Tennessee Approves New Permit for Boring Company’s Music City Loop

Construction is underway for the Music City Loop near the Tennessee State Capitol building in Nashville, Tenn., on Nov. 26, 2025. Jacki Thrapp/The Epoch Times Elon Musk’s Boring Company won state and federal approval for a lease and grading permit to begin work along the state’s highway system for its Music City Loop tunnel project

Federal Judiciary Asks Congress for Authority to Manage Its Own Courthouses

The Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The federal judiciary has asked Congress to pass legislation giving it the power to manage its own courthouses. If the request is granted, this change would shift that authority from the General Services Administration (GSA), which is part of the executive branch. The

Medicare Hospital Trust Fund Will Be Insolvent by 2040, Report Says

A man walks through a hospital in Irvine, Calif., Oct. 11, 2016. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund is projected to be exhausted by 2040, 12 years earlier than estimated in March 2025, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s February projection. If the balance of the fund reaches zero and the