The bill was initially defeated on cloture after Democrats yanked support, but they reversed course after talks. The bill is likely to be passed by the body. WASHINGTON—The Senate on May 19 voted to advance a bill that would establish regulations for the cryptocurrency industry, several days after an initial vote failed because of Democratic
The real estate mogul and father of Trump’s son-in-law was confirmed in a 51-45 vote. The Senate on Monday confirmed Charles Kushner, a New Jersey real estate mogul and father of Jared Kushner, as United States ambassador to France. Kushner, 71, was confirmed by the upper chamber in a 51–45 vote on Monday. Who Is
House Republicans claim the lawmaker who participated in a protest at the facility engaged in ‘obstruction,’ not oversight. Democrats and Republicans clashed during a House hearing over charges faced by a Democratic congresswoman over a scuffle outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center in New Jersey this month. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt takes questions from children during Take Our Sons and Daughters to Work Day in the press briefing room of the White House on May 20, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt took questions from children on May 20 during the “Take Our Sons and
The statement comes after observers raised questions about how the cancer had been missed while he was president. President Joe Biden’s last known screening for prostate cancer came in 2014 while he was still vice president during the Obama administration, his office has said in a statement. “Prior to Friday, President Biden had never been
Several reports and hearings have found successive administrations culpable. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered the Pentagon to investigate August 2021’s “chaotic withdrawal” from Afghanistan. Hegseth also said he wants to “thoroughly examine previous investigations” into decisions made by the Biden administration before the suicide bombing at Kabul International Airport’s Abbey Gate that killed
The Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing to receive testimony on the Department of Energy’s atomic energy defense activities and the Department of Defense nuclear weapons programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program at 4:45 p.m. ET on May 20. Read More Original