House Votes to Overturn Minnesota Mining Ban, Sending Bill to Senate

Rep. Pete Stauber (R-Minn.) speaks as President Donald Trump and others listen, during an event in Duluth, Minn., on June 20, 2018. Scott Olson/Getty Images The House of Representatives on Jan. 21 approved overturning a 20-year ban on mining in a national forest in Minnesota that was implemented under former President Joe Biden. The Senate

Booming US Firearms Industry Could Get 2026 Deregulatory Boost From Trump Administration

Prospective buyers get eye-on views of rifle scopes at the Triijicon booth, where the Michigan manufacturer’s scopes, sights, and optics were on display Jan. 21, 2026 at the SHOT Show, a three-day annual firearms trade show at the Venetian Expo and Caesars Forum in Las Vegas. John Haughey/The Epoch Times LAS VEGAS—Record sales made the

Lawmakers Push Bill to Give Congress Oversight of Advanced AI Chip Sales

Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Brian Mast (R-Fla.) presides over a hearing about USAID on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The House Foreign Affairs Committee, with broad bipartisan support, on Jan. 21 advanced for a full floor vote a bill that would give Congress oversight of foreign advanced

Jack Smith set to testify publicly for first time at House hearing

  33m ago Testimony comes after months of Smith offering to appear publicly In an October letter from his lawyers to lawmakers, Smith offered to testify before both the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. In December, the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Jim Jordan of Ohio, subpoenaed him to appear behind closed doors

House to Vote on Bill to Fund the Government

The U.S. Capitol building at sunset in Washington on Jan. 12, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a multi-bill package to fund the federal government on Thursday. The legislation includes funding for the departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, and Housing and