Shutdown Fights Energize Democrats, but Strategists Say Voters Want Economic Answers

The U.S. Capitol building during the 34th day of the government shutdown in Washington on Nov. 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Over the past six months, Democrats have done something strategists say their own voters had been demanding: they picked a fight and refused to back down. The party held firm through a 43-day

California officials make arrests in LA hospice fraud crackdown

The California Department of Justice and several state agencies arrested five people Wednesday in a crackdown on an alleged hospice fraud ring, and officials said more arrests will come. Several suspects received “notices to appear” in court and will face arrest warrants if they don’t show. In total, the state filed charges against 21 suspects.

DOJ probing NFL over games on paid platforms, sources say

The National Football League is being investigated by the federal government for practices that allegedly harm consumers for licensing games to multiple platforms — paid streaming platforms, paid cable networks, and others, sources told CBS News. A government official familiar with the matter said the probe is about affordability for consumers and creating an “even

CEQ Issues Guidance on Categorical Exclusions

White House CEQ outlines “CE-first” approach to streamline NEPA reviews. Today, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a new guidance for Federal departments and agencies on how to establish, revise, adopt, and apply categorical exclusions (CE) in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This guidance will relieve infrastructure projects from excessive permitting