Senate Democrats have “grave concerns” about U.S. support for GHF Gaza aid efforts

A group of Democratic senators led by Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland is urging the Trump administration to suspend American financial support for the Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a private food distribution organization that has been heavily criticized for the way it delivers food aid to Gazans and because so many have been

Some Democrats Absent as National Governors Association Wrestles With Partisanship

A view of the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo., which hosted the National Governors Association’s summer meeting, on July 26, 2025. Nathan Worcester/The Epoch Times COLORADO SPRINGS—In the shadow of the Rockies at a resort hotel, state leaders assembled on July 25 and 26—some of them, anyway. They came to the Broadmoor for the National Governors

Transcript: Russell Vought on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” July 27, 2025

The following is the transcript of an interview with Russell Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on July 27, 2025. MARGARET BRENNAN: We begin today with the director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, welcome to

Thailand, Cambodia Agree to Meet in Malaysia to Discuss Cease-Fire

A Cambodian military vehicle carries rocket launcher in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia, July 26, 2025. Heng Sinith /AP Photo Thai and Cambodian leaders on July 27 indicated they would meet in Malaysia and enter into cease-fire negotiations to resolve a deadly border dispute after U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on Saturday. After four days of

China’s Battery Mineral Monopoly Poses National Security Risk: Report 

Employees work at a factory that produces lithium battery for export in Huaibei, China, on June 11, 2024. STR/AFP via Getty Images China monopolizes over 80 percent of critical raw battery minerals used in U.S. military equipment, posing a serious national security threat, new research has found. Beijing’s “brute force economics” utilizes a bevy of

Pipeline Operators Call for Congress to Close Loophole That Shields Vandals From Federal Criminal Prosecution

Fresh nuts, bolts and fittings are ready to be added to the east leg of the pipeline near St. Ignace as Enbridge prepares to test the Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac in Mackinaw City, Mich., on June 8, 2017. The Canadian Press/AP/Dale G. Young Pipeline operators want Congress to amend federal law