The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The House has advanced a $57.3 billion energy and water agency spending plan that slashes current-year allocations for non-defense programs by nearly 3 percent while boosting spending for the nation’s nuclear weapons programs by more than 25 percent. HR 4553, the
Stephen Miran, nominee for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, testifies before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 4, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump’s nominee to temporarily serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, committed to preserving the central bank’s
Stephen Miran, nominee for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 4, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump’s nominee to temporarily serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, committed to preserving the central
Secretary of State Marco Rubio in the Rayburn House Office Building, in Washington on May 21, 2025. John McDonnell/Getty Images Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in another move against cartels and drug traffickers, on Thursday said the Trump administration is designating two Ecuadorean gangs as foreign terrorist organizations. In a notice released Thursday, the State
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday that the United States is designating two Ecuadorian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations in the Trump administration’s latest move against cartels. The announcement came as Rubio traveled to Ecuador to meet with its leaders in a trip to Latin America this week that has been overshadowed by
Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, a Republican and a physician, said he was “deeply concerned” about how Kennedy and the CDC’s vaccine panel are approaching recommendations. “Secretary Kennedy, in your confirmation hearing, you promised to uphold the highest standards for vaccines. Since then, I’ve grown deeply concerned,” Barrasso said. “The public has seen measles outbreaks,
President Donald Trump is putting pressure on Europe to stop buying Russian oil. NTD has more on what Trump says about the billion dollars Europe sends to Russia each year, and how this affects the war in Ukraine. The city of Washington filed a lawsuit on Thursday accusing the Trump administration of interfering in its