Deep Red Member of the Texas House Will Challenge Republican Rep. Crenshaw

State Rep. Steve Toth has worked to ban critical race theory, transgender ideology, and sexually explicit books from schools in Texas. Courtesy of Steve Toth A Texas state representative, consistently ranked as one of the most conservative, has announced his bid to unseat Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw in what could be a tough race for

Trump attends major energy and AI summit in Pittsburgh

President Trump and many leaders of the country’s largest technology and energy companies announced more than $90 billion in new investments in the state on Tuesday.  Mr. Trump, who spoke for about 30 minutes during a roundtable discussion at the Inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University, said 20 “leading technology and energy companies” will

Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment Could Rise More in 2026, Group Forecasts

Blank U.S. Treasury checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia, Pa., on July 18, 2011. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security payments in 2026 could increase by 2.6 percent, according to a new estimate based on federal inflation data released on Tuesday for

Trump Touts $92 Billion in Energy, AI Investments at Pennsylvania Summit

President Trump at the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh on July 15, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times PITTSBURGH—President Donald Trump announced about $92 billion in investments in the Pennsylvania region as he led a roundtable discussion on July 15 at Carnegie Mellon University to close out an energy and innovation summit. “We’re here