LIVE NOW: House Appropriations Holds a Budget Hearing on the United States Army

The House Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Defense holds a budget hearing on the United States Army in Washington, D.C., at 10 a.m. ET on April 16. Witnesses: Daniel P. Driscoll, secretary of the Army Gen. Christopher C. LaNeve, vice chief and acting chief of staff of the Army Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

Republican Senators Back US Military Sales to Israel

President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 29, 2025. Jonathan Ernst/Retuers Republican senators ensured the sale of some $450 million in bombs and bulldozers to Israel would go ahead on April 15, blocking a pair of resolutions

CECC Holds Hearing on China’s IUU Fishing, Seafood Supply Chains

The Congressional-Executive Commission on China holds a hearing titled “Dark Nets, Illicit Labor—Confronting China’s IUU Fishing and Seafood Supply Chain” at 10 a.m. ET on April 16. Witnesses include: • Ian Urbina, director and founder of The Outlaw Ocean Project • Rear Adm. Scott Clendenin (ret.), owner of Dog Zebra Solution… Original News Source Link

Operation Economic Fury: US Launches ‘Financial Equivalent’ of Bombing Iran

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a news briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 15, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on April 15 that the United States plans to target Iran economically with the “financial equivalent” of a bombing campaign. “Yesterday,