California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in Los Angeles on Sep. 25, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times California Gov. Gavin Newsom has recently revamped his social media strategy in a bid to counter President Donald Trump and Republicans. The campaign, which features social media posts mimicking the style of Trump, comes as the Democratic Party debates
The Texas Capitol in Austin on Sept. 5, 2023. Brandon Bell/Getty Images The Texas Senate on Aug. 22 will take up a bill to redraw Texas’s congressional maps to increase Republicans’ hold on the state’s U.S. House delegation by as many as five seats. The bill is expected to pass through the Republican-dominated upper chamber,
FBI Director Kash Patel testifies before a Senate committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 8, 2025. Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo FBI Director Kash Patel on Thursday announced that the bureau has reached a settlement agreement with 10 FBI whistleblowers that includes backpay and other benefits. In a post on X, Patel said that
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins testifies before the House Agriculture Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 11, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times In a memorandum issued on Aug. 21, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a new policy prioritizing land use efficiency when evaluating proposals for power generation projects on National Forest System lands.
Marcy and Miguel Mendoza (R) who lost their 10-year-old son Nathaniel Mendoza to fentanyl, attend the fourth annual National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day in New York City, on Aug. 21, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times NEW YORK—They flocked to the city by the hundreds, families and friends from across the country with one thing
A store in Washington on Aug. 19, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Across the nation’s capital, business owners and employees offered mixed opinions of President Donald Trump’s push to clamp down on crime in the city. Trump’s Aug. 11 order to temporarily take over the city’s police department has prompted a surge of law enforcement agents
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 14, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) offered support for the Trump administration’s plan to take an equity stake in chipmaker Intel. The stake would be in exchange for the previous administration’s award to Intel of almost