Senator Says Democrats Will Withhold Votes on Spending Bills Unless Cuts Are Reversed

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) speaks during a hearing with the nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 29, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times BEDFORD, Va.—Senate Democrats will withhold votes on legislation to fund the government unless Republicans and the Trump administration commit to

U.S. tariffs exemption for low-value imports ends

An exemption that allowed low-value parcels shipped to the United States to avoid tariffs ended at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Trump administration officials said. President Trump signed an executive order suspending what’s known as the de minimis exemption late last month.  At the time, the White House said that would close what it called a “catastrophic loophole” that shippers use

Trump Signs Executive Order ‘Making Federal Architecture Beautiful Again’

Jefferson Memorial across the Tidal Basin in Washington on April 10, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on Aug. 28 signed an executive order to “[Make] Federal Architecture Beautiful Again,” with a focus on using classical and traditional architecture in new federal buildings. “Federal public buildings should uplift and beautify public spaces, inspire

US Approves $825 Million Munitions Sale to Ukraine

Ukrainian military forces move U.S.-made military equipment and other military assistance shipped from Lithuania to Boryspil Airport in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 13, 2022. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images The United States approved on Thursday a possible $825 million munitions deal with Ukraine that will include extended-range missiles and related equipment for use against the

Trump Signs Order to End Collective Bargaining With Unions in Some Federal Agencies

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Aug. 25, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 28 aimed at ending collective bargaining with federal unions in some departments. The order