Washington — The House is set to vote Friday on a Republican measure to keep the government funded until Nov. 21, with GOP leaders ignoring pleas from Democrats to negotiate on a plan to avert a shutdown. Lawmakers are facing a Sept. 30 deadline to fund the government. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, a Louisiana
French President Emmanuel Macron pushed back on Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s criticism of France’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state, telling CBS News that doing so is necessary to combat Hamas. Macron plans to formalize his country’s decision at the United Nations General Assembly next week in New York. Macron’s decision puts France at
Flowers, American flags, and other items mourning Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 16, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Senate passed a resolution on Sept. 18 expressing support for Oct. 14, 2025, to be designated a “National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk,” the conservative commentator who was
Department of Energy officials met in Washington, D.C., in early June with executives from Lithium Americas, the developer of Thacker Pass, a proposed project in northern Nevada that is the largest planned lithium mine in the United States. The first Trump administration approved the development of Thacker Pass in 2020 and, since then, the project
The Federal Reserve Bank in Washington on Jan. 14, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Reforms may be on the horizon for the Federal Reserve System, as a new bill aims to alter the U.S. central bank’s dual mandate. House Republicans, led by House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R-Ark.), introduced the Price Stability
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 9, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on Sept. 19 on a bill to fund the government through Nov. 21, therefore avoiding a government shutdown. The government runs out of funding on Oct. 1 as the last day of the
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 9, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives on Sept. 19 passed a bill to fund the government through Nov. 21, avoiding a government shutdown. One Democrat joined 216 Republicans to pass the measure, sending it to the Senate. The measure needs 60 votes to