Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) (R) speaks as Vice Chair Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) (L) looks on during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Democratic leaders said on Wednesday they will vote against the fiscal 2026 Department of Homeland Security funding bill unless
Supreme Court appears skeptical of Trump’s efforts to fire Lisa Cook from Fed Board – CBS News Watch CBS News Embattled Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook’s fight to stay on the job got a boost as Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical of President Trump’s efforts to fire her. Jan Crawford has the latest. link.lazyload
WASHINGTON—Congress has been passing appropriations bills to fund government needs, with outlays for an array of budget items ranging from missile defense and ICE operations to security at World Cup soccer games. On Jan. 20, the House Appropriations Committee released a spending bill package funding the departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human
U.S. President Donald Trump (C) attends a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (C-L) alongside other officials on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 21, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) responded to a meeting with President Donald Trump on Jan.
The Supreme Court seemed poised on Jan. 21 to allow Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to remain in office despite the president’s attempt to fire her. President Donald Trump alleged that Cook engaged in mortgage fraud that disqualified her from having so much control over monetary policy. After a lower court blocked his attempt to
The Exxon Mobil Baytown Refinery in Baytown, Texas, on Jan. 13, 2026. Brandon Bell/Getty Images In the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, his administration unrolled few energy policy surprises in doing what he vowed to do while campaigning—aggressively support oil, gas, and coal production; boost investment in nuclear energy development; roll back
A newly disclosed whistleblower complaint indicates that Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorized its officers to enter homes without judicial warrants in the cases of people with deportation orders, a sweeping reversal of longstanding rules. Historically, ICE has told its officers that they could not rely on administrative immigration warrants — signed by officials at the