House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington Will Not Seek Reelection

House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) arrives for a committee meeting in the Cannon House Office Building in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas), the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives’s Budget Committee, announced on Nov. 11 that he would not seek reelection in 2026

Democrats Split After Senate Passes Bill to End Shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks to reporters during the government shutdown at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 15, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on Tuesday that House Democrats will oppose any bill that leaves out Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits—after

Reopening the Government: Here’s What to Know About the Impact

After 40 days of political gridlock, lawmakers in the U.S. Senate have reached a deal to reopen the federal government, clearing the way for the longest shutdown in U.S. history to end, while setting in motion a complex process to restart suspended programs, pay furloughed workers, and repair economic damage. The Senate voted 60–40 on

Judge Rules Utah’s GOP-Backed Congressional Maps Unconstitutional

Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City on April 25, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times A Utah judge on Nov. 10 rejected Republican congressional redistricting maps for the state and adopted a more Democratic-favorable alternate proposal.  Judge Dianna Gibson ruled that the map presented by state lawmakers “unduly favors Republicans and disfavors Democrats.” Currently, all

ICE Arrests Criminal Alien on El Salvador’s Most Wanted List

An image of Antonio Israel Lazo-Quintanilla. Courtesy of the Department of Homeland Security A member of the 18th Street Gang on El Salvador’s most wanted gang members’ list was arrested by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a Nov. 10 statement. Antonio Israel Lazo-Quintanilla, an