The Senate side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Senate on Aug. 1 passed a so-called “minibus” spending package to fund the government in the upcoming fiscal year, approving a slate of non-controversial spending items. The slate of funding bills includes around $187 billion in
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 20, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times In his department’s latest move related to vaccine-related reform, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Aug. 1 announced more repeals of federal policy that rewarded hospitals
The United States has finalized tariffs on more than 60 countries, which will take effect on Aug. 7. Add to My List Save By Austin Alonzo | August 01, 2025Updated:August 01, 2025 Washington made good on its promise to enact higher tariffs on countries that did not negotiate a new trade deal with the United
The Consilium Institute, a think tank specializing in China issues, holds a webinar at 10 a.m. ET on Aug. 2. Piero Tozzi, director for the Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC), and Gordon G. Chang, the author of Plan Red: China’s Project to Destroy America, will join a group of pundits on China from the
The Consilium Institute, a think tank specializing in China issues, holds a webinar at 10 a.m. ET on Aug. 2. Piero Tozzi, director for the Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC), and Gordon G. Chang, the author of Plan Red: China’s Project to Destroy America, will join a group of pundits on China from the
Signage at the United States Department of Labor headquarters in Washington on Aug. 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly/File Photo/Reuters President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 1 that he has directed the termination of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Writing in a Truth Social post shortly after the July jobs report, Trump suggested
Signage at the United States Department of Labor headquarters in Washington on Aug. 29, 2020. Andrew Kelly/File Photo/Reuters President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 1 that he has directed the termination of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Writing in a Truth Social post shortly after the July jobs report, Trump accused