Lawmakers are heading for the exits following a failed Senate vote Thursday, all but guaranteeing the Department of Homeland Security shuts down early Saturday morning. The funding lapse, which will hit parts of DHS harder than others, comes as the White House and congressional Democrats have failed to move closer to a deal after trading
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), joined by other Senate Republicans, speaks during the government shutdown at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 15, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Just one day before Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding lapses, the Senate has once again hit the brakes on legislation that
The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. federal courthouse in Washington on Jan. 6, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—A federal judge has blocked Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s censure of Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), halting a process that could lower the senator’s military rank and benefits. “This Court has all it needs to conclude that Defendants have
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Feb. 4, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to escalate its military threats against Taiwan, the House of Representatives on Feb. 9 raised the economic stakes for Beijing. In a bipartisan vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the PROTECT Taiwan Act,
Former Rep. Billy Long apologized to lawmakers for a private joke he made to former House colleagues saying Iceland would be the “52nd state” with him as its governor. Appearing Thursday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as ambassador to the Arctic nation moved to clean up a diplomatic
President Donald Trump’s nominee for a high-ranking State Department post told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday he will not stop making posts and statements as he waits for congressional confirmation. Members from both parties on the committee grilled Jeremy Carl, who the White House tapped to serve as assistant secretary of state for
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday that it is not “appropriate” for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to track the searches of members of Congress viewing unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files, adding that he guessed any such surveillance was an “oversight.” “My understanding is that there are computers set up where the DOJ was allowing access…