Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) speaks to reporters in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington on Nov. 21, 2024. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images TAIPEI—Taiwan has the right to be free and “preserve self-determination,” U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chairman of the Armed Services Committee and one of the strongest advocates for Taiwan in the U.S. Congress,
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) speaks during a hearing with the nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 29, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times BEDFORD, Va.—Senate Democrats will withhold votes on legislation to fund the government unless Republicans and the Trump administration commit to
Jefferson Memorial across the Tidal Basin in Washington on April 10, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on Aug. 28 signed an executive order to “[Make] Federal Architecture Beautiful Again,” with a focus on using classical and traditional architecture in new federal buildings. “Federal public buildings should uplift and beautify public spaces, inspire
Ukrainian military forces move U.S.-made military equipment and other military assistance shipped from Lithuania to Boryspil Airport in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 13, 2022. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images The United States approved on Thursday a possible $825 million munitions deal with Ukraine that will include extended-range missiles and related equipment for use against the
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the press after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Aug. 25, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 28 aimed at ending collective bargaining with federal unions in some departments. The order
U.S. Postal Service employees work during the start of the holiday mail rush inside the Los Angeles Mail Processing & Distribution Center in Los Angeles on Dec. 3, 2024. Mario Tama/Getty Images On Aug. 29, the United States ended a trade policy that facilitated the shipment of low-value goods into the country for years. Politicians
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance speaks at Mid-City Steel in La Crosse, Wis., on Aug. 28, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Vice President JD Vance told workers at the Mid-City Steel facility in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on Aug. 28 that tax cuts and federal spending outlined in a new law will benefit working-class Americans. “What we