U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (L) and Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie (R) Sjamsoeddin stand as they pose for photographs with U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Kelly McKeague (L) and Indonesian Maj. Gen. Agus Widodo (R) after signing a memorandum of understanding at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on April 13, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
The Louisiana State House and Governmental Affairs Committee will discuss multiple bills, including redistricting (SB 121), at 9 a.m. ET on May 19. The bills are the following: HR 118 Wright, Tax/Income-Credit: Creates a legislative subcommittee to study the potential establishment of a state income tax credit for certain wate… Original News Source Link –
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the White House on April 15, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on May 18 another 30-day sanctions waiver allowing the purchase of Russian seaborne oil to aid “energy-vulnerable” countries hit by the Iran war. “This extension will provide additional flexibility, and we will work
Indian billionaire Gautam Adani speaks during an inauguration ceremony after the Adani Group completed the purchase of Haifa Port earlier in January 2023, in Haifa port, Israel, on Jan. 31, 2023. Amir Cohen/Reuters The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion on May 18 requesting that its criminal indictment against executives of Indian renewable-energy company
Newly confirmed Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, pledging new tactics to fight inflation, faces an uphill battle to keep rising prices in check. At his April 21 Senate confirmation hearing, Warsh called for “a regime change in the conduct of policy” at the Fed under former chair Jerome Powell, whose tenure saw annual inflation exceed
A voter at a polling site during the redistricting referendum in Alexandria, Va., on April 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Voters in Georgia, Kentucky, Alabama, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Idaho head to the polls on May 19 for a slate of primary elections that will shape key gubernatorial, Senate, House, and statewide contests ahead of
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, on April 3, 2026. Rahmat Gul/AP Photo The U.S. Supreme Court on May 18 ordered lower courts to reconsider rulings in two redistricting cases that concern whether private individuals may sue to enforce a federal law that bans discriminatory voting practices. The court directed the lower courts