Trump Appointees Could Lead to More Agency Oversight, Sen. Johnson Says

The senator explored the topic in a wide-ranging interview with NTD, The Epoch Times’ sister media. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) said on Dec. 18 that federal agencies may start asking for additional congressional oversight with President-elect Donald Trump’s new appointees next year. Johnson discussed the topic in an interview Thursday morning with NTD, The Epoch

Sen. Rand Paul Blocks Bill Authorizing States to Track Drones, Citing Overreach

The bill would have expanded state drone-tracking authority, but Paul had concerns over privacy and data collection. WASHINGTON—Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Dec. 18 blocked a bill proposed by Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) authorizing state and local law enforcement to track unidentified drones recently sighted in New Jersey, New York, and other states on

‘Black Widow,’ Who Murdered 3 Ex-Lovers, Freed in Biden’s Historic Clemency Spree

A Maryland woman dubbed the “Black Widow” for murdering two husbands and a boyfriend for insurance money is now free after President Joe Biden commuted her 40-year prison sentence, undercutting the White House’s claim that Biden released only “non-violent” offenders in a clemency bonanza last week. Among the 1,500 federal convicts granted clemency was Josephine

Here’s What’s in the Government Funding Deal

The massive bill includes disaster relief funding, pharmacy benefit management reforms, and a congressional pay raise. Congress has only two days left to extend government funding beyond its Dec. 20 expiration date and sidestep a shutdown. With Republicans slated to take control of Congress and the White House in January, lawmakers were expected to push

Trump Announces Opposition to Johnson-Backed Funding Bill

Elon Musk joined the debate earlier, urging lawmakers to reject the 1,547 page funding measure. WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance have come out in opposition to a massive stopgap funding bill put forward by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) that wraps in a series of other legislation, marking a rare public break

Trump Opposes Stopgap Funding Bill

Elon Musk joined the debate earlier, urging lawmakers to reject the 1,547-page funding measure. WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance have come out in opposition to a massive stopgap funding bill put forward by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) that wraps in a series of other legislation, marking a rare public break between

Stopgap Funding Bill Scrapped After Trump Opposes It

Elon Musk joined the debate earlier, urging lawmakers to reject the 1,547-page funding measure. WASHINGTON—Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said on Wednesday night the massive stopgap funding bill put forward by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) was scrapped after President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance came out in opposition to the bill. “There