Democrats Release Alternative to GOP Stopgap Funding Bill Amid Standoff

Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) speaks to reporters at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Democratic appropriations committee leaders released an alternative continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funded through Oct. 31. They say it is a short bridge to negotiate full-year spending while avoiding

Legal experts see a dangerous precedent in crackdown on Charlie Kirk criticism

In the week since conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated at a Utah university event, comments from some of his critics have ignited a battle over free speech in an increasingly polarized nation. Kirk, who routinely debated progressive students at his Turning Point USA events and espoused controversial opinions on his podcast, was a stalwart

ABC Suspends Jimmy Kimmel: 5 Things to Know

Jimmy Kimmel attends the 28th Annual UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation’s “Taste For A Cure” event at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on May 2, 2025. Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation ABC said it has suspended talk show host Jimmy Kimmel indefinitely over remarks about conservative