The U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 28, 2025. Al Drago/Getty Images The Senate advanced the latest version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in a procedural vote on June 28, clearing the way for floor debate on the substance of the sweeping megabill and moving Republicans one step closer to delivering on key
(L–R) Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison, Tom Weber, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, former Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, former Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Joe Biden, Gwen Walz and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz attend funeral services for Mark and Melissa Hortman at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis, Minn., on June 28, 2025. Alex
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks alongside Democratic senators to press in the U.S. Capitol in Washington on March 6, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images Senate Democrats are preparing to force the full reading of the nearly 1,000-page Republican tax and spending package on the Senate floor, a move that could delay consideration of the
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) website is displayed on a phone. Oleksii Pydsosonnii/The Epoch Times Over the past seven days, various government agencies have terminated 312 “wasteful contracts” with a ceiling value of $2.8 billion, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said in a June 26 post on the social media platform X. The
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks in Los Angeles on Sep. 25, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed the state budget that is projected to close a $12 billion deficit through spending reductions on some of the state’s ongoing programs. The signing came shortly after lawmakers approved the $321 billion
(L) Elect Majority Leader Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) after the Senate Republican leadership election on Nov. 13, 2024; (R) House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks during the GOP weekly press conference on Capitol Hill on Nov. 19, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) released a revised version of the One Big
Children listened during a patriotism program by the American Legion Post 1181 at Circleville Elementary School in Circleville, N.Y., on Nov. 6, 2023. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Parts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are being seen as encouraging people to have children at a time of falling fertility in the United States. The version