House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks in Washington on Nov. 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A House Republican introduced a health care bill on Dec. 12 aimed at making insurance more affordable and transparent for Americans, following the Senate’s failure to advance two dueling bills that addressed the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. The
A U.S. flag and a H-1B visa application form in this illustration taken on Sept. 22, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters California, Massachusetts, and 18 other states filed a lawsuit Friday against President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa petitions. “President Trump’s illegal $100,000 H-1B visa fee creates unnecessary—and illegal—financial burdens on California public employers
A Planned Parenthood clinic in Indianapolis on Aug. 1, 2023. Darron Cummings/AP Photo A federal appeals court has removed blocks that another judge placed on Congress’s attempt to defund Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers. In a 3-0 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit disagreed on Dec. 12 that Planned Parenthood
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (C) speaks during a press conference with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about ongoing immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago and its suburbs in Gary, Ind., on Oct. 30, 2025. Jamie Kelter Davis/Getty Images Indiana Gov. Mike Braun said that he will seek to oust members of the Indiana Senate who
District Judge James Boasberg, chief judge of the District Court for the District of Columbia, stands for a portrait at E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in Washington on March 16, 2023. Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post via AP A federal appeals court has halted U.S. District Judge James Boasberg’s attempt to probe the Trump administration’s
The Federal Reserve in Washington. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—As markets await President Donald Trump’s announcement naming the next Federal Reserve chairman, the president has shared more details about his top candidates and what he is looking for in the person who will lead the world’s most powerful central bank. During an interview with The
White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on April 30, 2025. AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File WASHINGTON—Forbes has named White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, 68, one of the world’s 100 most powerful women, in its latest ranking. Wiles placed 66th for leading a successful presidential