make an announcement about its autism findings on Monday, though he...

President Donald Trump said he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping made progress on a TikTok agreement and pledged to meet face to face in just over a month in South Korea. The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a stopgap government funding bill to avert a partial government shutdown beginning Oct. 1, sending it on to the Senate for approval. The House narrowly approved the package by a vote...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said that resolving the war in Ukraine has been more complex than he had expected and that Russian President Vladimir Putin has let him down. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he and Trump "absolutely agree" on the need for an Israeli–Palestinian peace roadmap, but the U.S. president said he disagreed with countries recognizing a Palestinian state. Di...

President Donald Trump began his two-day state visit to the UK on Wednesday by meeting with the royal family at Windsor Castle. Trump’s visit is taking place as the UK seeks to strengthen ties with his administration, including by revising the recently signed trade deal, addressing the war in Ukraine, and expanding cooperation in areas such as nuclear energy and artificial intelligence. FBI Direct...

FBI Director Kash Patel is testifying before a Senate panel on Tuesday, where he is likely to face questions about the investigation into Charlie Kirk's assassination. Patel’s appearance before the Senate Judiciary Committee represents the first oversight hearing of his tenure as head of the FBI. Tyler Robinson, the trade school student suspected of assassinating Kirk at Utah Valley University on...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that a framework for a deal on TikTok had been reached in trade talks between the United States and China in Madrid—a deal that would pave the way for a transition to U.S. ownership. Bessent said further details would be determined later in a meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping when they speak on Friday. Utah Gov. Spe...

A young Utah man suspected of killing the co-founder and CEO of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk at a university forum has been taken into custody, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said on Friday. The suspect, identified as Tyler Robinson, had confessed to a family friend—or "implied that he had committed"—the murder, and that person in turn contacted the Washington County sheriff's office on Thursday. Cox mad...

The FBI has shared images of a “person of interest” in connection with the assassination of Charlie Kirk. “We are asking for the public's help identifying this person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University,” the FBI wrote on X. President Donald Trump on Thursday attended a ceremony at the Pentagon to remember the lives lost during the September...

President Donald Trump urged EU officials on Tuesday to hit China with tariffs of up to 100 percent as part of a strategy to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin, a source familiar with the matter told The Epoch Times. Stephen Miran, a top White House economic adviser, cleared a Senate hurdle on Wednesday that moves him closer to becoming a Federal Reserve governor. Members of the Senate Bank...

Israel has conducted a strike against senior Hamas leadership in Doha, Qatar, according to posts by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Qatari Foreign Ministry. “The IDF and [Israel Security Agency] conducted a precise strike targeting the senior leadership of the Hamas terrorist organization,” the IDF said in a statement on X, without confirming the location of the attack. Voters in Virginia...