Federal transit spending hits record highs while bus and rail usage continues to lag behind pre-pandemic levels, sparking debate over policy effectiveness.
Washington — The Department of Homeland Security remains officially shut down since funding ran out at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, after Congress failed to pass a bill to fund its operations before a stopgap measure lapsed. Without funding, some DHS functions will cease, although the impact will likely be more widely felt after President’s Day
Secretary of State Marco Rubio inked a nuclear cooperation agreement involving the U.S. and Hungary, hailing the countries' close relationship.
After setting social media abuzz by saying on a podcast over the weekend that aliens were real, former President Barack Obama said he didn’t see evidence that aliens “have made contact with us.” During a lightning round of questions with podcast host Brian Tylor Cohen, Obama was asked, “Are aliens real?” “They’re real,” he answered,
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina fields a measure to declare aliens who are convicted of animal abuse as deportable and inadmissible.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conferece on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on Feb. 15 that Democrats will do “whatever it takes” to make Virginia’s redistricting plan successful in a bid to counter Republican moves in
Department of Homeland Security shutdown persists as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., demands ICE reforms following fatal Minnesota shootings, while Republicans reject changes.