Nathan Worcester

1 week ago | theepochtimes.com | Andrew Moran |Nathan Worcester

ADSen. Cynthia Lummis said she is ‘excited about the momentum’ in Washington over cryptocurrency. The Senate passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act, commonly known as the Genius Act, on June 17, marking a significant step in cryptocurrency regulation. In a rare glimpse of bipartisan support in the upper chamber, senators voted 68 to 30 in favor of the bill. Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade.

2 weeks ago | epochtimes.jp | Jackson Richman |Nathan Worcester

6月12日、米下院は94億ドルの連邦予算削減法案を賛成214票、反対212票の僅差で可決した。この法案は下院多数党院内総務スティーブ・スカリス議員が提出し、公共放送や対外援助の大幅削減が柱となっている。現在、上院に送付されており、党派に沿った採決で可決される見込み。上院ではこの種の法案に対してフィリバスター（議事妨害）回避のための60票要件は適用されず、単純過半数で可決が可能とされている。 法案は、公共放送サービスやナショナル・パブリック・ラジオを支援する公共放送公社への資金提供を全額廃止する。さらに、平和研究所への1500万ドル、アフリカ開発基金への2200万ドルの予算も削減。米国際開発庁（USAID）を通じた数十億ドルの経済援助も縮小する。 法案は加えて、イーロン・マスク氏が主導した政府効率化省（DOGE）の削減措置の一部を法制化する。 DOGEの公式サイトによると、同組織はこれまでに1800億ドルの税金を節約し、納税者1人当たり約1118ドルの節約を実現したという。...

2 weeks ago | theepochtimes.com | Jackson Richman |Nathan Worcester

It now goes to the Senate, where it will likely pass along party lines. The House passed a bill on June 12 to rescind $9.4 billion in federal spending. Introduced by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), it passed 214–212. Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate.

2 weeks ago | theepochtimes.com | Andrew Moran |Nathan Worcester

Federal tax receipts also record double-digit increase from a year ago. By Andrew Moran and Nathan Worcester6/11/2025Updated: 6/11/2025The U.S. government deepened its fiscal year financial shortfall in May, but Treasury Department data signaled that fiscal progress might be happening. According to the Monthly Treasury Statement, the federal government registered a $316 billion budget deficit last month, a 9 percent decline from the same month a year ago.

3 weeks ago | theepochtimes.com | Nathan Worcester

Crime and immigration were among the vulnerabilities highlighted by speakers at WelcomeFest, which was interrupted by ‘Gays Against Genocide.’6/6/2025Updated: 6/6/2025WASHINGTON—In the ballroom of a Washington hotel, powerful Democrats were looking inward. After it took big hits in 2024, how can the party of former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama recover?