House passes bill to fund most of DHS in major step toward ending 10-week shutdown

The House on Thursday passed a bill to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), minus Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a major step toward ending the record-breaking, 10-week shutdown. The bill passed by voice vote less than an hour after Republican leaders sent out a notice that the…

Trump Withdraws Casey Means as Surgeon General Nominee, Makes New Selection

President Donald Trump walks to Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on April 11, 2026. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images President Donald Trump on April 30 withdrew the nomination of Dr. Casey Means to be surgeon general, after the panel overseeing health agencies declined to vote on the nominee. Trump also announced that he is

House Passes Farm Bill, Sends to Senate

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on April 29, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The House of Representatives approved a sweeping Farm Bill on April 30, sending it to the Senate for consideration. The bill, which typically sets U.S. agricultural, nutrition, and conservation policy for roughly five years, passed the House in a vote of