The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on April 16, 2026. Kylie Cooper/Reuters The U.S. Senate voted early on April 23 to advance a $70 billion funding blueprint for immigration enforcement agencies, moving Republicans a step closer to unlocking a party-line bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told lawmakers on Wednesday that Dr. Erica Schwartz, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, would be able to make independent vaccine decisions if
The U.S. Capitol building on April 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Senate began a marathon vote session on April 22 to decide on a blueprint to pass a bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The marathon session, called a “vote-a-rama,” consists of senators offering unlimited
The U.S. General Services Administration in Washington on Jan. 27, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times None of the more than 9,700 federal buildings managed by 22 large agencies reach a 60 percent utilization threshold, according to the General Services Administration data. Maintenance of delinquent properties and empty space have plagued America’s real estate portfolio for
The Supreme Court in Washington on April 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court on April 22 grappled with whether immigration authorities may take steps to deport a Chinese citizen with a U.S. green card who had been charged with counterfeiting. The legal issue in the highly technical case of Blanche v.
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) was hit with an 11-count indictment alleging it defrauded donors by sending millions of dollars to informants who infiltrated white supremacist and hate groups that it publicly opposed. The indictment by a grand jury in Montgomery, Alabama, charged the SPLC with wire fraud, making false statements to a federally
John Phelan at a Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing in Washington on Feb. 27, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Secretary of the Navy John C. Phelan is leaving the administration, effective immediately, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday. Sean Parnell, assistant to the secretary of war for public affairs, made the announcement on X. “On behalf of