Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is sworn into office by the Honorable William Mims, Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, at the Virginia State Capitol, in Richmond, Va., on Jan. 17, 2026. Win McNamee/Getty Images Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address next
Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 16, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Thursday said it proposed a
The Rocky Mountains rise beyond the Denver skyline on Jan. 24, 2016. Charlie Riedel/AP Photo A Democratic-aligned group backed by former Obama-era Attorney General Eric Holder filed ballot initiative paperwork on Feb. 18 in Colorado that would ask voters to temporarily override the state’s independent congressional redistricting commission and install a new map for 2028
A sign welcomes early voters to Austin City Hall in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 18, 2026, the second day of early voting in Texas’s primary elections. Nathan Worcester/The Epoch Times Four of Texas’s biggest Democratic organizations on Tuesday announced a $30 million joint campaign operation—combining volunteers, data, and overhead costs in a way the state
Informational pamphlets at a health care enrollment fair in Richmond, Calif., on March 31, 2014. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Health insurance premiums and deductibles rose faster than both inflation and wages in 2024, leaving the average American worker with health care costs of more than $11,000 against a median household income of $86,000. These costs rose
The demolition of the East Wing of the White House. Jessica Koscielniak/Reuters The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts on Feb. 19 approved a proposal for a new White House ballroom, advancing a major renovation project at the executive residence. The commission—whose members were appointed by President Donald Trump—was originally scheduled to only review and discuss
Apple CEO Tim Cook during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2026. AP Photo/Markus Schreiber West Virginia sued Apple on Feb. 19, claiming the company knowingly allowed its iCloud platform to be used to distribute and store child sexual abuse material for years without taking action to