Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gives an update on Microsoft employing Chinese nationals to write code for Pentagon cloud systems on Aug. 27, 2025. Screenshot via The Epoch Times/@SecDef/X.com U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Trump administration has brought to an end Microsoft’s employment of Chinese nationals to write code for sensitive Pentagon cloud
The Maryland state Capitol in Annapolis. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images A lawmaker from Maryland has introduced legislation to redraw the Democrat-dominated Old Line State’s congressional maps, potentially marking the latest escalation in a national battle over redistricting. “I submitted this because we need to fight back by sending a message to other states,” wrote
The offices of Meta in Menlo Park, Calif., on July 31, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms, announced on Aug. 26 that it would launch a new political action committee (PAC) in California to endorse candidates, regardless of party affiliation, who support artificial intelligence (AI) innovation and a more lenient stance
Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill talks with the media in front of the Hale Boggs Federal Building in New Orleans on May 19, 2025. David Grunfeld/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File Redistricting based on race is unconstitutional, Louisiana’s attorney general told the Supreme Court on Aug. 27 in a preview of arguments that
Ken Martin, then-DNC chair candidate, speaks at the “Win With Workers” rally and press conference at the DNC Midwestern Candidate Forum in Detroit on Jan. 16, 2025. Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for One Fair Wage The Democratic National Committee (DNC) abruptly ended its summer meeting in Minneapolis on Wednesday, after news broke of a mass
Students cheer during the 374th Harvard Commencement in Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Mass., on May 29, 2025. Rick Friedman/AFP via Getty Images International students pursuing education in the United States are welcome, President Donald Trump said on Aug. 26, including those from China. “I think it’s very insulting to say students can’t come here, because
Susan Monarez testifies in Washington on June 25, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images Less than a month after she was sworn in, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez is no longer with the agency, the Department of Health and Human Services announced on Aug. 27. HHS announced the departure in a post on