House Narrowly Rejects Democratic Bid to Limit Military Action in Venezuela

The U.S. Capitol building at sunrise in Washington on Jan. 16, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly defeated a Democratic resolution that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to use the military in Venezuela. The 215–215 vote on the measure, which would have restricted military activity in

TikTok finalizes deal with China to avoid U.S. ban, White House official says

Washington — A year after a law that effectively banned TikTok from the U.S. went into effect, China and the U.S. have signed off on a deal, according to a White House official.  The bipartisan law, passed in 2024, required that TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, sever ties with the social media platform’s American operations