The U.S. Capitol building on May 18, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Senate advanced legislation Tuesday directing President Donald Trump to withdraw American forces from the Iran conflict unless Congress authorizes continued operations or declares war. Lawmakers approved the resolution by a 50–47 vote. The measure, rooted in the 1973 War Powers Resolution, cleared
U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House in Washington on May 15, 2026. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President Donald Trump signed an executive order on May 19 directing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to provide banks with an advisory on financial risks posed by individuals living in the country illegally. In his order, Trump urged
U.S. President Donald Trump returns to the White House in Washington on May 15, 2026. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President Donald Trump signed an executive order on May 19 directing Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to provide banks with an advisory on financial risks posed by individuals living in the country illegally. In his order, Trump urged
The Department of Justice in Washington on March 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A panel of federal appeals court judges on May 19 grappled with the Trump administration’s efforts to procure unredacted voter registration records from California and Oregon. The hearing came as the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has been reaching out to
Keisha Lance Bottoms, mayor of Atlanta, Ga., speaks at the Concordia Summit in Manhattan, N.Y., on Sept. 24, 2018. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters SAVANNAH, Ga.—Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms won the Democratic nomination in Georgia’s gubernatorial primary on May 19 by a wide margin over her opponents, fulfilling previous polls’ projections. There were seven qualified Democrats running
A person votes in the Virginia redistricting referendum at Lake Braddock Secondary School, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Burke, Va. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo State Rep. Chris Rabb won the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District on May 19 in what was a competitive primary in Philadelphia. Given there is no Republican in the
Residents walk down Broadway, the main thoroughfare in the mountain city of Jim Thorpe, in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District on May 18, 2026. Jacob Burg/The Epoch Times BETHLEHEM, Penn.—Democrats in Pennsylvania’s 7th and 8th congressional districts chose their candidates on May 19 to challenge two Republicans who just barely flipped their seats in 2024. Running