The U.S. Capitol building after a snowstorm in Washington on Jan. 28, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday will begin work to pass a Senate bill to fund the government as multiple agencies remain in a partial shutdown. Several sectors of the government entered a partial shutdown just after
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Feb. 2, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The House Rules Committee on Monday advanced a Senate bill to fund the government as multiple agencies remain in a partial shutdown. The measure advanced in a party-line 8–4 vote following the more than four-hour committee hearing. We had a problem
The Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts in Washington on Dec. 21, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the Trump-Kennedy Center in Washington will be closed for around two years for renovation starting on July 4, following a review of the facility’s
Border czar Tom Homan speaks to reporters at the White House press briefing on April 28, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times White House border czar Tom Homan rebuffed speculation that the administration is retreating on deporting illegal immigrants in the midst of conversations with Democratic officials in Minnesota. Speaking to Fox News’ Sean Hannity, Homan
First Lady Melania Trump approaches the lectern to speak during the world premiere of Amazon MGM Studios’ ‘Melania’ at the Trump Kennedy Center in Washington on Jan. 29, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images First Lady Melania Trump’s documentary “Melania” earned more than $7 million at the domestic box office in its opening weekend, beating
Jeffrey Epstein (C) appears in court in West Palm Beach, Fla., on July 30, 2008. Uma Sanghvi/Palm Beach Post via AP A top Department of Justice (DOJ) official said Sunday that there would be no new criminal charges filed in connection to the agency’s release of a massive tranche of files related to deceased sex offender
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said that he is confident that the House will end the partial government shutdown that was initiated on Saturday after Congress failed to approve a