Bipartisan Health Funding Deal Earmarks $418 Million for Rural Health

House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.) speaks with press while walking into the House Chambers to vote in Washington on Feb. 25, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images A bipartisan, bicameral agreement on health care spending announced on Jan. 19 includes one element of President Donald Trump’s recently announced Great Healthcare Plan, but makes no mention

Federal Judges Move to Replace Trump-Picked US Attorney in Eastern Virginia

Lindsey Halligan, then special assistant to the president, speaks with a reporter outside of the White House in Washington on Aug. 20, 2025. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo Federal judges in the Eastern District of Virginia are seeking applicants to replace Lindsey Halligan, President Donald Trump’s handpicked choice, as the district’s top federal prosecutor. M. Hannah Lauck,

Congress Unveils $1.2 Trillion Bipartisan Funding Package

The U.S. Capitol building at sunrise in Washington on Jan. 16, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 20 released the text of a $1.2 trillion three-bill spending package that would fund several federal departments and agencies until Sept. 30. The package of legislation, formally called the Consolidated Appropriations Act,

Trump: Acquiring Greenland Is About Saving Lives, Focus Remains Predominantly on Peace

Tensions rise over Greenland as President Donald Trump said he no longer feels obligated to “think purely of peace” in pursuing a U.S. acquisition of the Arctic island. Tuesday marks one year since Trump returned to the White House. NTD asks panel guests in what ways the Trump administration has transformed the country and beyo…

Greenland ‘Essential’ to US Golden Dome Missile Defense, Bessent Says

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent looks on as he speaks to the media, following the trade talks between the United States and China, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Oct. 26, 2025. Hasnoor Hussain/Reuters U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said in Davos that the U.S. acquisition of Greenland is “essential” to the Golden Dome missile

House Committee Opens Minnesota Medicaid Fraud Investigation

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz at a press conference in the state Capitol building in St. Paul, Minn., on Jan. 5, 2026. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images House Republicans said Tuesday they’ve opened up an investigation into allegations of Medicaid fraud in Minnesota, requesting information from state officials. The chair of the Energy and Commerce committee and chairs