Former GOP Sen. Jon Kyl announces dementia diagnosis, steps away from public life
Former Arizona Republican Sen. Jon Kyl, 83, announced he is withdrawing from public life after being diagnosed with dementia following decades of service in Congress.
POLITICS
Democrat wins Iowa special election, keeps GOP from reclaiming supermajority
Des Moines, Iowa — Democrat Renee Hardman was elected to the Iowa state Senate on Tuesday in a year-end special election, denying Republicans from reclaiming two-thirds control of the chamber and Legislature. Hardman bested Republican Lucas Loftin by an overwhelming margin to win a seat representing parts of the Des Moines suburbs. The seat became
Democratic win in Iowa special election denies GOP a Legislature supermajority
Des Moines, Iowa — Democrat Renee Hardman was elected to the Iowa state Senate on Tuesday in a year-end special election, denying Republicans from reclaiming two-thirds control of the chamber and Legislature. Hardman bested Republican Lucas Loftin by an overwhelming margin to win a seat representing parts of the Des Moines suburbs. The seat became
Trump Issues First Vetoes of Second Presidential Term
President Donald Trump at the White House on Oct. 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump has issued the first presidential vetoes of his second term in office, overriding two bills that had won unanimous approval in Congress. The first of these—the Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) Act—was a bill to help
Mamdani picks educator who worked to dismantle Gifted & Talented program as NYC schools chancellor
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani expected to name longtime NYC educator Kamar Samuels as schools chancellor, overseeing nation's largest public school system.
Former Colorado Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell dead at 92
Former Colorado senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the first Native American to serve in both the House and Senate, died on Tuesday at the ago of 92.
US Citizens of Somali Origin Face Audits for Potential Immigration Fraud
Activists confront a group of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in the largely Somali neighborhood of Cedar-Riverside in Minneapolis on Dec. 9, 2025. Mark Vancleave/AP Photo The Trump administration is auditing immigration cases involving U.S. citizens of Somali origin to uncover potential fraud that might be grounds for revoking their citizenship, known as denaturalization. “Under