Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) departs a meeting with Senate Republicans in the U.S. Capitol on June 28, 2025. Al Drago/Getty Images Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) announced Sunday that he won’t run for reelection in the 2026 midterms. President Donald Trump had warned he may move to primary Tillis after the senator indicated he won’t support
A man holds a phone displaying the TikTok app on Aug. 11, 2024. Oleksii Pydsosonnii/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump said on June 29 that he has found a buyer for the Chinese-owned short video application TikTok, and that he will reveal the group in roughly two weeks. Trump made the comments in an interview
“Their friendship was a romance: passionate, tender and tempestuous, full of longing, riven by jealousy.” No, I’m not referring to Trump and Bibi. It’s Ian Leslie’s take on McCartney and Lennon. Dominic Green returns to the Weekend Beacon with a review of John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs. “Bound by ambition as well as love, John and Paul
The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 3, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Supreme Court on June 27 handed down a decision restricting federal judges’ ability to impose nationwide injunctions against executive policies, a ruling that was immediately hailed by President Donald Trump as a win for his administration. Justice Amy Coney Barrett
Ian Leslie’s John & Paul is that rarity, a book about music that is well-written and worth reading. This is because Ian Leslie is not a music writer. He is a behavioralist whose previous books include studies of the social functions of lying and curiosity, and the formation and resolution of social conflict. His exploration
The U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 28, 2025. Al Drago/Getty Images The Senate advanced the latest version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in a procedural vote on June 28, clearing the way for floor debate on the substance of the sweeping megabill and moving Republicans one step closer to delivering on key
(L–R) Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison, Tom Weber, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, former Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, former Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Joe Biden, Gwen Walz and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz attend funeral services for Mark and Melissa Hortman at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis, Minn., on June 28, 2025. Alex