First Lady Melania Trump Holds Private Meeting with Freed American-Israeli Hostage Keith Siegel After Helping Secure His Release

Office of the first lady First Lady Melania Trump engaged in a private meeting with freed American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel in the White House today. The First Lady’s sit-down with Aviva Siegel in January 2025 sparked a series of events that ultimately led to Keith Siegel’s liberation from Hamas.   “That first meeting with Aviva

DNC Targets 2020 Voters Who Skipped 2024 With New Outreach Push

The headquarters of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) in Washington on Aug. 22, 2018. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images The Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced on Wednesday a new voter contact and volunteer training program that aims to reach more than 1 million infrequent voters in the first quarter of 2026, as both parties gear up for

Treaty limiting U.S., Russian nuclear weapons expiring as leaders mull what’s next

The last remaining treaty between the U.S. and Russia that limits the number of deployable nuclear weapons expires Thursday, marking the end of decades of arms control agreements between the two countries with the largest nuclear arsenals in the world.  The New START Treaty, signed in 2010 by the U.S. and Russia, limited the number

Feds told MN officials, “Let us into your prisons.” MN says it has been doing so.

For weeks, Trump administration officials have been demanding more cooperation from the state of Minnesota and the city of Minneapolis in detaining and turning over people accused of being in the U.S. illegally and have accused the state of blocking their efforts. A state official says Minnesota has complied with U.S. requests regarding its non-citizen

Minnesota corrections officials dispute accusations from feds

For weeks, Trump administration officials have been demanding more cooperation from the state of Minnesota and the city of Minneapolis in detaining and turning over people accused of being in the U.S. illegally and have accused the state of blocking their efforts. A state official says Minnesota has complied with U.S. requests regarding its non-citizen prisoners

Supreme Court Allows New California Congressional Map That Favors Democrats

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 2, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 4 allowed California to use its newly redrawn congressional map in the upcoming midterm elections over the objections of Republicans who filed to block it. The decision in Tangipa v. Newsom came in an unsigned

LIVE NOW: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Examines European Energy Security

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds a hearing at 2:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 4 to examine European energy security. Witnesses: Geoffrey Pyatt, senior managing director, Energy and Critical Minerals, McLarty Associates; distinguished fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C. Dan Byers, vice president o… Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office?