Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Ban Stock Trading by Congress Members

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—A group of members of the U.S. House of Representatives has launched a fresh effort to ban the trading of stocks in companies by members of Congress. The “Restore Trust in Congress Act“ is a bipartisan bill sponsored by Rep. Chip

Republicans Pass Resolution Supporting House Oversight Epstein Probe

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) (L) and House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) talk to reporters after a closed-door meeting with victims in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case investigation, at the Capitol in Washington on Sept. 2, 2025. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo The House of Representatives on Wednesday gave the green

DHS Terminates 2021 Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelans

Venezuelan migrants arrive after being deported from the United States, at Simon Bolivar International Airport, in Maiquetia, Venezuela, on April 23, 2025. Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced on Sept. 3 that it was revoking the 2021 designation of temporary protected status for Venezuelan nationals in the United States. That status,

What to Know About US Deployment of Warships Near Venezuela, Strike on Alleged Drug Boat

The U.S. Navy warship USS Sampson docks at the Amador International Cruise Terminal in Panama City on Sept. 2, 2025. Martin Bernetti/AFP via Getty Images A U.S. strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat from Venezuela has brought a deadly new intensity to the growing pressure campaign around the South American country and its leader,

Trump to Hold Phone Call With Zelenskyy on Thursday

President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, on Aug. 18, 2025. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump is set to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy via phone on Thursday, a White House official confirmed to The Epoch Times. The call comes as Trump’s two-week deadline for a bilateral meeting

Rubio, Mexican Officials Agree to Joint Security, Immigration Agreement

A photo of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Rayburn House Office Building, in Washington on May 21, 2025. John McDonnell/Getty Images Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Foreign Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente on Sept. 3 in Mexico City to formulate a cooperative plan to

Democrats Highlight August Organizing, Say They Want Bipartisan Deal to Avert Shutdown

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol, on July 21, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images As Democrats returned to Washington this week after an August recess, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Democrats used the time to organize across the country and will seek a bipartisan spending bill