Trump Seeks to Get Rid of Senate’s Blue Slip Tradition: What to Know

The Senate side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump has called for an end to the Senate tradition known as the “blue slip,” despite resistance from Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). The blue slip is a tradition that allows senators from the

Federal Government Will Take Over DC’s Union Station

Members of the National Guard outside Union Station in Washington on Aug. 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Federal officials will take over the management of Washington’s Union Station, which Amtrak now runs. Amtrak is a federally chartered corporation operating as a for-profit entity, with the U.S. government as its controlling shareholder. The Epoch Times

REPLAY: Transportation Secretary Launches NextGen Acela in Washington

Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Amtrak President Roger Harris host the official launch of the NextGen Acela at Union Station in Washington at 9 a.m. ET on Aug. 27, and discuss the actions the Trump administration is taking to make Union Station a world-class transit hub. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning

Transportation Secretary Launches NextGen Acela in Washington

Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Amtrak President Roger Harris host the official launch of the NextGen Acela at Union Station in Washington at 9 a.m. ET on Aug. 27, and discuss the actions the Trump administration is taking to make Union Station a world-class transit hub. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning

Federal Government Returns to US Supreme Court in Push to Freeze $12 Billion in Foreign Aid

Solicitor General nominee D. John Sauer prepares to testify during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill on Feb. 26, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The federal government on Aug. 26 filed an application with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to suspend a court order that is preventing it from freezing billions

US Energy Chief Vows to Issue More Emergency Orders to Keep Coal, Gas-Fired Plants Open

The smokestack at the former B.L. England coal and oil burning power plant in Upper Township, N.J., is toppled during a demolition on Oct. 26, 2023. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey Energy Secretary Chris Wright vows that the Department of Energy (DOE) will continue to use its authority under the century-old Federal Power Act to stall the