Federal Court Upholds California’s Redrawn Maps Favoring Democrats

The California Capitol in Sacramento on March 16, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times A three-judge panel on a federal district court on Jan. 14 rejected a Republican bid to overturn California’s redistricted maps, upholding the results of the Proposition 50 referendum. In a 2–1 decision, the panel in the U.S. District Court for the Central

Trump Calls USMCA Trade Deal ‘Irrelevant’ as Carney Courts Beijing

U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside L/R Ford executive chairman Bill Fordand Ford CEO Jim Farley, tours Ford Motor Company’s River Rouge complex in Dearborn, Michigan, on Jan. 13, 2026. Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images News Analysis U.S. President Donald Trump struck a familiar note this week by dismissing the importance of

House passes 2-bill funding package ahead of shutdown deadline

Washington — The House passed the latest bipartisan funding package Wednesday, moving one step closer to fully funding the government through September.  Congress is rushing to beat a Jan. 30 deadline to pass the annual appropriations bills to avoid another government shutdown.  Top lawmakers on the Senate and House appropriations committees released a two-bill package