The U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—As a Friday deadline to fund the federal government draws closer, Senate Republicans are asking Democrats to clarify their expectations around funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to find a compromise. The atmosphere on Capitol Hill on Tuesday was one of uncertainty
A crane offloads wreckage from a salvage vessel onto a flatbed truck in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 5, 2025, a week after a midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Ben Curtis/AP Photo The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on
Top Justice Department officials said Tuesday they expect to finish reviewing and publishing files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein soon, but cannot provide a specific timeline. A federal law required the Justice Department to release its massive trove of records on Epstein by mid-December. The department has released over 100,000 pages so far,
A man shouts at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) after spraying her during a town hall meeting in Minneapolis on Jan. 27, 2026, in a still image from video. Maria Alejandra Cardona/Reuters A man armed with a syringe sprayed a mysterious liquid at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) during a town hall she held in Minneapolis on
Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va., on Aug. 13, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A state judge on Jan. 27 halted an effort to redraw Virginia’s congressional map to benefit Democrats in time for the November midterm elections. Although redistricting generally happens every 10 years after the U.S. Census issues its population count, the unusual
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Liam Conejo Ramos in a Minneapolis suburb on Jan. 20, 2026. Ali Daniels via AP A federal judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father after the detention of the boy’s father last week in a Minnesota suburb. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery issued the order Monday, prohibiting the