New York Yankees’ Mark Teixeira follows through on a solo home run against the Boston Red Sox during the fifth inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 2, 2014. Winslow Townson/AP WASHINGTON—Former baseball star and World Series champion Mark Teixeira announced on Aug. 28 that he is running for Congress.
Then-Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison speaks in Charlotte, N.C., on Nov. 2, 2024. Mike Stewart/AP Photo Former Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Jaime Harrison is urging his party to view the 2026 midterms as an opportunity similar to 2006, when Democrats won control of Congress during President George W. Bush’s second term. In a
A voter casts her ballot on Election Day in Canton, N.C., on Nov. 5, 2024. George Walker IV/AP Photo More than 200 individuals have filed paperwork to run for president in 2028, even as Democrats begin internal debates over which states will lead their nominating contests. The United States will hold its 61st presidential election
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official Dr. Demetre Daskalakis speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington on Sept. 7, 2022. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Several top officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stepped down following the ouster of Susan Monarez as the public health agency’s director. Among those
Kari Lake visits a Donald Trump support center outside Des Moines, Iowa., on Jan. 13, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—U.S. Agency for Global Media senior adviser Kari Lake lost her lawsuit on Aug. 28 over removing Voice of America board member Michael Abramowitz. In a one-page decision, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt addresses reporters during a briefing on June 11, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times The White House said on Thursday that officials arrested a juvenile in Washington who was allegedly threatening violence against a school after the mass shooting in Minneapolis a day earlier. “There was an arrest of a
(L-R) Eric Trump, then-former President Donald J. Trump, and his then-running mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) arrive at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 16, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Aug. 28 suggested that he may call on the Republican National Committee (RNC) to host a Republican National Convention midway