A July 11 post in a Hoboken, New Jersey, parenting group on Facebook pointed to a frustrating trend: “Our utility bill is more than double what it was last month. … Anything we can do about it?” The post had several dozen replies and most of the commenters said their home utility bills had also
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislation calling for a special election on a redrawn congressional map, in Sacramento, Calif., on Aug. 21, 2025. Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP Photo California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Aug. 21 signed a legislative package to put a measure on the Nov. 4 ballot that would redraw the state’s congressional map to
The California Capitol building in Sacramento, Calif., on March 16, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times California lawmakers are returning to Sacramento to vote on a series of measures to expand Democratic control of the state’s U.S. House of Representatives delegation, facing a tight deadline. Specifically, the series of bills under consideration—dubbed the Election Rigging Response
President Donald Trump at the White House on Aug. 18, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump has scored a significant win, with a New York appeals court throwing out the half-a-billion-dollar penalty he received in his business fraud case. The decision on Aug. 21 was issued after a hearing last year in which
Pennsylvania cities including Easton pull back on welcoming city ordinances as Trump administration threatens sanctuary jurisdictions with funding cuts.
Career prosecutor warned Biden White House that describing pardon recipients as nonviolent drug offenders was untrue, citing murderers included in clemency grants.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick testifies before a House Appropriations Committee hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump’s budget request for the Department of Commerce, on Capitol Hill, on June 5, 2025. Leah Millis /Reuters Shares of major semiconductor companies fell sharply on Aug. 20 following reports that the Trump administration is considering taking equity