Minnesota House Returns to 67–67 Tie After Democrats Win Two Special Elections

The Minnesota Capitol building in St. Paul, Minn., on Dec. 8, 2025. After a record $18 billion budget surplus in 2022, the state now faces a projected $3 billion deficit for the 2028–29 budget period. Jenn Ackerman for The Epoch Times Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) candidates Shelley Buck and Meg Luger-Nikolai won special elections on

Trump Official Says Carney Shouldn’t ‘Pick Fight’ With US Going Into Free Trade Negotiations

Add to My List Save U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2026. Denis Balibouse/Reuters By Noé Chartier | January 28, 2026Updated:January 28, 2026 U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he encourages Prime Minister Mark Carney not to “pick a fight” with

Senate Democrats release demands as clock ticks toward partial government shutdown

Washington — Senate Democrats on Wednesday outlined a list of demands to reform immigration enforcement in exchange for voting to fund part of the government, including a “masks off, body cameras on” policy, with just days to avert a partial government shutdown. “Senate Democrats are united on a set of common-sense and necessary policy goals that