5 takeaways on Gabbard’s grilling in House worldwide threats hearing

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was grilled for a second day of hearings on Thursday on whether Iran was close to building nuclear weapons and if Tehran posed an “imminent threat” to the U.S. before President Trump started the ongoing Middle Eastern war.  Gabbard was joined by CIA Director John Ratcliffe; FBI Director Kash…

Questions Swirl Over Renewal of Surveillance Powers Law

President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson walk in the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on March 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—A month before it expires, a major provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) could face roadblocks—or at least speed bumps—from Democrats and some Republicans. Section 702 of the law

New Bill to Counter Forced Organ Harvesting Could Help Free China, Says ‘Killed to Order’ Author

A new bill that would sanction perpetrators of forced organ harvesting could have tremendous implications, creating ripple effects for the Chinese and American people that result in a sea change, and perhaps even a free China, according to Jan Jekielek, author of “Killed to Order” and senior editor of The Epoch Times. Jekielek’s new book,

Massie ad labels challenger ‘Trump traitor’

A new ad from Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) slams his GOP primary opponent, Ed Gallrein, whom President Trump has endorsed.  The ad, shared Thursday by Inside Elections journalist Jacob Rubashkin on the social platform X, opens with a photo of Massie and the president smiling and flashing thumbs-ups. It then goes on to accuse Gallrein…

Frost: Mullin accepting DHS nomination ‘shows us who he is’

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.) weighed in on President Trump’s decision to tap Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), claiming the senator’s acceptance of the nomination “shows us who he is.” “Him accepting, right, this nomination, and sitting there and wanting to be in the Cabinet, already shows us who…

New GOP-favored Texas district avoids runoff as runner-up drops out of race

Businessman Ryan Binkley withdrew from the GOP runoff in Texas’s newly drawn 32nd Congressional District on Tuesday, ensuring that attorney Jace Yarbrough will be the party’s nominee in November’s general election. Binkley wrote in a statement Tuesday that Yarbrough “ran a disciplined campaign” and said he is “genuinely excited to see what [his former opponent]…