The House of Representatives side of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a package of three bills on Jan. 8 that fund multiple agencies. The tally was 397–28. It now moves to the Senate, where it is expected to pass. We
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent gives remarks during a roundtable meeting at the U.S. Treasury Department in Washington on May 29, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The Treasury Department is implementing a policy that eliminates taxes on car loan interest, a move meant to lower costs, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Jan. 7. The
Attorney General Pam Bondi (C) speaks during a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington on Dec. 4, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Attorney General Pam Bondi warned on Jan. 8 that protesters responding to the shooting death of a woman in Minneapolis or demonstrating against the immigration operation in Minnesota should not “cross
An architectural rendering of Fermi America’s proposed 5,770-acre data center complex near Amarillo, Texas, illustrates its plans for 18 million-square-feet of AI data center development fueled by “the largest nuclear power complex in America” supported by “the nation’s biggest combined-cycle natural gas project, solar power, and battery storage.” Courtesy of Fermi America Ten companies are
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, at the University of Pittsburgh on Oct. 10, 2024. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images Democratic Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced on Jan. 8 that he is running for a second term to lead the key swing state. Shapiro—who was
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 6, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The Senate, on Jan. 8, voted to advance a resolution to curtail President Donald Trump’s authority to order further military action on Venezuela in the days after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from a fortified compound in Caracas. Senators
White House border czar Tom Homan speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington on April 15, 2025.Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Trump administration’s border czar said on Jan. 7 that he has not seen any examples of excessive force in videos showing a woman being shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs