Education Secretary Linda McMahon testifies on Capitol Hill on May 21, 2025. Rod Lamkey, Jr./AP Photo Several more Department of Education functions will be moved to other federal agencies as part of the ongoing effort to dismantle the department and save taxpayer dollars, a senior department official said Nov. 18. Federal grant programs for K-12
Then-Senate hopeful Mike Braun speaks at President Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again rally in Evansville, Ind., on Aug. 30, 2018. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Indiana Gov. Mike Braun must do more to make sure that the state’s Republican-controlled Senate holds a vote on redistricting after the state
Nearly 1 in 30 clinical trials were interrupted by funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health, affecting more than 74,000 patients and research into cancer, infectious disease and more, according to a newly published paper. Clinical trials are the best way for researchers to study how medical interventions affect a patient population, doctors say.
Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, who sponsored the bill to force the release of the files, said he was surprised by the president’s support for the vote after months of pushback. “I was very surprised,” Khanna said Tuesday on “CBS Mornings.” “He was fighting Thomas Massie and me for five months. They shut down Congress over
Democrats on Tuesday introduced legislation to put guardrails around private donations to fund construction on White House grounds and the vice president’s residence. The bill, which comes in response to President Trump soliciting private money to fund a $300 million East Wing ballroom, is sponsored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Rep. Robert Garcia
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell arrives to speak at a news conference following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington on Oct. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump said on Nov. 18 that he may have already selected his pick to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. “I think I already
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, on Nov. 17, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives, in a near-unanimous vote, passed a bill on Nov. 18 that would require the Department of Justice to release more files surrounding the deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The final tally was 427–1. Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.)