By Newsmax Wires | Friday, 31 October 2025 08:09 PM EDT Todd Lyons, acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, rejected Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s request to suspend federal immigration enforcement operations in the Chicago area over the Halloween weekend. Pritzker had asked that ICE and its partners halt enforcement…

The office of Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., stated Friday that his support for the filibuster remains “unchanged” despite President Donald Trump’s call to eliminate it. Trump has urged Thune to employ the “nuclear option”—a move to abolish the Senate filibuster rule and lower the chamber’s 60-vote threshold—to reopen…

SpaceX has been awarded a $2 billion contract by the War Department to develop a satellite system aimed at tracking missiles and aircraft, according to sources familiar with the matter. The funding was included in a spending bill signed by President Donald Trump in July, though the Pentagon had not…

By Michael Katz | Friday, 31 October 2025 06:01 PM EDT Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger declared she would refuse to collaborate with President Donald Trump if elected, citing his alleged “attack on the federal workforce” as a reason. In an interview with “PBS NewsHour,” Spanberger criticized Trump’s policies,…

The U.S. Secretary of War emphasized during talks in Malaysia that Washington would “stoutly defend” its interests in the Indo-Pacific, signaling heightened strategic engagement with regional allies. Pete Hegseth, meeting with Chinese Admiral Dong Jun on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations defense ministers meeting in Kuala…

By Eric Mack | Friday, 31 October 2025 06:40 PM EDT President Donald Trump announced Friday that his administration is pursuing immediate legal guidance to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program during the ongoing government shutdown. “Our Government lawyers do not think we have the legal authority to pay SNAP…

By Solange Reyner | Friday, 31 October 2025 08:41 PM EDT The United States is confronting an escalating threat of Islamic terrorism, a crisis the House Freedom Caucus has linked to “a suicidal immigration policy” under prior administrations, according to Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas. Speaking on “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Gill…

The Department of Energy has announced a new $100 million funding opportunity to refurbish and modernize the nation’s coal-fired power plants. The initiative, outlined in a newly issued Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), aims to extend plant lifetimes, boost efficiency, and strengthen the reliability of the U.S. power grid. The…

By Jim Thomas | Friday, 31 October 2025 04:01 PM EDT Republican National Committee Chairman Joe Gruters on Friday accused Democrats of “holding hardworking Americans hostage” as the government shutdown entered its second month, warning that the party’s obstruction has stalled paychecks, cut off food aid, and put illegal immigrants…