Audience members watch a show by Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington on Feb. 24, 2025. Lisa Fan/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Patrons and donors pulled out their wallets in record fashion to support the National Symphony Orchestra, raising $3.45 million at an annual fundraising gala last weekend at the John
A federal judge sentenced the defendant to prison for attempting to murder Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the weeks leading up to the Supreme Court’s landmark Dobbs decision.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota holds a copy of a continuing resolution as he speaks alongside House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 3, 2025. Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images Speaking to reporters at the Capitol, House Speaker Mike Johnson and
Text messages show Virginia attorney general candidate Jay Jones made violent remarks about former House Speaker Todd Gilbert in a 2022 conversation with a lawmaker.
House Speaker Mike Johnson is raising stakes against Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer over government funding as Democrats demand Obamacare subsidies.
A Palestinian woman sits overlooking a camp for displaced people in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Sept. 29, 2025. Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—Gaza-based terrorist group Hamas said Friday it has agreed to release all hostages in accordance with U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan. The group also said it
When the government shuts down, many federal workers go without paychecks, whether they are deemed essential and required to show up for work or whether they’re furloughed for the duration of the shutdown. Such employees are by law entitled to back pay once a funding agreement is reached, but independent contractors who sell goods or