Senate Foreign Relations Committee Examines European Energy Security

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds a hearing at 2:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 4 to examine European energy security. Witnesses: Geoffrey Pyatt, senior managing director, Energy and Critical Minerals, McLarty Associates; distinguished fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C. Dan Byers, vice president o… Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office?

Man Receives Life Sentence for 2024 Trump Assassination Attempt

The man who attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump during his 2024 campaign received a life sentence on Wednesday. NTD has comments from the man’s court-appointed attorney. The Trump administration is unveiling its biggest plan yet to rebuild critical minerals supply chains and counter China’s dominance in that industr… Original News Source Link – Epoch

Newsom: Track Laying to Begin in California’s High-Speed Rail Project

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks alongside construction workers and local officials in Kern County to mark completion of the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s Southern Railhead Facility, a logistics hub for upcoming track installation, on Feb. 3, 2026. Photo courtesy of the Governor’s Office Gov. Gavin Newsom said California is entering the track-installation phase of its

LIVE NOW: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Announces Border Wall Update

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem holds a news conference at noon ET on Feb. 4 in Nogales, Arizona. Noem is joined by officials from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border Patrol, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement to announce a major border wall update. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office? Conservative Campaign Consulting

Trump Speaks With Xi by Phone, Predicts ‘Positive Results’ Through Presidential Term

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters about a critical minerals stockpile with $12 billion in initial funding, as Washington seeks to lower reliance on China for rare earths and other resources, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 2, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said

Trump Speaks With Xi by Phone, Discusses ‘Many Subjects’

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters about a critical minerals stockpile with $12 billion in initial funding, as Washington seeks to lower reliance on China for rare earths and other resources, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 2, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said

US Creates Critical Minerals Preferential Trade Zone

Empty seats ahead of the Critical Minerals ministerial meeting at the State Department in Washington on Feb. 4, 2026. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters The United States hosted more than 55 countries at the first Critical Minerals Ministerial on Feb. 4, announcing the creation of a preferential trade zone meant to offer members predictable and stable conditions for