House Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) speaks during a press conference at the Capitol in Washington on Sept. 19, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times House Democratic leaders on Tuesday pressed for bipartisan negotiations on a government funding bill, saying that Republican proposals could drive up healthcare costs and leave millions without coverage. At
The U.S. Department of the Treasury in Washington on Aug. 8, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Two House Oversight Republicans are urging the Treasury Department to formally investigate a China-based billionaire as part of a broader investigation into the Chinese regime’s attempts to create division in the United States. Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of
Charlie Kirk, founder and executive director of Turning Point USA, speaks at the High School Leadership Summit, a Turning Point USA event, at George Washington University in Washington on July 26, 2018. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk has touched off wider efforts to investigate individuals and organizations on the
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 10, 2024. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images PITTSBURGH—Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Sept. 16 delivered a speech calling for “more speech” in response to the assassination of Charlie Kirk
Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Sept. 16, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images FBI Director Kash Patel testified during what was at times a tense hearing on Capitol Hill on Sept. 16. During the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Patel
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks outside the Annunciation Catholic School, in Minneapolis on Aug. 27, 2025. AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday he will run for a third term in 2026, seeking to extend Democratic control in a state that hasn’t elected a governor to three consecutive terms in more than 60
Wind turbines are silhouetted against the rising sun near Spearville, Kan., on Jan. 13, 2021. Charlie Riedel/AP Photo The United States should lead an international effort to prohibit the use of solar geoengineering, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Roger Pielke Jr., told members of Congress on Sept. 16. Pielke testified before the