As Shutdown Looms, Senate Republicans Want Democrats’ Homeland Security Reform Ideas

The U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—As a Friday deadline to fund the federal government draws closer, Senate Republicans are asking Democrats to clarify their expectations around funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to find a compromise. The atmosphere on Capitol Hill on Tuesday was one of uncertainty

NTSB Finds ‘Systematic Failures’ Led to DC Midair Collision: Key Takeaways

A crane offloads wreckage from a salvage vessel onto a flatbed truck in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 5, 2025, a week after a midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Ben Curtis/AP Photo The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on