Washington — The Senate is set to vote Thursday on funding for the Department of Homeland Security, facing an end-of-week deadline to avoid another partial government shutdown. But a deal that Democrats and Republicans have sought to reform the administration’s immigration enforcement operation has remained elusive. Funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee holds an oversight hearing at 9 a.m. ET on Feb. 12 to conduct routine oversight of federal government operations and related homeland security matters. Witnesses: Panel 1: Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Majority Whip for the U.S. House of Representatives Minnesota St… Original News Source Link – Epoch
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2025. Kiyoshi Ota/Pool/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—For years, the Chinese regime has been working to isolate Taiwan on the world stage, poaching its allies while leveraging coercive tactics to undermine the island’s international standing. The
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Washington on Jan. 7, 2026. Alex Wong/Getty Images Four states on Feb. 11 asked a federal court to stop the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from cutting $600 million in public health funding. The Trump administration has targeted the states—California, Colorado, Illinois, and Minnesota—because of “political
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 2, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court scheduled oral argument in Monsanto’s appeal seeking to block thousands of lawsuits alleging the company failed to warn consumers that Roundup, its popular weedkiller, could cause cancer. The court announced on Feb. 11 that it will hear
The committee chairman, GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, told “CBS Mornings” on Wednesday that there has been “a loss of public trust in ICE and their officials after seeing what’s been going on in Minneapolis,” while citing “fault on both sides.” Outlining what he hopes to hear from witnesses, Paul said, “We want to
The greenhouse gases emitted from sources like cars, trucks and power plants, which are major contributors to climate change, will no longer by regulated by the federal government following an announcement Thursday by President Trump and Lee Zeldin, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. The administration’s action formally revokes what is known as the