When Rep. Ro Khanna took to the House floor this week to read aloud the names of six “wealthy, powerful men” whose identities were originally redacted in the Jeffrey Epstein files, it catapulted the congressman further into the national spotlight. In recent months, Khanna has helped lead the charge around the Epstein case, meeting with…
This week’s rebuke of President Trump’s tariff regime by a small group of House Republicans is only the start of what will likely be a series of headaches over the issue for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), threatening to derail the White House’s messaging on the tariffs in a critical election year. First, Republican leaders failed…
The U.S. Capitol viewed from the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial park in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Funding for the Department of Homeland Security has lapsed, triggering a shutdown of the agency after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach a deal on immigration law enforcement in negotiations that have
The U.S. Capitol viewed from the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial memorial park in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Lawmakers won’t return to Capitol Hill Feb. 13 for legislative business as the federal government faces the imminent prospect of a partial shutdown set to affect funding for the Department of
The U.S. Capitol viewed from the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial park in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Lawmakers won’t return to Capitol Hill on Feb. 13 for legislative business as the federal government faces the imminent prospect of a partial shutdown set to affect funding for the Department of
The U.S. Capitol viewed from the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial park in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Funding for the Department of Homeland Security has lapsed, triggering a shutdown of the agency after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach a deal on immigration law enforcement in negotiations that have
Negotiations will keep going but Democrats and the White House are far apart.