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House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) arrives for a committee meeting in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives’s Budget Committee, announced on Nov. 11 that he would not seek reelection in 2026

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio joins G7 foreign ministers in Canada on Nov. 11. Schedule: 3:00 pm ET: Departs Washington en route to Canada 4:15 pm ET: Arrives in Hamilton, Canada 6:50 pm ET: Welcome and G7 family photo 7:30 pm ET: G7 working dinner on global peace and security (closed to members of

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks to reporters during the government shutdown at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 15, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on Tuesday that House Democrats will oppose any bill that leaves out Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits—after

After 40 days of political gridlock, lawmakers in the U.S. Senate have reached a deal to reopen the federal government, clearing the way for the longest shutdown in U.S. history to end, while setting in motion a complex process to restart suspended programs, pay furloughed workers, and repair economic damage. The Senate voted 60–40 on