GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales told reporters Tuesday he will not step down from his seat amid allegations he had an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide. “I am not going to resign,” the Texas lawmaker said. Speaker Mike Johnson said earlier Tuesday he planned to meet with Gonzales. Asked several times in
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Tuesday dismissed criticism against FBI Director Kash Patel for partying in the locker room with the U.S. men’s hockey team following their gold medal win at the Olympics. Jordan brushed off concern when asked by CNN’s Manu Raju whether the House Judiciary Committee, which Jordan chairs, should “look into” Patel’s…
The House on Tuesday narrowly voted down an aviation safety bill meant to address gaps discovered after the deadly January 2025 crash between an Army helicopter and a commercial plane over Washington, D.C., but not before some GOP infighting. The House voted against the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act 264 to 133 under a fast-track procedure typically…
The Party for Socialism and Liberation held a webinar for Georgia high school students, offering to connect those arrested with bail funds Party for Socialism and Liberation logo (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images), anti-ICE protest (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) Organizers behind the anti-Israel demonstrations across U.S. schools and cities are expanding their playbook to another cause: agitating
The House Appropriations Subcommittee for National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs holds an oversight hearing on the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) at 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 24. The session examines the NED’s operational effectiveness and funding, featuring testimony from President and CEO Damon Wilson. Original News Source Link – Epoch Times
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) on Monday introduced a resolution directing the House Ethics Committee to preserve and publicly release all reports on investigations into members of Congress regarding allegations of sexual harassment of staff or of a sexual relationship with a member of their staff. It comes as Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) faces increasing scrutiny…
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Feb. 10, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The White House on Feb. 24 warned Mexican drug cartels not to target U.S. citizens after it was revealed that the United States provided intelligence to the Mexican government in