A rare public hearing of the House Ethics Committee on Thursday to examine allegations that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) stole millions in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funds will put Democrats in a tough spot, complicating an anti-corruption message they are hoping will help them flip the House in November’s midterms. Behind House Minority Leader…
The House Ethics Committee is about to embark on a rare trial to determine Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s political future.
Raw feelings have replaced the optimism that sprouted up around bipartisan talks earlier this week.
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-La.) speaks on Capitol Hill on May 14, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Republican senators launched an investigation Wednesday into companies that make the abortion pill mifepristone, questioning whether they are complying with federal safety mandates. Republicans on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) is banning his staff from trading on prediction markets, which have recently come under congressional scrutiny. “Effective today, Congressman Moulton is instituting an office-wide policy prohibiting his congressional staff from participating in prediction market platforms, such as Polymarket and Kalshi,” Moulton’s press office said in a post on the social platform…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio accompanies President Trump as they leave the White House on March 20, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked Congress to pass a clean reauthorization of a critical—but controversial—spying authority as the U.S. military operation in Iran continues. “I have called for a clean 18-month extension,”
The Senate minority leader spoke during a League of Conservation Voters gala in Washington.