Heritage Foundation founder Edwin J. Feulner dies at 83
Conservative movement leader Edwin J. Feulner, who built the Heritage Foundation into a prominent Washington think tank and remained active in Project 2025, has passed away at age 83.
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EPA shutters its scientific research arm, with hundreds expected to be impacted
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday afternoon that it is eliminating its scientific division, known as the Office of Research and Development. The move to shutter the ORD comes one day after the agency said it was undergoing a reorganization involving several other EPA divisions. ORD conducts critical research to “safeguard human health and ecosystems
Duplicate Medicaid Enrollees Cost Taxpayers $14 Billion a Year: Report
A hospital in Irvine, Calif., on July 8, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times Millions of people are enrolled in government health-care programs in more than one state or signed up concurrently in multiple programs that cost taxpayers about $14 billion a year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced on July 17. The announcement
Justice Department moves to unseal Epstein, Maxwell grand jury transcripts amid calls for transparency
The DOJ moved to unseal Epstein and Maxwell grand jury transcripts, citing public interest and transparency after a review found no grounds for new charges.
DOJ Proposes Restoration of 2nd Amendment Rights for Some Convicted Felons
Attendees check out pistols on display at the National Shooting Sports Foundation’s annual Shooting, Hunting, Outdoors Trade (SHOT) Show in Las Vegas, Nev., on Jan. 23, 2024. Michael Clements/The Epoch Times The Department of Justice has proposed a rule to restore the Second Amendment rights of people who have been convicted of certain crimes but
Trump files $10 billion lawsuit over Wall Street Journal’s Jeffrey Epstein report
President Trump on Friday filed a libel lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal’s publisher and its leader, Rupert Murdoch, after the paper published a story on what it called a “bawdy” birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein that the paper alleged was signed by Mr. Trump. The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of Florida, seeks
Trump says 10 hostages will be returning from Gaza ‘very shortly’ during White House dinner with allies
At a White House dinner Trump shares plans to bring home more hostages captured by Hamas, predicts stronger GOP majorities in 2026 and celebrates legislative achievements of first 6 months.