Trump to Meet With Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado waves a national flag during a protest called by the opposition on the eve of the presidential inauguration, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 9, 2025. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at the White House on Jan.

House Passes Appropriations Bills for State, Treasury Departments

The U.S. Capitol building at sunset in Washington on Jan. 12, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. House on Wednesday passed a package of appropriations bills to fund the government as Congress works to rapidly pass full-year appropriations bills ahead of the pending Jan. 30 government funding deadline. The two-bill measure passed in a

UnitedHealth Used Aggressive Diagnosing Strategy to Boost Federal Funding for Medicare Advantage: Senate Report

A view of the UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s campus is shown in Minnetonka, Minn., on Oct. 16, 2012. Jim Mone/AP Photo UnitedHealth Group uses aggressive tactics to maximize federal payments by capturing high-paying, often discretionary, medical diagnoses, according to a report by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The insurer uses high-tech scanners and a team of specialists

Democrats Say DOJ Investigating Them Over Video Calling on Troops to Resist ‘Illegal Orders’

Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) rehearses the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of congress, in Wyandotte, Mich., on March 4, 2025. Paul Sancya/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Democratic lawmakers who appeared in a video urging U.S. service members to defy “illegal orders” confirmed Wednesday that they are being investigated by the

Supreme Court to Consider Government Request to Revive Removal Order Against Chinese National Convicted of Crime

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Jan. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether immigration authorities may deport a Chinese citizen with a U.S. green card who was convicted of counterfeiting in New Jersey. The legal issue is whether the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Democrats Introduce NOPE Act as Both Parties Claim Politically Motivated Prosecution

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) speaks to reporters at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), and Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Jan. 14 introduced the No Political Enemies Act, or the NOPE Act, a bill they said would