House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill on Feb. 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Democrats pledged April 29 to push back against Republican-led redistricting in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling that struck down a Louisiana congressional map containing two majority-black districts, pointing to legislation, court
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that he plans to remain as a board governor after his term ends in May, announcing the move after the central bank again left its benchmark interest rate unchanged amid rising inflation due to the Iran war. Powell had previously said he would stay on as Fed
Melania Trump was "in full control" during the assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, her senior advisor tells reporters.
President Trump speaks during an event with the Artemis II astronauts in the Oval Office on April 29, 2026. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump welcomed the Artemis II astronauts to the White House on Wednesday to celebrate their recent lunar flyby mission. Cmdr. Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and
The U.S. Army holds its 2026 “Twilight Tattoo” performance, an action-packed live military event featuring soldiers from the U.S. Army Military District of Washington’s ceremonial units, the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), and The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own,” at 6:20 p.m. ET on April 29. The show includes perfor… Original News Source
‘For a smart woman, Judge AliKhan displays shocking ignorance about several rather basic legal and ethical concepts,’ law professor says Loren AliKhan (United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary/Wikimedia Commons) A federal judge who teaches a course at George Washington University’s law school recused herself from an antisemitism case against the university—but only after she
The round that struck a U.S. Secret Service officer during Saturday’s shooting outside the ballroom where the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was taking place was not friendly fire, multiple senior law enforcement officials told CBS News Wednesday. Justice Department investigators, working with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, have at this point determined