Federal Judiciary Asks Congress for Authority to Manage Its Own Courthouses

The Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The federal judiciary has asked Congress to pass legislation giving it the power to manage its own courthouses. If the request is granted, this change would shift that authority from the General Services Administration (GSA), which is part of the executive branch. The

Medicare Hospital Trust Fund Will Be Insolvent by 2040, Report Says

A man walks through a hospital in Irvine, Calif., Oct. 11, 2016. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund is projected to be exhausted by 2040, 12 years earlier than estimated in March 2025, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s February projection. If the balance of the fund reaches zero and the

Police Officer Shot in Alleged Antifa Attack Testifies in Texas Trial

The Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, on Sept. 15, 2016. Louis DeLuca/The Dallas Morning News via AP DALLAS—Police and detention officers testifying in the North Texas Antifa trial gave eye-witness accounts of the nighttime attack on an immigration holding facility that left one officer shot in the neck and others fearing for their lives.

K-12 Reading, Math Scores Lagging Behind Pre-Pandemic Levels: Study

Elementary students work on their math homework in Laguna Niguel, Calif., on May 12, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Only a third of American K-12 schools have returned to pre-coronavirus pandemic achievement levels in math or reading, an education analysis group said this week. Those findings came as part of a study released on Feb.

K–12 Reading, Math Scores Lagging Behind Pre-COVID-19 Pandemic Levels: Study

Elementary students work on their math homework in Laguna Niguel, Calif., on May 12, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Only one-third of American K–12 schools have returned to pre-COVID-19 pandemic achievement levels in math or reading, an education analysis group said this week. Those findings came as part of a study released on Feb. 24

Trump Says Olympic Women’s Hockey Champions Will Soon Visit White House

Team USA women’s hockey gold-medal winners pose after the medal ceremony after the match between the United States and Canada at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Feb. 19, 2026. Bruce Bennett/Getty Images President Donald Trump said Team USA women’s gold medal-winning hockey members will soon make their

What the Surgeon General Nominee Said on Vaccines, Autism, and Psychedelics

Surgeon General nominee Dr. Casey Means appeared before a Senate panel on Feb. 25 and indicated broad alignment with top Trump administration health officials on vaccines, food, and farming. During a hearing in Washington, Means, 38, answered questions from members of the Health Committee as they consider whether to advance her nomination to the full