House Democrats are plotting a range of moves to broadcast their defiance of President Trump during his State of the Union address to Congress next week. Trump’s speech marks a significant flashpoint as it comes amid a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, with the White House and Democrats locked in an impasse over reforms…
GOP lawmakers prefer a more targeted approach as the president rails against mail-in ballots.
A man at a gas station in Elkridge, Md., on Nov. 12, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times California’s gas prices are currently the highest in the nation as state and federal lawmakers consider bills in response to the costs at the pump. Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-Calif.) announced plans to introduce legislation to push for lower
Conservative commentator Megyn Kelly accused Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) of going “full bigot” on Tuesday following the congressman’s weekend social media post that compared Muslim people to dogs. “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one,” Fine wrote Sunday in a post on the social platform…
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) urged Republican senators on Tuesday to find “some low-hanging fruit” among Democratic demands for reform within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to bring an end to the days-long partial government shutdown. During an appearance on MS NOW, Bacon suggested Republicans have two choices: “Play hardball” or identify potential areas of…
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) requested that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) release “any and all” documents it may possess related to convicted sex offenders Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in a Tuesday letter to the agency’s director. “Congress needs to know what, if any, relationship the CIA had with Jeffrey Epstein and what information they’re…
A wave of Democrats are calling for Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) to be formally reprimanded or to resign over a social media post he made saying he would choose dogs over Muslims. Fine posted on X on Sunday: “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one.” House…