Minnesota human services officials skip fraud hearing as Walz promises reform
Minnesota human services officials skip fraud hearing as frustrated lawmakers demand accountability. Gov. Walz promises reform amid ongoing fraud concerns.
‘You can cry about it’: Tempers flare in Senate as DHS shutdown debate erupts, stalemate digs deeper
Neither side is close to a deal to end the DHS shutdown, which entered its 26th day on Wednesday. Republicans want a temporary funding extension, while Democrats want to carve out ICE.
After Trump’s call for Massie defeat, outside groups spending $5M to try ousting him
Outside groups are already spending more than $5 million in hopes of unseating GOP Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky in a May primary after President Trump called for his defeat. So far, federal campaign finance records show that anti-Massie forces have dominated much of the outside spending picture in the Kentucky contest where the congressman
Pelosi backs Dunn for Hoyer House seat in Maryland
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday endorsed former Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn in the race to succeed retiring Rep. Steny Hoyer (D) in Maryland’s 5th Congressional District. Dunn, who defended Pelosi’s office during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, is mounting his second run for Congress after losing to Rep….
Trump Wants Clean Reauthorization of Surveillance Powers Law, Rep. McClain Says
Rep. Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times DORAL, Fla.—President Donald Trump prefers to pass a “clean” reauthorization of a key federal surveillance law before its expiration deadline next month, Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) said on March 11. “What
Top US court hands Trump a win on deportations as SCOTUS challenge looms
A US appeals court intervened at the last minute to greenlight Trump's third-country deportation policy from taking force, handing the administration a win — if only temporarily.
Trump support for warrantless spy powers could jeopardize Democratic backing
President Trump throwing his support behind renewing the U.S.’s warrantless surveillance powers could complicate efforts to secure Democratic support for reauthorizing the spy authority amid concerns the White House would abuse the tool. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was renewed in 2024 with a vote that split not along party lines…