Senate Moves Forward on $70 Billion Measure to Fund ICE, Border Patrol

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on April 13, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Senate Republicans on Tuesday agreed to move forward on a blueprint for a party-line budget resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration enforcement functions. In a 52–46 vote, the Senate approved moving forward the measure put forward by Senate

Virginia voters approve redistricting measure backed by Democrats

Virginia voters have approved a Democrat-backed redistricting plan, according to Decision Desk HQ, greenlighting a new congressional map that could net the party as many as four seats ahead of the midterm elections.  Voters in the Old Dominion cast their ballots in a Tuesday referendum, in which Democratic lawmakers asked them to approve a state…

Senate launches budget debate

Senate Republicans opened debate Tuesday on a fiscal blueprint meant to pave the way for passage of a party-line immigration enforcement funding bill later this year. The Senate voted 52-46 to advance the budget resolution, which Budget Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) unveiled earlier Tuesday. It instructs House and Senate committees to write legislation expected to

Kennedy denies pressure to back off vaccines, but casts focus elsewhere

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Congress on Tuesday that he has not faced pressure from the White House to scale back his vaccine skepticism, even as a top Trump health adviser recognized “ongoing conversations about where to prioritize.” The denial contradicts a mounting body of reporting from sources inside…

Ocasio-Cortez on Trump: ‘You kind of want this guy on a golf course’ instead of in Oval Office

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) said she would rather see President Trump “on a golf course” instead of in the Oval Office, comments that come after multiple intense threats from the president toward Iran. “You know, obviously, it’s awful that this guy’s playing golf, but, in a way, we’re already seeing that some of the most…