Speaker Johnson Announces GOP Agreement on Reconciliation Blueprint, Promises Deficit-Neutral Plan

Johnson said a ‘blueprint’ for the reconciliation plan would be released on the final day of the House GOP retreat, with plans to pass it by April. DORAL, Florida—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Jan. 28 signaled that the House Republican Conference has reached an agreement on a blueprint to enact President Donald Trump’s policy

Fine, Patronis Win Special Election Primaries in Bid to Replace Waltz, Gaetz in Congress

Both were endorsed by President Donald Trump. Both of President Donald Trump’s picks to fill vacant Florida congressional seats won their primary elections on Jan. 28. Florida’s Chief Financial Officer and Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis was declared the winner of the primary election against nine other Republican candidates fighting to fill the state’s first congressional

One Bill or Two? House GOP Debates Reconciliation at Retreat

Most lawmakers who spoke to The Epoch Times expect and support a single bill. The House Freedom Caucus and the Senate want two. DORAL, Fla.—House Republicans are meeting at Trump Doral National in South Florida to talk over reconciliation—a way their narrow majority could pass a budget that would further President Donald Trump’s agenda during

Trump Admin Offers Buyouts to Nearly All Federal Employees

Federal employees are being offered buyouts through a new ‘deferred resignation’ initiative, allowing them to resign while receiving pay until September. Federal employees are being offered buyouts under the Trump administration’s new “deferred resignation” initiative, with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to send emails with the proposal to federal workers, according to Katie Miller,

Trump Admin’s Pause on Federal Aid Raises Constitutional Issue

The White House said the move would align spending with Trump’s agenda. Critics said it’s unconstitutional. The Trump administration’s pause on federal aid raises legal questions and has prompted Democrats to level charges of overreach. Matthew J. Vaeth, acting director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, issued a memo on Jan. 27

Senate Fails to Clear Procedural Hurdle on ICC Sanctions Bill

The tally to enact cloture on The Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act was 54–45, six votes short of the 60 votes needed. The Senate failed on Jan. 28 to clear a procedural hurdle on a bill that would sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC) over issuing arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former

Education Department Probes Denver Schools Over ‘All-Inclusive’ Gender Bathroom

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights publicizes its first notice of investigation under the new administration. The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is investigating Denver Public Schools (DPS) for a Title IX violation after its largest high school replaced a female bathroom with an “all-inclusive” gender restroom on