The U.S. Capitol building at sunset in Washington on Jan. 12, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump said on Jan. 20 that he does not need Congress to issue $2,000 tariff rebate checks. “I don’t think we would have to go to the Congress, but we’ll find out,” Trump told reporters one day
President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing marking the first year of his second term, at the White House on Jan. 20, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump shared his top three accomplishments of his first year back in office in response to a question from The Epoch Times. “I think the
The California State Capitol Building in Sacramento, Calif., on Nov. 2, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The California Republican Party has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to block California from implementing the redrawn congressional maps approved by voters in November, a lawyer for the state party confirmed on Tuesday. “Today, we filed an Emergency Application
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.) speaks with press while walking into the House Chambers to vote in Washington on Feb. 25, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images A bipartisan, bicameral agreement on health care spending announced on Jan. 19 includes one element of President Donald Trump’s recently announced Great Healthcare Plan, but makes no mention
Lindsey Halligan, then special assistant to the president, speaks with a reporter outside of the White House in Washington on Aug. 20, 2025. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo Federal judges in the Eastern District of Virginia are seeking applicants to replace Lindsey Halligan, President Donald Trump’s handpicked choice, as the district’s top federal prosecutor. M. Hannah Lauck,
Lindsey Halligan, then special assistant to the president, speaks with a reporter outside of the White House in Washington on Aug. 20, 2025. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo Lindsey Halligan, who has served as acting U.S. attorney for the district of Eastern Virginia, is leaving the post after the Senate failed to confirm her nomination by President
The U.S. Capitol building at sunrise in Washington on Jan. 16, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 20 released the text of a $1.2 trillion three-bill spending package that would fund several federal departments and agencies until Sept. 30. The package of legislation, formally called the Consolidated Appropriations Act,