Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) speaks to press on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 3, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—When President Donald Trump signed the funding package that ended a partial government shutdown on Feb. 3, another clock started ticking. Republicans and Democrats have a Feb. 13 deadline to strike a new
Workers make pods for e-cigarettes in Shenzhen, China, on Sept. 24, 2019. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images A group of Republican senators has called on the Trump administration to combat illicit Chinese e-cigarettes, as they express concern that the revenue generated from these illegal shipments could be used to support the communist regime. In a Feb. 3
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends a rural health roundtable in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 16, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Feb 4 that TrumpRx will launch in two weeks, connecting people with the lowest prescription
President Donald Trump addresses the nation, backed by Vice President JD Vance (L), Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2nd R), and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, at the White House on June 21, 2025. Carlos Barria/ pool/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—The United States will hold talks with Iran on Feb. 6 in Oman, a White
This file photo provided by the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa, Pa., shows the screen of a Unitronics device that was hacked on Nov. 25, 2023. Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa via AP Cyber attacks increasingly threaten America’s water and wastewater systems, operators and experts told a U.S. Senate panel on Feb. 4. “Cyber incidents”
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 5, 2024. Win McNamee/Getty Images Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was hospitalized on Feb. 3 after experiencing flu-like symptoms, his spokesperson said. The spokesperson said that the prognosis for McConnell, 83, was positive. We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations chairman Rep. John Joyce (R-Pa.) listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 3, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Medicare and Medicaid fraud is not just a financial crime but a physical threat to patients, a panel of experts told lawmakers on Feb.