Senate Passes ‘National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk’ Resolution

Flowers, American flags, and other items mourning Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 16, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Senate passed a resolution on Sept. 18 expressing support for Oct. 14, 2025, to be designated a “National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk,” the conservative commentator who was

EXCLUSIVE: America’s Largest Lithium Project in Jeopardy After Top Energy Department Official Questions Its Ability To Compete With China

Department of Energy officials met in Washington, D.C., in early June with executives from Lithium Americas, the developer of Thacker Pass, a proposed project in northern Nevada that is the largest planned lithium mine in the United States. The first Trump administration approved the development of Thacker Pass in 2020 and, since then, the project

House Republicans Introduce Bill to Change Federal Reserve’s Dual Mandate

The Federal Reserve Bank in Washington on Jan. 14, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Reforms may be on the horizon for the Federal Reserve System, as a new bill aims to alter the U.S. central bank’s dual mandate. House Republicans, led by House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R-Ark.), introduced the Price Stability

House Passes Stopgap Funding Bill to Avert Shutdown

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 9, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives on Sept. 19 passed a bill to fund the government through Nov. 21, avoiding a government shutdown. One Democrat joined 216 Republicans to pass the measure, sending it to the Senate. The measure needs 60 votes to

Senate Fails to Advance Stopgap Funding Bill as Shutdown Deadline Nears

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 9, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The Senate on Sept. 19 failed to advance a House-passed bill to fund the government until Nov. 21, less than two weeks before a shutdown deadline. The Senate failed to get 60 votes to overcome a filibuster on the bill. The

Speaker Johnson Optimistic GOP Has Enough Votes to Pass Funding Bill

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks during a press conference as members of Congress have two weeks to reach a deal to avert a looming partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 16, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told Fox News in a Sept. 18 interview that he