Students walk to class at Petersburg High School in Petersburg, W.Va., on Aug 27, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The U.S. Department of Education has reinstated two grants totaling $270 million to support mental health services in public schools, nearly five months after discontinuing them due to the Biden administration’s focus on diversity priorities. State
President Donald Trump takes harder line on Russia, allowing deeper Ukrainian strikes and coordinating new sanctions while urging NATO allies to increase defense against Moscow provocations.
Washington — Hundreds of thousands of federal employees could soon go without pay or face potential layoffs if Congress remains at an impasse over government funding, with a shutdown set to begin Oct. 1. The GOP-controlled House passed a bill earlier this month to extend government funding until Nov. 21, but the bill has stalled
Rep. Mikie Sherrill faces calls to release military records as 1994 Naval Academy cheating scandal becomes issue in New Jersey governor race against Jack Ciattarelli.
A possible government shutdown looms as Speaker Mike Johnson distributes a memo to House Republicans criticizing Democratic positions on federal funding legislation.
Shortly before the joint press conference, the White House released the president’s plan to end the Israel-Hamas conflict. The plan, contained in a lengthy document titled “President Donald J. Trump’s comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict,” has not yet been approved by Israel or Hamas. Among the items in the document, the plan says
Federal permitting reforms are driving unprecedented results under President Trump. Today, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) released its updated National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementation guidance and associated agency implementing procedures template. Major infrastructure projects in the United States often take longer to receive Federal permits than to build, highlighting a failure in our