House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks to press after a meeting with other Congressional leaders and cabinet members about Venezuela at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Jan. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Speaker Mike Johnston (R-La.) said Jan. 6 that he does not expect the U.S. military to send troops into
Washington — Republican Rep. Jim Baird of Indiana has been hospitalized after a car accident, President Trump and Baird’s office said Tuesday. Baird’s office said the congressman is expected to make a full recovery after his vehicle was struck. Mr. Trump said Baird’s wife was also hospitalized after the incident, but will be OK. “Congressman
Washington — Republican Rep. Jim Baird of Indiana and his wife have been hospitalized after a car accident, President Trump said Tuesday. Mr. Trump referenced the incident in a speech before a House Republican retreat at the Kennedy Center in Washington. The president said Baird and his wife will be “fine” but that it was
Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) speaks on the House floor on Sept. 13, 2023. House of Representatives/Screenshot via NTD Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) died on Jan. 5 at the age of 65. “I want to express our tremendous sorrow [at the] the loss of a great member, great, great, great member, Congressman, Doug LaMalfa, who passed
Washington — Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a California Republican who had been in Congress since 2013, has died, House GOP leaders announced Tuesday. He was 65. “Doug was a loving father and husband, and staunch advocate for his constituents and rural America,” Majority Whip Tom Emmer said in a post on X. “Our prayers are with
Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration for its approach to the Venezuela operation, saying “this president ran on getting us out of foreign conflicts and he’s doing the exact opposite of that.” “I would like to understand from him, why the change?” Kelly said on “CBS Mornings.” Kelly said
Rep. Jim Baird hospitalized after car accident, reported in stable condition. Indiana Republican congressman remains responsive following the incident.