The U.S. Capitol building in Washington in Washington on July 21, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times After their summer recess, lawmakers will return to Washington in September with a closer eye on the 2026 midterm elections. Several senators face tough primary battles. Others are on the way out, leaving their seats open—and increasing uncertainty in
A container ship arrives at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, Calif., on Aug. 1, 2025. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s trade representative, Jamieson Greer, said that Americans should expect the administration’s tariff levels to remain where they are, even as some trading partners look to negotiate deals past a key deadline. In an
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is surrounded by reporters as he returns to his office at the U.S. Capitol Building on July 28, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The Senate was adjourned for the summer by Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Saturday after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach an agreement to allow quick
Interim U.S. Attorney for Washington D.C. Jeanine Pirro stands during her swearing in ceremony at the White House on May 28, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The U.S. Senate, on Aug. 2, confirmed former Fox News host and political commentator Jeanine Pirro to serve as the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia. The Saturday evening
Special counsel Jack Smith prepares to speak about an indictment against former President Donald Trump in Washington on Aug. 1, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images The U.S. Office of Special Counsel has launched an investigation into former Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two separate federal criminal cases against former President Donald
People utilize a Veterans Affairs (V.A) medical center in Los Angeles on July 14, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The Trump administration has announced a proposal to rescind a Biden-era rule and bar medical centers operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from performing taxpayer-funded abortions except when the mother’s life is in danger.
President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Aug. 1, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump said Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is welcome to call him “anytime,” as tensions rise between the two governments over new U.S. tariffs and sanctions on a Brazilian Supreme Court justice.