LIVE NOW: House GOP Leaders, Democrats Hold News Conferences on Capitol Hill

House Republican leaders hold a news conference at 10 a.m. ET on March 4 on Capitol Hill. Participants include Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast (R-Fla.)… Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

House GOP Leaders, Democrats Hold News Conferences on Capitol Hill

House Republican leaders hold a news conference at 10 a.m. ET on March 4 on Capitol Hill. Participants include Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.), and Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Brian Mast (R-Fla.)… Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

LIVE NOW: House Armed Services Committee Holds Hearing on Revitalizing the Defense Industrial Base

The House Armed Services Committee holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET on March 4 titled “Speed to Scale: Revitalizing the Defense Industrial Base.” Witness: Michael P. Duffey, under secretary of war for acquisition and sustainment, Office of the Secretary of War Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

Trump’s 15 Percent Global Tariff Will Take Effect This Week: Bessent

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump’s 15 percent global tariff will take effect sometime this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. Following the Supreme Court’s rebuke of the president’s signature

Democratic Reps. Green, Menefee locked in tight race in redrawn Texas district

In a race that pitted two incumbents against each other, Democratic Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee are locked in a tight primary race in the newly redrawn 18th Congressional District.  Menefee was elected to represent the 18th Congressional District in a January special election to replace Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died last year. Menefee,