The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Dec. 21, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Following the holiday break, Congress returns this week with a lot to do. At the top of the agenda is government funding that is needed to avert a shutdown on Jan. 30. We had a problem loading this article. Please enable
President Donald Trump listens during a ceremony for the presentation of the Mexican Border Defense Medal in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Dec. 15, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump warned on Jan. 4 that drug traffickers in Colombia and Mexico could be facing action by the U.S. military,
President Donald Trump, alongside (L–R) Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, speaks to the press following U.S. military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 3, 2026. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said on
Commentary Recently, President Donald Trump unveiled his National Security Strategy, marking a departure from the approaches of his predecessors. To varying degrees, aspects of the strategy resemble a modern iteration of the Monroe Doctrine, as outlined by America’s fifth president, James Monroe. Of course, the new version goes far beyond what Monroe envisioned two centuries
(L–R) CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth listen as President Donald Trump addresses the media during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 3, 2026. Joe Raedle/Getty Images WASHINGTON—On the morning of Jan. 3, many Americans woke up to news
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez speaks during a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sept. 8, 2025. Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images After a complex and coordinated U.S. military operation resulted in the arrests of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, top officials from the Venezuelan regime adopted a defiant tone and
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speak during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday said he expects the Senate to vote on whether to formally authorize the U.S. military’s actions