Washington — The House plans to vote Wednesday on the latest bipartisan funding package as the Senate works to approve another set of spending measures that passed the lower chamber last week. Congress is rushing to beat a Jan. 30 deadline to pass the annual appropriations bills to avoid another government shutdown. Top lawmakers on
Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other White House officials are meeting Wednesday with Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers amid the Trump administration’s ongoing threats to take over Greenland. The Danish foreign minister confirmed Tuesday that Vance would be hosting the meeting, and that it would be at the White House.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington on March 27, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images A coalition of 12 states filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Jan. 13, seeking to block federal grant conditions they argue would force them to discriminate against people who identify as transgender. The lawsuit, filed
The U.S. Capitol building at sunset in Washington on Jan. 12, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—While the midterm general election is still nearly a year off, the primary season has already gotten well underway across the United States. In races from California to Texas to Maine, high-profile candidates are vying for the nomination in
As the backlog has grown for many employment-based U.S. visas, applications have skyrocketed for the so-called “Einstein visa” reserved for people who can show extraordinary ability in their fields. But as interest has spiked in the high-achiever visa, called the EB-1A, so has a market for credential-boosting services that in some cases may constitute fraud,
Imagine starting the new year with the promise of at least a $147 million payout from the federal government. But there are strings attached. In late December, President Donald Trump’s administration announced how much all 50 states would get under its new Rural Health Transformation Program, assigning them to use the money to fix systemic
Voting booths are set up at a polling place in Newtown, Pa., on April 23, 2024. Matt Rourke/AP Photo Election Day is 11 months away, and multiple states have already placed consequential referenda on the ballot that could bring significant changes to state laws and constitutions. Some have already been approved for voters’ consideration, while