Fresh nuts, bolts, and fittings are ready to be added to the east leg of the pipeline near St. Ignace as Enbridge prepares to test the east and west sides of the Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac in Mackinaw City, Mich., on June 8, 2017. The Canadian Press/AP, Detroit News-Dale G. Young
The U.S. Capitol building on the 41st day of the government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history, in Washington on Nov. 10, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—After more than 40 days, Congress has passed legislation to end the government shutdown. The bill funds the government through Jan. 30, 2026. We had a problem loading
The funding package that ended the longest government shutdown in modern U.S. history picked up support from a half-dozen Democrats — mostly moderates who represent competitive districts — when it passed the House late Wednesday. The bill, which President Trump signed into law on Wednesday, will keep the government open until Jan. 30. It also
A worker at a factory for Xinwangda Electric Vehicle Battery Co. Ltd, which makes lithium batteries for electric cars and other uses, in Nanjing in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on March 12, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images A bipartisan congressional report published Wednesday revealed the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) manipulates critical minerals markets to further
There’s an unexpected consequence inside the deal to end the federal government shutdown: making hemp products illegal. At Surdyk’s in northeast Minneapolis, THC drinks stand out for their popularity. “There’s teas, there’s ones that are more like soda,” said co-owner Melissa Surdyk. The drinks make up for 10% of sales at her liquor and cheese
Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens before interrupting President Donald Trump during a roundtable meeting on Antifa in the State Dining Room at the White House on Oct. 8, 2025. AP Photo/Evan Vucci U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed media reports that the United Kingdom ceased sharing intelligence related to narcotics-carrying maritime crafts because
On Wednesday, November 12, 2025, the President signed into law: H.R. 5371, the “Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026,” which makes continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes. Original Story Link