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…
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Senate Democrats sent a counteroffer to the White House and Republicans on funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) late on Feb. 16, according to a spokesperson for Senate Minority
The U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) said Tuesday afternoon that its officers arrested a person “with what appears to be a gun” in front of the Capitol. “Our officers just arrested a person with what appears to be a gun near the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Building,” USCP wrote on social platform X at…