Washington — The Senate on Friday passed a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, known as FISA, by unanimous consent, hours after the House passed the short-term extension of the law after 2 a.m. Friday. The extension through April 30 pushes back the expiration date of the controversial warrantless surveillance
President Trump intends to nominate Cameron Hamilton to run the Federal Emergency Management Agency after he was pushed out as acting leader nearly a year ago, according to two people familiar his plans. FILE – Cam Hamilton testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee on Homeland Security oversight hearing of FEMA on Capitol Hill
President Donald Trump leads the “No Tax on Tips” roundtable at the AC Hotel in Las Vegas on April 16, 2026. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times LAS VEGAS—President Donald Trump led a “no tax on tips” roundtable on April 16, returning to the city where he first announced the promise, to now celebrate workers’ savings in
Voters fill out their ballots at a polling station in the Hillsboro Old Stone School in Hillsboro, Va., on Nov. 4, 2025 Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Despite the midterm season underway, the lines of congressional maps have not been finalized as redistricting battles continue nationwide. Since Texas’s opening salvo, lawmakers in both parties from Florida to
Abdul El-Sayed, the left-wing candidate running in the hotly contested Michigan Democratic Senate primary, suggested at a July 2025 campaign event that terrorists commit “heinous act[s]” because they feel “pain and frustration and a level of lack of agency” due to “hypocritical” U.S. actions that are “creating pain,” video footage exclusively obtained by the Washington
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on April 13, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill in the early hours of April 17 extending Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a law that grants the government authority for warrantless surveillance. The bill cleared the House by
Washington — The House early Friday approved a short-term renewal until April 30 of a controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies in a post-midnight session after Republicans revolted and refused President Trump’s push for a longer extension. The measure passed by unanimous consent, meaning no members objected. It now goes to the Senate.