Trump Withdraws Casey Means as Surgeon General Nominee, Makes New Selection

President Donald Trump walks to Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on April 11, 2026. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images President Donald Trump on April 30 withdrew the nomination of Dr. Casey Means to be surgeon general, after the panel overseeing health agencies declined to vote on the nominee. Trump also announced that he is

House Passes Farm Bill, Sends to Senate

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on April 29, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The House of Representatives approved a sweeping Farm Bill on April 30, sending it to the Senate for consideration. The bill, which typically sets U.S. agricultural, nutrition, and conservation policy for roughly five years, passed the House in a vote of

Moulton: Hegseth is guilty of war crimes

Rep. Seth Moulton (Mass.) on Wednesday became the latest House Democrat to accuse Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of war crimes, accusations that have mounted amid the Iran war and the U.S. military’s lethal boat strikes on alleged drug runners. When asked Wednesday on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront” whether Hegseth is guilty of war crimes, Moulton said, “Absolutely.”…

David Scott’s daughter to run to fill his Georgia House seat: Report

The daughter of the late U.S. Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.) said she will run in the special election to succeed her father.  The Georgia lawmaker died this month, after over two decades in Congress. Marcye Scott told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution this week that she was considering launching a political bid this cycle before her father’s…