Senate Armed Services Committee Reviews Nominations for Key Defense Leadership Roles

The Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing at 9:30 a.m. ET on Jan. 15 to examine the nominations of two senior military leaders for top defense roles. Witnesses • Lt. Gen. Francis L. Donovan, USMC—nominated to be general and commander, United States Southern Command • Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, USA—nominated to be gene…

Trump admin. reverses sudden cuts in mental health, addiction programs

The Trump administration has reversed cuts to grants for mental health and addiction treatment programs that were valued at nearly  $2 billion. Thousands of federal grants supporting the programs were suddenly terminated late Tuesday before sources confirmed to CBS News that the decision was reversed.  The abrupt cancellations at the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental

Trump administration said to reverse cuts in mental health, addiction programs

The Trump administration is said to have suddenly reversed slashes in grants for mental health and addiction treatment programs that a source told CBS News were valued at around $1.9 billion. Thousands of federal grants supporting the programs were suddenly terminated late Tuesday, sources told CBS News. The abrupt cancellations at the U.S. Substance Abuse

EPA Moves to Limit State Authority in Reviewing Water Impacts of Major Developments

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin testifies before the House Subcommittee on Environment on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 20, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Environmental Protection Agency on Jan. 13 proposed narrowing states’ and Native American tribes’ use of the Clean Water Act to block or impede projects such as natural gas

Trump to Meet With Venezuelan Opposition Leader Machado

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado waves a national flag during a protest called by the opposition on the eve of the presidential inauguration, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Jan. 9, 2025. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at the White House on Jan.

House Passes Appropriations Bills for State, Treasury Departments

The U.S. Capitol building at sunset in Washington on Jan. 12, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. House on Wednesday passed a package of appropriations bills to fund the government as Congress works to rapidly pass full-year appropriations bills ahead of the pending Jan. 30 government funding deadline. The two-bill measure passed in a

UnitedHealth Used Aggressive Diagnosing Strategy to Boost Federal Funding for Medicare Advantage: Senate Report

A view of the UnitedHealth Group Inc.’s campus is shown in Minnetonka, Minn., on Oct. 16, 2012. Jim Mone/AP Photo UnitedHealth Group uses aggressive tactics to maximize federal payments by capturing high-paying, often discretionary, medical diagnoses, according to a report by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The insurer uses high-tech scanners and a team of specialists