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Members of Congress look on as President Donald Trump signs the Secure America Act in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on June 10, 2026. The $70 billion package focuses entirely on funding Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations through the end of Trump's term in office in FY2029. Alex Wong/Getty Images
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. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.