GOP senators ratchet up pressure on Speaker Johnson to quickly end DHS shutdown

Republicans in the upper chamber are ramping up the pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to swiftly approve a Senate-passed bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), arguing that tens of thousands of federal workers could miss paychecks next month if the House delays much longer. Senate Majority Leader John Thune…

House Panel Orders Southern Poverty Law Center to Turn Over Communications With Biden’s DOJ

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) during a hearing on Capitol Hill on March 4, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on April 23 gave the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) until April 30 to hand over documents regarding its relationship with the Biden–Harris Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI, as

Trump Rules Out Use of Nuclear Weapons in Iran War

President Donald Trump waves after landing at Palm Beach International Airport on March 20, 2026. Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out using a nuclear weapon in the war with Iran. He told reporters in the Oval Office that the United States has already greatly weakened the Islamic Republic with conventional weapons,

More Action Needed on Hospital Price Transparency, Experts Say

A medical staff member walks inside Lenox Health Greenwich Village Hospital in Manhattan, New York City, on Nov. 2, 2020. Chung I Ho/The Epoch Times Congress passed the No Surprises Act in 2020 to protect patients from receiving unexpectedly high medical bills. Yet patients may still get hospital charges that seem unreasonably high or are