House Homeland Security Committee Holds Hearing on Worldwide Threats

The House Homeland Security Committee holds a hearing on Dec. 11 at 10 AM ET titled “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland,” featuring testimony from senior national security officials. Witnesses: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem National Counterterrorism Center Director Joseph Kent FBI National Security Branch Operations… Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office? Conservative

House CCP Committee Holds Hearing on China’s Auto Threat to America

The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET on Dec. 11, titled “Trojan Horse: China’s Auto Threat to America.” Witnesses: Elaine Dezenski, senior director and head of the Center on Economic and Financial Power, Foundation for Defense of Democracies Charles Parton OBE, honorary fello… Original News Source

Judge Rejects Trump Admin Request to Dismiss California Rail Funding Suit

A drone view of a California High-Speed Rail Bridge where it crosses over Highway 99 in Fresno, Calif., on June 8, 2025. Fred Greaves/Reuters A federal judge in California on Wednesday rejected the Trump administration’s effort to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the rescission of more than $4 billion in federal funding for the state’s high-speed

Trump Hosts Roundtable With Business Leaders on American Tech Dominance

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with top business leaders in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, on Dec.10, 2025. Alex Wong/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump hosted business leaders for a roundtable discussion at the White House on Dec. 10 about facilitating technology innovation. “Our administration is committed to

Senate to Vote on Dueling Health Care Bills Tackling Expiring Obamacare Subsidies

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.). WASHINGTON—The Senate is poised for a Dec. 11 vote on competing measures to resolve the standoff over extending the expiring subsidies for Obamacare. Both are likely to fall along party lines, and to fail to reach the 60-vote threshold required to advance

The Senate’s ‘Blue Slip’ Tradition Is Hampering Trump’s Appointments

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump has been frustrated by a Senate tradition that has negatively affected his appointments for U.S. attorney positions. The “blue slip” is a tradition in the upper chamber where home state senators of U.S. attorney and district court nominees either approve or disapprove of that person. Both state senators must return their blue