Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) speaks during the weekly Senate presser in the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on July 9, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Nearly $7 billion in previously approved K–12 federal funding for schools across the nation has been delayed without a detailed explanation, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) announced on Monday. In a
House Speaker Mike Johnson attends the gold medal ceremony for the U.S. Army Rangers of WWII in the Emancipation Hall of the U.S. Capitol on June 26, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he is unsatisfied with how the Senate changed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act before passing it
President Donald Trump, joined by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, speaks on recent Supreme Court rulings in the briefing room at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 27, 2025. Joe Raedle/Getty Images The United States and Vietnam have reached a trade agreement, President Donald Trump confirmed Wednesday. “I just made a trade deal
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to the press after a joint session of Congress to certify the 2024 presidential election in Washington on Jan. 6, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against CBS parent company Paramount over edits made to a “60 Minutes” interview was settled on June 2 after the media
Paramount Global logo in this illustration taken on Dec.17, 2024. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against CBS parent company Paramount over edits made to a “60 Minutes” interview was settled on July 2 after the media company agreed to pay $16 million, the company said. Paramount said in a statement that the money would
The U.S. Capitol building on July 1, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The House Rules Committee on July 2 advanced the Senate-passed version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, putting it one step closer to getting it to President Donald Trump’s desk and delivering on his signature legislative agenda. The tally was 7–6. Reps.
Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stand together at the start of their meeting of the Indo-Pacific Quad at the State Department in Washington on July 1, 2025. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Foreign ministers from the Quad alliance agreed on