The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) website is displayed on a phone, in this photo illustration. Oleksii Pydsosonnii/The Epoch Times The U.S. government’s civilian workforce shrank by about 12 percent over the first year of the second Trump administration, the latest federal data show. Figures updated on March 4 by the Office of Personnel Management
Plumes of smoke rise over the skyline following explosions in Tehran, Iran, on March 1, 2026. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images ARLINGTON, Va.—U.S. and Israeli forces are continuing to expand their reach into Iranian airspace and expect the skies to be completely uncontested in a matter of days, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on March 4.
North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate former Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at a primary election night watch party in Raleigh, N.C., on March 3, 2026. Matt Ramey/AP Photo Democratic voters outnumbered Republicans in Tuesday’s U.S. Senate primaries in both Texas and North Carolina, according to unofficial returns. This is a reversal from recent cycles. In Texas,
The Religious Liberty Commission releases its 2026 annual report at 3:30 p.m. ET on March 4. Mandated by Congress, the report documents systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of freedom of religion or belief that occurred in 2025 and provides policy recommendations to the president, State Department, and Congress. Original News Source Link – Epoch Times
The Religious Liberty Commission releases its 2026 annual report at 3:30 p.m. ET on March 4. Mandated by Congress, the report documents systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of freedom of religion or belief that occurred in 2025 and provides policy recommendations to the president, State Department, and Congress. Original News Source Link – Epoch Times
(Left) Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) speaks during a campaign rally at the Schertz Civic Center Conference Hall in Schertz, Texas, on March 2, 2026. (Right) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton addresses supporters in Waco, Texas, on March 2, 2026. Brandon Bell/Getty Images; Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo President Donald Trump said on March 4 that he will
President Donald Trump holds a roundtable meeting at the White House on his new initiative: the ratepayer protection pledge at 3 p.m. ET on March 4. The ratepayer protection pledge asks large technology companies to cover the full cost of additional electricity tied to their data centers and to build their own on-site power gen…