People hold up signs at a news conference in Houston on March 3, 2023, while protesting the proposed takeover of the city’s school district by the Texas Education Agency. Juan A. Lozano/AP Photo A Texas taxpayer and Christian advocate is suing the Houston Independent School District (HISD) after board members removed her from a public
Rep. Greg Landsman (D-Ohio) speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 13, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times On opposite sides of the state, Ohio Republicans are attempting to flip two Congressional seats currently occupied by Democrats. Ohio Congressional Districts 1 and 13 face competitive primaries on May 5. We had a
(Left) Ohio State Treasurer Robert Sprague. (Right) Combat veteran and elections integrity activist Marcell Strbich.Courtesy of Sprague For Ohio; Courtesy of Strbich for Ohio Heightened distrust and polarization around elections have elevated secretary of state races from routine campaigns into strategic battlegrounds for both parties across the nation. In Ohio, the Republican primary pits a
Home Depot customers walk by a posted “Now Hiring” sign in San Rafael, Calif., on March 8, 2024. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The long‑described stable but stagnant U.S. labor market showed signs of warming up in March, with hiring momentum continuing, according to new Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on May 5. The number of
A person votes in the Virginia redistricting referendum at Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy, in Alexandria, Va on April 21, 2026. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo The Tennessee state legislature is meeting on May 5 in a special session to redraw the state’s congressional map following a Supreme Court ruling that restricted a key provision of the Voting
Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks at a town hall meeting near Columbus, Ohio, on May 4, 2026. Janice Hisle/The Epoch Times COLUMBUS, Ohio—On the eve of Ohio’s primary election, the unopposed Democrat, the Republican frontrunner, and his challenger for governor all made campaign stops in or near the Buckeye State’s capital city. On
Teenagers pose for a photo while holding smartphones in front of a Meta logo, in this illustration taken on Sept. 11, 2025. Dado Ruvic/Reuters New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez on Monday requested that a judge declare Meta Platforms Inc. a public nuisance and require the company to pay $3.7 billion, while also requiring wide-scale