Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) speaks as President Donald Trump and others listen, during an event in Duluth, Minn., on June 20, 2018. Scott Olson/Getty Images The House of Representatives on Jan. 21 approved overturning a 20-year ban on mining in a national forest in Minnesota that was implemented under former President Joe Biden. The Senate
Prospective buyers get eye-on views of rifle scopes at the Triijicon booth, where the Michigan manufacturer’s scopes, sights, and optics were on display Jan. 21, 2026 at the SHOT Show, a three-day annual firearms trade show at the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum in Las Vegas. John Haughey/The Epoch Times LAS VEGAS—Record sales made the
Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) presides over a hearing about USAID on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The House Foreign Affairs Committee, with broad bipartisan support, on Jan. 21 advanced for a full floor vote a bill that would give Congress oversight of foreign advanced
The U.S. Capitol building at sunset in Washington on Jan. 12, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a multi-bill package to fund the federal government on Thursday. The legislation includes funding for the departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, and Housing and
President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tour the Federal Reserve’s $2.5 billion headquarters renovation project in Washington on July 24, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Jan. 21 suggested he is narrowing down his pick for the next chair of the Federal Reserve, and indicated he prefers keeping White House
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks with NATO’s Secretary-General Mark Rutte during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on Jan. 21, 2026. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Jan. 21 that the issue of Greenland remaining part of Denmark did
President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing marking the first year of his second term at the White House on Jan. 20, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Switzerland on Thursday, saying he is confident that an agreement to