The Trump administration will release funding for UN agencies in exchange for the Democratic ranking member’s vote Rand Paul / Getty Images Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.) voted against advancing Mike Waltz’s nomination for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a move that cost American taxpayers $75 million in funds that will now go to
Washington — President Trump signed legislation to claw back $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding, the first time in decades that Congress has approved a president’s request to rescind previously approved funding. White House spokesperson Harrison Fields said Thursday that the package was “officially signed.” Both the Senate and House passed the legislation, known
The Supreme Court in Washington on July 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Supreme Court on July 24 paused a lower court ruling that prevents voters in seven states from suing over alleged discrimination under the federal Voting Rights Act. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit previously issued an order barring
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks to supporters during an election night event at The Orpheum Theater in Madison, Wis., on Nov. 8, 2022. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced on July 24 that he will not seek a third term. In a video message posted on X, with the caption “A love letter
Washington — The increasing pressure on the Trump administration to release more details about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein shows little sign of easing soon. It’s put President Trump’s allies in Congress in a bind as they try to balance the Republican base’s demands for the release of all Epstein-related files against the White House’s
Steve Witkoff, U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, attends a meeting between President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on July 14, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The United States on Thursday abandoned peace talks with Hamas after the terrorist group signaled that it
Wisconsin’s Democratic governor, Tony Evers, announced Thursday that he will not seek a third term in 2026, creating the first open race for governor in the battleground state in 16 years. It will be Wisconsin’s highest profile race next year, as Democrats also angle to take control of the Legislature thanks to redrawn election maps