U.S. sends deportees convicted of violent crimes to small African country of Eswatini

The Trump administration on Tuesday said it deported a group of men convicted of violent crimes to the small African country of Eswatini, in its latest expansion of deportations to far-flung places that are not deportees’ home countries.  Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said the deportees hailed from Cuba, Jamaica, Laos, Vietnam and

Senate advances Trump request to cut foreign aid, public media funding

Washington — The Senate narrowly advanced a request from the White House to claw back billions in funds for international aid and public broadcasting, as Congress faces a Friday deadline to act.  The request, known as a rescissions package, cleared its first procedural hurdles late Tuesday, with the help of Vice President JD Vance. The vice

Vance Casts Tie-Breaker to Advance Trump’s $9 Billion Spending Cuts in Senate

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on July 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Vice President JD Vance on July 15 cast a tie-breaking vote to advance a package that would rescind $9 billion in funding for the federal government, a trimmed-down version of President Donald Trump’s $9.4 billion rescissions request. Lawmakers advanced the bill

Senate Advances Trump’s $9 Billion Spending Cut Bill, Vance Casts Tie-Breaking Vote

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on July 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Vice President JD Vance on July 15 cast a tie-breaking vote to advance a package that would rescind $9 billion in funding for the federal government, a trimmed-down version of President Donald Trump’s $9.4 billion rescissions request. Lawmakers advanced the bill

Senate Advances Trump’s $9 Billion Spending Cut Bill as Vance Casts Tie-Breaking Vote

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on July 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Vice President JD Vance on July 15 cast a tie-breaking vote to advance a package that would rescind $9 billion in funding for the federal government, a trimmed-down version of President Donald Trump’s $9.4 billion rescissions request. Lawmakers advanced the bill