Special counsel Jack Smith at the Justice Department in Washington on June 9, 2023. Alex Wong/Getty Images Attorneys for former special counsel Jack Smith responded to a federal watchdog investigation over potential Hatch Act violations, saying the probe is “unfounded.” Smith had brought two criminal cases against President Donald Trump. The Office of Special Counsel
Zohran Mamdani, New York City Democratic mayoral nominee, discussed the affordability crisis with Black clergy leaders alongside House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries.
The House Oversight Committee is preparing to advance a slew of Washington, D.C., crime-related bills when Congress returns in September.
A Catholic school shooting in Minneapolis, Minn., prompted the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to adjourn its summer meeting as DNC Chair Ken Martin called for prayers.
Abrego Garcia must remain in the U.S. until an October hearing, a judge ruled, despite the noted objections of Trump administration officials.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called for more to be done "to stop gun violence in America," while Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich., demanded that lawmakers should pass "sensible gun control."
The state capitol building in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 15, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Democrat Catelin Drey won an Aug. 26 special election for Iowa Senate District 1, flipping a Republican-held seat and breaking the GOP’s supermajority in the chamber. Drey defeated Republican Christopher Prosch with 4,208 votes (55 percent) to Prosch’s 3,411