Republicans in the Senate and House of Representatives disagree over strategy, with the Senate proceeding to the first bill while the House negotiates. WASHINGTON—Leaders of the House of Representatives on Feb. 7 told The Epoch Times that they intend to release a “budget reconciliation” plan to pass President Donald Trump’s agenda over the forthcoming weekend,
The Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter at Bowdoin College, a highly selective liberal arts school in Maine, launched an anti-Israel encampment overnight, taking over the school’s main student union. Protesters already face disciplinary hearings. The SJP members entered the Smith Union building around 10 p.m. Thursday, set up tents and a “community library,”
Rep. Van Hoyle said that she doesn’t agree with the work Elon Musk is doing. A Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Feb. 5 that she is leaving the chamber’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus. Rep. Van Doyle (D-Ore.) said that she joined the caucus to make sure there was a
A group of anonymous FBI employees filed a lawsuit in Washington. The Trump administration has agreed not to disseminate the names of FBI employees who worked on the investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. The agreement came as part of a lawsuit in which anonymous FBI employees and the FBI Agents Association sought
Trump’s order aims to ‘protect opportunities for women and girls to compete in safe and fair sports.’ President Donald Trump followed through on his campaign promise to pursue biologically driven delineations in competitive sports. He signed an executive order calling for an end to allowing males in female sports. According to Trump, he signed the
The order is in response to past actions from the federal government to phase out single-use plastic straws. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 7 that he would sign an executive order ending the federal government’s push to transition away from single-use plastic straws. The order would target past actions from the previous administration that
It came after Vice President JD Vance voiced his support. Elon Musk on Friday said that his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will bring back a fired staffer who made “inappropriate” social media posts as Vice President JD Vance on Friday said he wanted him to return to the organization. “He will be brought back,”