The U.S. Capitol on Dec. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Senate on the evening of Dec. 15 gave the green light to a $901 billion draft of the must-pass National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which sets defense policy and funding levels for the upcoming fiscal year. The Senate approved the bill in
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.) speaks as the House of Representatives debates the articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump at the Capitol in Washington on Dec. 18, 2019. House Television via AP Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), will not seek reelection to the body in 2026, he announced on Dec. 17. In a statement published on
Subcommittee Ranking Member Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) delivers his opening statement during a U.S. House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 21, 2022. Samuel Corum/Getty Images Four Republican representatives joined an effort by Democratic lawmakers to force a vote on a clean three-year extension of the Affordable Care Act’s
In a crowded neighborhood of duplexes, small apartments and one-story bungalows near a liquor store and pizza shop, William Asper serves as a landlord for nearly two dozen properties. The Detroit suburb of Westland, Michigan, 10 minutes north of the Detroit Metropolitan Airport, is where Asper helps manage some weathered rental properties, many of which
GOP moderates clashed with House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday over the lack of a plan to address the expiring tax credits. Moderates are perplexed at the decision to not hold a vote on an extension ahead of the Dec. 31 deadline, and have warned of the political ramifications of allowing insurance premiums to soar
Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Troy Edgar testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Feb. 25, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Troy Edgar, the deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, has been nominated to serve as U.S. ambassador to El Salvador. President Donald Trump announced the
The Trump administration intends to dismantle one of the world’s leading climate research institutions over what it said on Tuesday were concerns about “climate alarmism,” despite opposition to the plan. The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), established in 1960 as a federally funded research and education hub in Boulder, Colorado, will be broken up,