The U.S. Capitol building at sunset on Jan. 12, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The House passed a package of spending bills on Jan. 22 to fund the federal government. Lawmakers approved a measure funding the Departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development by a vote of
President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tour the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project in Washington on July 24, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Jan. 21 suggested he is narrowing down his pick for the next chair of the Federal Reserve, and indicated he prefers keeping White House
President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tour the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project in Washington on July 24, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Jan. 21 suggested he is narrowing down his pick for the next chair of the Federal Reserve, and he indicated that he prefers keeping
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks with NATO’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on Jan. 21, 2026. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Jan. 21 that the issue of Greenland remaining part of Denmark did
U.S. President Donald Trump holds up his signature during a signing ceremony for the “Board of Peace” at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images DAVOS, Switzerland—On the second and final day of his visit on Jan. 22, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Board of Peace charter,
President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing marking the first year of his second term at the White House on Jan. 20, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Switzerland on Thursday, saying he is confident that an agreement to
President Barack Obama talks with Jimmy Kimmel in between taping segments of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” at the El Capitan Entertainment Center in Los Angeles on Oct. 24, 2016. Susan Walsh/AP Photo The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) told late-night and daytime talk shows Wednesday that federal law requires them to give equal opportunities to political candidates