An oil and gas drilling platform stands offshore near Dauphin Island, Ala., in the Gulf of America on Oct. 5, 2013. Steve Nesius/Reuters BP, Chevron, and the Australian oil and gas company Woodside Energy were the top bidders for the Trump administration’s first sale of offshore oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of
President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House on Sept. 19, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The Trump administration opened applications for its expedited visa program for wealthy foreign nationals on Dec. 10. The Trump Gold Card program, overseen by the U.S. Department of Commerce, will allow non-citizens to
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) speaks as Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies before the House Committee On Foreign Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 10, 2021. Ting Shen-Pool/Getty Images WASHINGTON—A bipartisan group of representatives has initiated a parliamentary move to force the House to vote on an extension of the expiring enhanced subsidies
Detainees board a plane chartered by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at King County International Airport in Seattle, Wash., on April 15, 2025. David Ryder/Getty Images The United States has agreed to purchase a fleet of Boeing 737 commercial passenger aircraft to conduct removal operations of illegal immigrants, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed
The U.S. Capitol at sunset in Washington on Dec. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The House passed a compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on Dec. 10. On Dec. 10, the House voted 312–112 to approve the NDAA bill, which authorizes $901 billion in military and national security programs. Eighteen Republicans
Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway at her office in Jefferson City, Mo., on Nov. 19, 2025. David A. Lieb/AP Photo A group of Missouri voters has filed a petition with more than 300,000 signatures calling for a referendum that they hope will block a redistricting plan favorable to Republicans. The group, known as People Not
Twin City Teachers and their supporters march in Minneapolis on Feb. 12, 2022. Hannah Hobus/Pioneer Press via AP A federal complaint filed on Dec. 9 alleges that one of the largest school districts in Minnesota illegally prioritized race and gender in hiring and personnel decisions. The lawsuit from the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division