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Flowers, American flags, and other items mourning Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 16, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Senate passed a resolution on Sept. 18 expressing support for Oct. 14, 2025, to be designated a “National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk,” the conservative commentator who was

The Federal Reserve Bank in Washington on Jan. 14, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Reforms may be on the horizon for the Federal Reserve System, as a new bill aims to alter the U.S. central bank’s dual mandate. House Republicans, led by House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R-Ark.), introduced the Price Stability

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 9, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on Sept. 19 on a bill to fund the government through Nov. 21, therefore avoiding a government shutdown. The government runs out of funding on Oct. 1 as the last day of the

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks during a press conference as members of Congress have two weeks to reach a deal to avert a looming partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 16, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told Fox News in a Sept. 18 interview that he

Gov. Greg Abbott speaks to reporters after a bill signing at the state Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 22, 2025. Eric Gay/AP Photo WASHINGTON—Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Sept. 17 signed a bill into law that aims to halt the sale of abortion medication by mail to residents of his state. The bill, known

Federal agents detain elected officials after they demand access to inspect the detainment facility at immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits federal building in New York City, on Sept. 18, 2025. Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo Federal agents arrested more than a dozen New York State elected officials inside a federal facility in Manhattan used to