Capitol agenda: Trump muddies DHS talks
The president says he doesn’t even want a funding deal if the Senate doesn’t pass the SAVE America Act.
Supreme Court hearing dispute today over late-arriving mail ballots
Washington — The Supreme Court is considering Monday a major elections dispute involving whether federal law bars states from counting mail ballots that are postmarked by, but received after Election Day. The case before the high court involves Mississippi’s deadline for late-arriving mail ballots and whether its law, as well as similar measures from 13
Trump Postpones Potential Strikes on Iranian Power Plants, Citing Ongoing ‘Constructive’ Talks
The New York Stock Exchange in New York City on April 4, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump said on March 23 that he ordered a five‑day pause on planned U.S. strikes against Iranian energy sites after what he called “productive” talks toward a full resolution of the Middle East conflict. In a
Trump orders War Dept to postpone strikes on Iranian energy sites, citing ‘productive’ talks to end war
President Donald Trump, in an all-caps post early Monday morning, declared progress toward "resolution" of the war on Iran.
Dem Senate candidate in the hot seat after anti-meat comment resurfaces: ‘This will haunt him’
Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico faced fierce backlash after a resurfaced video showed him urging Texans to go meat-free to fight climate change.
Trump’s backing of spy powers puts GOP’s FISA 702 critics in tough spot
President Trump’s reversal in pushing lawmakers to renew the nation’s warrantless spy powers is putting pressure on the House GOP and some of the tool’s most fervent critics to back its reauthorization. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) allows the government to spy on foreigners located abroad. But the tool has long…
Pressure builds on Congress as DHS shutdown threatens to drag into April
Long airport lines and a scheduled two-week break are weighing on lawmakers.