The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on March 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Senate on Tuesday once again rejected a motion to discharge S.J. Res. 118, a joint resolution to withdraw American armed forces from military actions in Iran sans Congressional approval. The motion was shot down in a 47-53 vote. The
President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn as he returns to the White House in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2026. President Trump is returning from a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Donald Trump traveled to Dover, Delaware, on March 18 to honor the lives of six
Kari Lake speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., on Feb. 21, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images A federal judge has given the Trump administration just one week to reinstate over a thousand U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) employees who were laid
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks at a Capitol steps press conference alongside House Democrats on March 18, 2026. Courtesy of Minority Leader’s Office House Democrats are trying to force a floor vote on a bill that would fund Transportation Security Administration agents and other non-immigration agencies within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—without
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington on March 18, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell plans to remain as head of the U.S. central bank until his nominated successor, Kevin Warsh, is confirmed. Speaking to reporters at
House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chairman Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) presides over a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 13, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Congress is collaborating with the White House to enact a version of President Donald Trump’s Most Favored Nation drug price policy, Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) confirmed on
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) testifies during his confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 18, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times During his confirmation hearing to become secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) called on Congress to fund the department and