House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), House Democratic Leadership attend Steering and Policy Committee hearing on the impact of the government shutdown in Washington on Oct. 22, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Democrats signaled they will keep pressing to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits after the government reopened on Nov. 12, accusing
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, gestures during a committee hearing in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, on Sept. 29, 2021. Rod Lamkey/Reuters WASHINGTON—Congressman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) offered his ringing endorsement of a recent closed-door briefing on the ongoing campaign of U.S. strikes on suspected drug boats
Senior members including Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. Mitch McConnell, are retiring, while others are running for other offices. Add to My List Save By Arjun Singh | November 13, 2025Updated:November 13, 2025 Illustration by The Epoch Times, Public Domain Congressional midterms will be held on Nov. 3, 2026, when all 435 members of the
News Analysis The recent 43-day government shutdown—the longest in U.S. history—resulted not from an impasse over a piece of legislation but from the deepening political divide in the country that has left politicians and voters alike spoiling for a fight, some experts say. We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use
Lindsey Halligan, special assistant to the president, speaks with a reporter outside of the White House on Aug. 20, 2025. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo ALEXANDRIA, Va.—A federal judge considered on Nov. 13 whether to dismiss the cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on the basis that the prosecutor
President Donald Trump, joined by First Lady Melania Trump, members of his administration, and foster care advocates, signs the “Fostering the Future” executive order in the East Room of the White House on Nov. 13, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed an executive order at the White House on Nov. 13 aimed at
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington on April 14, 2025. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/ File Photo A White House economic adviser confirmed Thursday that federal officials won’t be able to determine what the unemployment rate was for last month due to the government shutdown that ended on Wednesday.