Lawmakers Want to Block US Purchases of Chinese Chipmaking Equipment

Technicians work on chip processing equipment at a semiconductor manufacturing plant in Suqian, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on Oct. 20, 2025. AFP Photo A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced the Chip EQUIP Act on Nov. 20, with the goal of prohibiting American companies from buying Chinese chipmaking equipment. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), ranking member

Trump Removes Tariffs on Brazilian Beef and Coffee Imports

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on Nov. 17, 2025. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order removing tariffs on beef, coffee, and other agricultural products from Brazil, the White House stated. The order will affect Brazilian imports on or after Nov.

Trump accuses 6 Democratic lawmakers of “seditious behavior”

Washington — Top Democrats in Congress called for President Trump to be “condemned forcefully” after he said on social media that Democratic lawmakers who urged members of the military to disobey illegal orders should be arrested and face trial for “seditious behavior.”  The president said in a later post, “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!” He

House Dem charged with stealing FEMA money, using it for her campaign

Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida was indicted in federal court Wednesday for allegedly stealing millions of dollars in federal emergency funds and routing some of it to her campaign account. The Justice Department alleges that in 2021, a year before Cherfilus-McCormick was elected to Congress, a company that she ran called Trinity Healthcare Services was

Trump Admin Approves Offshore Oil Drilling in Areas Off Florida, California, Alaska Coastlines

An oil platform off the coast of Huntington Beach, Calif., on Jan. 29, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The Trump administration announced on Nov. 20 that it was approving new oil drilling leases off the coasts of California, Florida, and Alaska, as President Donald Trump seeks to surge U.S. oil production to reduce energy costs.