Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) speaks to press on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 3, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—When President Donald Trump signed the funding package that ended a partial government shutdown on Feb. 3, another clock started ticking. Republicans and Democrats have a Feb. 13 deadline to strike a new
Workers make pods for e-cigarettes in Shenzhen, China, on Sept. 24, 2019. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images A group of Republican senators has called on the Trump administration to combat illicit Chinese e-cigarettes, as they express concern that the revenue generated from these illegal shipments could be used to support the communist regime. In a Feb. 3
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends a rural health roundtable in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 16, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Feb 4 that TrumpRx will launch in two weeks, connecting people with the lowest prescription
Campaign finance disclosures show Sen. Bernie Sanders used numerous private jet services for private flights while he and AOC crisscrossed the country on their Fighting Oligarchy tour.
House Republicans narrowly end three-day government shutdown after dramatic procedural vote, but another funding crisis looms for the DHS.
President Donald Trump addresses the nation, backed by Vice President JD Vance (L), Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd R), and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, at the White House on June 21, 2025. Carlos Barria/ pool/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—The United States will hold talks with Iran on Feb. 6 in Oman, a White
Trump's Greenland focus highlights urgent Arctic security needs as Sen. Sullivan reveals new U.S. defenses against Sino-Russian threats in Alaska.