The House Armed Services Committee holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET on March 4 titled “Speed to Scale: Revitalizing the Defense Industrial Base.” Witness: Michael P. Duffey, under secretary of war for acquisition and sustainment, Office of the Secretary of War Original News Source Link – Epoch Times
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump’s 15 percent global tariff will take effect sometime this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. Following the Supreme Court’s rebuke of the president’s signature
In a race that pitted two incumbents against each other, Democratic Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee are locked in a tight primary race in the newly redrawn 18th Congressional District. Menefee was elected to represent the 18th Congressional District in a January special election to replace Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died last year. Menefee,
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison are testifying Wednesday morning at a House Oversight Committee hearing on fraud and the “misuse” of federal funds in the state. Lawmakers will also hear from a clergy member about the impact of Operation Metro Surge. The hearing comes after Republicans launched an investigation into how
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said Wednesday in a briefing at the Pentagon that the U.S. Central Command is making “steady progress” as the campaign against Iran entered its fifth day, while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said an American submarine had sunk an Iranian warship. Hegseth stressed that the operation
Washington — The Senate will hold a vote Wednesday on whether to block President Trump from using further military force against Iran, amid shifting messaging from the administration about the strikes and warnings about more American casualties to come. It’s the second time in less than a year that Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia
The House Oversight Committee released a report Wednesday morning alleging Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison covered up massive fraud in the state. The report was released just hours before Walz and Ellison began their testimony before the committee. Republicans on the committee launched an investigation into Walz’s handling of a series of multimillion-dollar fraud