The U.S. Capitol building after a snowstorm in Washington on Jan. 28, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The federal government entered a partial government shutdown just after midnight on Saturday despite the Senate’s passage of legislation hours earlier to prevent it. The shutdown—affecting the departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing
U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled Friday that the Trump administration's executive order on citizenship-based voter ID overstepped constitutional authority.
1m ago Senate blocks Lee amendment, takes up proposal to end earmark on immigration training Senators blocked an amendment from GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah to remove earmarks from the funding package, in a 67 to 33 vote. The upper chamber is moving on to a second amendment from Lee, which would strike
1m ago Senate blocks Lee amendment, takes up proposal to end earmark on immigration training Senators blocked an amendment from GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah to remove earmarks from the funding package, in a 67 to 33 vote. The upper chamber is moving on to a second amendment from Lee, which would strike
Republicans raised concerns about the government services that could see a funding lapse on Sunday if the country plunges into a second shutdown in three months.
A picture taken in Geneva shows the logo of the intergovernmental WTO headquarters on Feb. 5, 2024. Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images The World Trade Organization (WTO) issued findings on Jan. 30 that upheld China’s claims that certain U.S. tax credit programs discriminated against Chinese products, drawing strong criticism from the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).
ICE's "wartime recruitment" campaign uses military imagery and tactical messaging to hire thousands of new agents, drawing criticism from some former officials.