Bipartisan congressional delegation saves US-Mexico joint military exercise

Bipartisan congressional pressure helped push Mexico’s legislature to approve a joint military exercise between the U.S. and Mexican militaries, according to two people familiar with a U.S. delegation to the country. The U.S. and Mexico had been considering a joint exercise for which 19 U.S. Marines would train with the Mexican Navy in the city

Not Just California: Washington State and Illinois Eyeing Millionaire Taxes

Even as billionaires flee California to escape a potential wealth tax, proposals to raise taxes on millionaires are advancing in Washington state and Illinois. Legislation to impose a new 9.9 percent tax on income above $1 million a year advanced this week in Olympia, Wash., passing the Senate Ways & Means Committee. The Evergreen State

’18-Year-Old Woman With Mental Health Issues’: How Mainstream Media Outlets Described Canadian Transgender School Shooter

Some outlets referred to Jesse Van Rootselaar, who was born male, as ‘she,’ others used ‘they’ Jesse Van Rootselaar (Facebook) The transgender perpetrator of Tuesday’s attack on a Canadian high school in British Columbia, Jesse Van Rootselaar, was born male and began transitioning six years ago, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Here’s how

Democrats Say GOP Funding Plan for Homeland Security Doesn’t Deliver Needed Changes

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conferece on Capitol Hill on Feb. 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Leading Democrats in Congress said Thursday that a White House proposal under review for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding falls short of the “dramatic changes” Democrats want in order to curb Immigration