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
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
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 9, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on Sept. 19 on a bill to fund the government through Nov. 21, therefore avoiding a government shutdown. The government runs out of funding on Oct. 1 as the last day of the
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
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
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
Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to reporters after a bill signing at the state Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 22, 2025. Eric Gay/AP Photo WASHINGTON—Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sept. 17 signed a bill into law that aims to halt the sale of abortion medication by mail to residents of his state. The bill, known