Democrats will vote against an upcoming funding bill if it doesn’t “rein in” federal immigration enforcement efforts after the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man by a Border Patrol agent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said.
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Democrats will vote against an upcoming funding bill if it doesn’t “rein in” federal immigration enforcement efforts after the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man by a Border Patrol agent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said.
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The Pentagon released its new National Defense Strategy late on Jan. 23, placing the homeland and a surrounding sphere of influence as the top priority for the U.S. military. Here are the four key lines of effort outlined in the new National Defense Strategy and how they fit into Trump’s security and foreign policy framework.
- Alongside the federal government’s plan to overhaul America’s air traffic control infrastructure by the end of President Donald Trump’s second term, the Department of Transportation is eyeing Dulles International Airport in DC for a widespread revitalization project.
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The sudden downfall of two of China’s most senior military leaders has fueled speculation that Chinese leader Xi Jinping is entering a decisive—and potentially destabilizing—phase of internal power consolidation.
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🍵 Health: Four common foods and supplements that can interfere with your medications.
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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 14, 2025. (Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times) |
Democrats will vote against an upcoming funding bill if it doesn’t “rein in” federal immigration enforcement efforts after the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man by a Border Patrol agent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said.
If Democrats unite against the spending bill, the likelihood of a partial government shutdown later this week increases. “What’s happening in Minnesota is appalling—and unacceptable in any American city,” Schumer wrote on social media.
“Democrats sought common-sense reforms in the Department of Homeland Security [DHS] spending bill, but because of Republicans’ refusal to stand up to President [Donald] Trump, the DHS bill is woefully inadequate to rein in the abuses of ICE. I will vote no.”
The top Senate Democrat added that his caucus “will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included.” There is a looming midnight Jan. 30 deadline for senators to pass a spending measure to avoid a partial government shutdown. The bill includes funding for Homeland Security and requires 60 votes to advance. With a narrow 53–47 majority in the Senate, Republicans will likely need at least eight Democrats to pass a measure, as Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) often votes against Senate spending measures.
Even before Schumer’s post on the night of Jan. 24, other Senate Democrats had spoken out against additional funding for the Homeland Security Department after protester Renee Good was shot by a federal agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7. Immigration enforcement efforts began there late in 2025.
Federal officials have defended the Jan. 24 shooting, alleging that the man was wielding a gun before he was sprayed with a chemical irritant, pulled to the ground, and ultimately shot by a Border Patrol agent. Critics of Homeland Security have called for a third-party, independent investigation into the incident. (More)
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A federal judge late on Jan. 24 ordered the Trump administration to retain all evidence related to the fatal shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti during an altercation with Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis earlier that day.
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Texas Democrat voters witnessed the first side-by-side glimpse of their party’s candidates for the state’s Senate seat up for election this year in a debate focused on berating the Trump administration. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) currently holds the seat and is facing his own competitive primary.
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The Metrorail station at Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Va., on Nov. 2, 2022, with the terminal in the background. (Matthew Barakat/AP Photo) |
Commissioned and built in the years immediately after World War II, Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia is a critical transportation artery in the Washington metropolitan area. It was the first airport designed for commercial jets and one of the busiest airspaces in the world. Dulles served 29 million passengers between October 2024 and October 2025. Alongside the federal government’s plan to overhaul America’s air traffic control infrastructure by the end of President Donald Trump’s second term, the Department of Transportation is eyeing Dulles for a widespread revitalization project, inviting proposals from the private sector to “construct completely new terminals and concourses.” “Tourists, world leaders, and CEOs from around the world should not be forced to travel through an inefficient airport when they visit D.C.,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a December 2025 statement. “[Dulles] needs a complete refresh to assume its proper role as the premier international gateway into the capital of the greatest country in the world.” The airport’s “mobile lounges”—also known as “people movers,” which transport passengers from the airport’s terminal to specific concourses and, at times, directly to planes themselves—and the hub’s critical role in the expansion of the U.S. capital make Dulles a key part of American aviation history.
