Washington — The Senate is closing in on a deal to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security and end the partial government shutdown that has stretched six weeks and snarled air travel. A group of Senate Republicans met with President Trump at the White House on Monday evening and returned to the
A statue of explorer Christopher Columbus, placed by President Donald Trump, stands near the White House at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on March 23, 2026. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump has installed a statue of Italian explorer Christopher Columbus on the White House grounds, a replica of one that was thrown
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to testify in federal court Tuesday in the ongoing criminal trial of former Florida Congressman David Rivera, who is accused of secretly lobbying for the Venezuelan government during the first Trump administration. Federal prosecutors allege that Rivera worked alongside his codefendant, Esther Nuhfer, to influence the first Trump
President Donald Trump visits Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley, in Memphis, Tenn., on March 23, 2026. Also seen in the image is Graceland estate’s archivist, Angie Marchese. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters President Donald Trump shared his longtime admiration for Elvis Presley, the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, while walking through the late singer’s Memphis estate, Graceland,
The U.S.–Mexico border wall seen from outside of San Diego on Jan. 20, 2026. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on March 24 in a case to decide whether the government is required to allow asylum seekers to apply for asylum before they’ve crossed the border. The case,
The Pentagon in Washington on Oct. 15, 2025. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters The Pentagon on March 23 announced changes to its media access policy after a court ruling determined that its previous policy violated both the First and Fifth Amendments. “The Department always complies with court orders but disagrees with the decision and is pursuing an appeal,”
The Department of Government Efficiency website is displayed on a phone in a file photo. Oleksii Pydsosonnii/The Epoch Times The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to halt lower courts’ attempts to access information about the inner workings of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The Supreme Court intervened in the case last year, ruling