President Donald Trump signs an executive order recommending loosening the federal regulations on marijuana, in the Oval Office at the White House on Dec.18, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters President Donald Trump on April 30 signed legislation ending the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown after 11 weeks. The department had been partially shuttered for 76 days
The U.S. Capitol building on April 29, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a bill to extend a spying authority of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for 45 days as congressional debate on the controversial measure continues. Both chambers of Congress raced to pass the short-term
The Senate side of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Congress on Thursday passed a bill to temporarily extend a spying authority of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) for 45 days as congressional debate on the controversial measure continues. The House passed the
The Supreme Court in Washington on April 28, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Election forecasters Sabato’s Crystal Ball and Cook Political Report on Wednesday identified seven Democratic-held House seats in the South as potential Republican targets following the Supreme Court’s landmark decision dealing with racial gerrymandering and redistricting. The impact on the 2026 midterms, however,
Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 29, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The highest-ranking U.S. general on Thursday signaled that the Russian government is assisting the Iranian regime in its war with the United States. In comments before Senate Armed Services Committee, Gen.
An app for Kalshi is shown in Chicago on Feb. 25, 2026. Scott Olson/Getty Images The U.S. Senate unanimously voted on April 30 to ban members and their staff from betting on prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket. The rule, aimed to stop senators from insider trading will go into effect immediately. “Serving in
A U.S. Border Patrol agent from the Big Bend Sector takes part in a binational patrol called “Operation Mirror” with Mexican Army personnel to deter migrant crossings from Ojinaga, Mexico, to Presidio, Texas, on Nov. 4, 2025. Herika Martinez/AFP via Getty Images U.S. border officials on Wednesday said more Border Patrol agents were being sent