House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks to press after a meeting with other Congressional leaders and cabinet members about Venezuela at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The House of Representatives will vote on the adoption of a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act enhanced subsidies after
A sign is posted at a Raytheon Co. campus in El Segundo, Calif., on June 10, 2019. Mario Tama/Getty Images President Donald Trump criticized military contractor Raytheon on Jan. 7 and warned that its future business with the U.S. government may be in jeopardy if the firm doesn’t change its practices. “I have been informed
Wu Xian, a Chinese security guard, aims pepper spray at pro-democracy activists outside the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles on Jan. 4, 2026. Screenshot via The Epoch Times The State Department is “closely following” a recent incident involving a Chinese Consulate guard attacking peaceful protesters with pepper spray outside the diplomatic mission in Los Angeles,
Wu Xian, a Chinese security guard, aims pepper spray at pro-democracy activists outside the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles on Jan. 4, 2026. Screenshot via The Epoch Times The State Department is “closely following” a recent incident involving a Chinese Consulate guard attacking peaceful protesters with pepper spray outside the diplomatic mission in Los Angeles,
Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger arrives on stage at her election night watch party at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Va., on Nov. 4, 2025. Alex Wong/Getty Images Virginia Democrats held onto a Richmond-area state Senate seat in a special election this week, preserving their narrow majority in the state’s upper chamber
Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Mehmet Oz speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Oct. 16, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz confirmed on Tuesday that certain programs in Minnesota will be audited amid allegations
Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives for a meeting with congressional leaders and other cabinet members about Venezuela at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump’s plan for the United States to administer Venezuela following Nicolás Maduro’s ouster will play out in three primary phases,