Although the airport is a breeze for pilots, the passenger experience leaves much to be desired more than 60 years after Dulles first opened to the public, according to some former pilots.
“They have long concrete runways and the instrument landing system—as far as takeoff and landing—as an aviator, it gets an A-plus,“ Richard Levy—safety expert, former pilot, and 40-plus-year veteran of the aviation industry—told The Epoch Times. ”For the passengers, I wouldn’t give it that kind of a grade at all with the outdated facilities.”
He said that when the upgrades are complete, “it’s going to be one heck of a place.” Here is what we know about the federal government’s plan to revitalize and upgrade one of the key lifelines in American airspace. (More) |
China's military officers stand in front of a window before a welcome ceremony in Beijing on Aug. 16, 2016. (Mark Schiefelbein/Pool/AFP via Getty Images) |
The sudden downfall of two of China’s most senior military leaders has fueled speculation that Chinese leader Xi Jinping is entering a decisive—and potentially destabilizing—phase of internal power consolidation.
China’s Ministry of National Defense on Jan. 24 announced that Zhang Youxia, a Politburo member and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, and Liu Zhenli, a commission member and chief of the Joint Staff Department, were under investigation for “serious violations of discipline and law.”
The announcement marked one of the most dramatic purges at the top of the People’s Liberation Army in decades.
According to Wen Rui, a China current affairs commentator based in South Korea, Xi’s move amounts to an open confrontation with three powerful groups long embedded within the Chinese Communist Party—the military establishment, the so-called “princeling” elite, and retired party elders.
“Xi Jinping has finally opened Pandora’s box,” Wen wrote on X . “What comes next may leave people stunned.”
At the center of the storm is Zhang, widely regarded as one of the most deeply entrenched figures in China’s military. Zhang served in the military for more than five decades and is the son of Zhang Zongxun, a revolutionary-era general whose influence dates back to the CCP’s early military history.
Zhang family’s networks within the military span generations, according to Wen, creating what he described as an extraordinarily complex web of loyalty and patronage.
“Xi Jinping is effectively choosing a fight to the death with a massive force,” Wen said, suggesting that the scope of Zhang’s influence goes far beyond his formal titles. (More) More World News: |
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his country does not intend to pursue a free trade agreement with China, after President Donald Trump said Canadian goods would be hit with 100 percent U.S. tariffs if Canada “makes a deal with China.”
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Grapefruit for breakfast might have just sabotaged your medication. The green tea you’re sipping could be canceling out the effects of your cancer treatment. The St. John’s wort you take for mood support may be making your birth control ineffective. The foods and supplements we reach for to stay healthy can sometimes do exactly the opposite when mixed with prescription drugs.
While three-quarters of Americans use dietary supplements, and nearly two-thirds are on prescription drugs, millions are unknowingly combining substances that shouldn’t mix. More than 85 medications can dangerously interact with grapefruit alone. Some interactions weaken your medicine, rendering treatments useless. Others amplify drug effects, turning safe doses into dangerous ones.
“All medicine is three parts poison; if it has no poison, it is not medicine,” Dr. Yen-Nien (Jason) Hou, coordinator of the Herb Information Center at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and a pharmacist and traditional Chinese medicine herbalist, told The Epoch Times. “This means that any remedy potent enough to heal can also cause harm if used incorrectly, in excess, or in the wrong setting.” Supplement and medication interactions start in your gut and liver, where “worker proteins”—enzymes such as CYP3A4—and “pumps”—such as P-glycoprotein—process medications, Hou said.
Some herbs and foods turn these workers up, clearing drugs from your body too quickly and reducing their effectiveness. Others slow them down, causing drugs to build up to dangerous levels and increasing side effects. Others interact directly with medications—thinning blood, stimulating the immune system, or blocking absorption.
Because interactions are varied and complex, if you’re on medications, always consult a qualified herbalist, pharmacist, or physician before taking supplements or herbs, and ask about any interactions, including foods that may affect their potency. (More)
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