Pfluger bullish on timeline for Recon 3.0

House Republican Study Committee Chair August Pfluger said Tuesday he “fully expect[s]” Congress to have completed work on a sweeping party-line policy package by August recess. “The speaker is fully briefed on our ideas,” the Texas Republican said in an interview of the RSC’s framework for a budget reconciliation bill, which would follow the GOP’s

ICE Alleges Widespread Fraud in Major Foreign Student Work Program

Todd Lyons, acting director for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 16, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Trump immigration officials on May 12 revealed findings from a nationwide investigation into a common work program for foreign students, outlining allegations of suspicious work sites, “phantom employees,” financial inconsistencies, and evidence

Trump–Xi Summit Shifts Focus to Iran as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Escalate: Insiders

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump (R) attend talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, on Oct. 30, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images As President Donald Trump prepares for his first visit to China since 2017, tensions surrounding