Trump Administration Taps Stephanie Haridopolos as Temporary Surgeon General

Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos, in an undated file photograph. HHS via The Epoch Times The Trump administration is promoting a doctor to assume some of the responsibilities of the surgeon general, as officials await action from the Senate on President Donald Trump’s latest surgeon general nominee, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on

U.S. Announces Superseding Indictment Charging Raul Castro and Five Castro Regime Co-Defendants

The U.S. Department of Justice announced a superseding indictment at 1 p.m. ET on May 20, charging Raul Modesto Castro Ruz, 94, of Holguin, Cuba; along with Lorenzo Alberto Perez‑Perez of Las Tunas, Cuba; Emilio José Palacio Blanco; José Fidel Gual Barzaga; Raul Simanca Cardenas; and Luis Raul Gonzalez‑Pardo Rodriguez, for their… Original News Source

REPLAY: House GOP, Democratic Leaders Hold Weekly Press Conferences

House leaders hold separate press conferences on May 20, with Republicans speaking following their weekly party meeting at 10 a.m. ET and Democrats holding a post-caucus press conference at 1 p.m. ET. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwo… Original News Source Link – Epoch

House GOP, Democratic Leaders Hold Weekly Press Conferences

House leaders hold separate press conferences on May 20, with Republicans speaking following their weekly party meeting at 10 a.m. ET and Democrats holding a post-caucus press conference at 1 p.m. ET. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwo… Original News Source Link – Epoch

Federal Government Launches Operation to Find Missing Foster Children, 13 Recovered

The Department of Health and Human Services in Washington on April 29, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Trump administration has launched a pilot program to locate missing foster children, with 13 children already recovered in Mississippi, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on May 18. HHS said the program, called “Operation

Former DNC Vice Chair Likens Democratic Party to ‘Headless Chicken,’ Calls ‘Big Tent’ Rhetoric Hollow

David Hogg speaks during the Fast Company Innovation Festival 2024 at BMCC Tribeca PAC in New York City on Sept. 17, 2024. Eugene Gologursky/Getty Images for Fast Company David Hogg, the former Democratic National Committee vice chair and founder of the political action committee (PAC) Leaders We Deserve, accused the party of having no leader

DOJ Won’t Recommend Pardon of Epstein Accomplice Maxwell, Blanche Says

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during a press conference about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, at the Justice Department in Washington on April 27, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers on Tuesday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will not recommend a pardon for convicted Jeffrey Epstein