Then-EU Commissioner designate Maros Sefcovic attends his confirmation hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels on Nov. 4, 2024. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty Images The European Union’s trade leader is headed to Washington for face-to-face negotiations with the Trump administration, a spokesman for the economic bloc said. On July 16, EU Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic
Members of the National Guard and a FEMA search and rescue team in a file photo. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images A group of 20 states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a decision to shut down a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) program. In a lawsuit filed in a federal court in
The Senate side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans are looking to pass a bill to rescind $9 billion in allocated federal funding by a July 18 deadline. The Senate began on July 16 a process called a vote-a-rama, where an unlimited number of amendments
President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on July 15, 2025. Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images via AFP via Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the trade deal between the United States and Vietnam was nearly
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on July 8, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images More changes could be coming to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), including on whether more liquids can be taken through airport security, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem suggested
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in Los Angeles on Sep. 25, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times California Gov. Gavin Newsom is launching a sweeping government reform initiative that places prominent tech leaders at the helm of the state’s efficiency agenda, an approach that appears similar to the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The
President Donald Trump is set to sign legislation to further curb the flow of fentanyl-type drugs into the United States. The president plans to host congressional leaders and families impacted by the opioid epidemic. Trump welcomed the crown prince of Bahrain to the White House on Wednesday and announced that Bahrain will inve… Original News