House Committee on CCP Chair Urges Philadelphia Mayor to Cancel China Flag-Raising Ceremony

Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, speaks during an event in Washington on Feb. 11, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) is demanding that Philadelphia reverse its decision to hold a flag-raising event honoring the anniversary of the founding of communist China. Philadelphia

Democrats dismiss White House’s shutdown layoff threat as “intimidation”

Washington — Democratic leaders in Congress on Thursday dismissed the White House’s recent threat that a government shutdown could spur large-scale layoffs of the federal workforce as “intimidation,” standing firm in their position ahead of the Oct. 1 funding deadline. The White House’s Office of Management and Budget sent a memo to federal agencies on