The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Senate Democrats on Jan. 28 unveiled broad outlines of their proposed changes to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and immigration enforcement, coming amid a looming Friday deadline to pass funding for DHS and five other departments. “Our caucus is united,
Staff and students walk through a hallway at a California school in a file photo. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The California Department of Education (CDE) allowed public schools to conceal records on gender transitions and use software that hid student name changes on the parent portal, a senior U.S. Education Department official said on Wednesday.
A Ford logo is seen on the Ford Motor world headquarters in Dearborn, Mich., in a file photo. Rebecca Cook/Reuters Lawmakers are again scrutinizing Ford’s partnership with battery-maker CATL, a designated Chinese military company, according to a Jan. 27 letter. The House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) questioned Ford CEO Jim Farley
The Minnesota Capitol building in St. Paul, Minn., on Dec. 8, 2025. After a record $18 billion budget surplus in 2022, the state now faces a projected $3 billion deficit for the 2028–29 budget period. Jenn Ackerman for The Epoch Times Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) candidates Shelley Buck and Meg Luger-Nikolai won special elections on
Add to My List Save U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2026. Denis Balibouse/Reuters By Noé Chartier | January 28, 2026Updated:January 28, 2026 U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he encourages Prime Minister Mark Carney not to “pick a fight” with
Federal agents stand behind police tape as demonstrators gather near the site of where state and local authorities say a man was shot by federal agents earlier in the morning in Minneapolis on Jan. 24, 2026. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images Two federal agents involved in the shooting death of Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti over
Fulton County elections workers process absentee ballots at the Fulton County Elections Hub and Operations Center in Union City, Ga., on Nov. 4, 2024. Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images The FBI executed a search warrant on Jan. 28 at a Fulton County elections office not far from Atlanta, Georgia. A spokesperson for the FBI said