Washington — The House defeated the latest war powers resolution on Thursday in response to President Trump’s recent military operation in Venezuela. Democrats continue to hammer the issue and have repeatedly tried to block further military action in the South American country, but the efforts have lacked enough GOP support. Two Republicans joined all Democrats
Vice President JD Vance gives remarks while standing in front of ICE agents following a roundtable discussion with local leaders and community members amid a surge of federal immigration authorities in the area, at Royalston Square in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 22, 2026. Jim Watson – Pool/Getty Images MINNEAPOLIS—Vice President JD Vance said that local
Vice President JD Vance gives remarks while standing in front of ICE agents following a roundtable discussion with local leaders and community members amid a surge of federal immigration authorities in the area, at Royalston Square in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 22, 2026. Jim Watson – Pool/Getty Images MINNEAPOLIS—Vice President JD Vance told reporters Jan.
Washington — The House approved the final legislation needed to fund the government through September on Thursday, sending a package of bills to the Senate as lawmakers face a deadline to avoid a partial shutdown next week. In a 341 to 88 vote, 149 Democrats and 192 Republicans voted in favor of a three-bill package
The U.S. Capitol on Jan. 16, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives unanimously voted on Jan. 22 to overturn a provision that would allow senators to sue the Department of Justice for unlawfully searching their phone records. The measure, introduced by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), passed by a vote of 427–0 as
Washington — The House is voting Thursday on the remaining bills to fund the government as the deadline to avoid a partial shutdown nears. After weeks of working through funding measures following the longest shutdown in history last year, House and Senate appropriators released the text of the final four bills earlier this week. The
Josh Shapiro, the Democratic governor of Pennsylvania, writes in his upcoming memoir, “Where We Keep the Light,” that he was asked during the vetting process to be Kamala Harris’ running mate if he had ever been an agent for the Israeli government. He says the questions felt offensive and questioned his loyalty to the country,