The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush sails the Atlantic Ocean during an at-sea training exercise on Feb. 8, 2026. Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jayden Brown/ U.S. Navy via DVIDS President Donald Trump told reporters on Feb. 13 that he is sending a second U.S. aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East, in
Former CNN anchor Don Lemon departs federal court in Los Angeles on Jan. 30, 2026. Mario Tama/Getty Images Former CNN anchor Don Lemon pleaded not guilty on Feb. 12 to violating federal civil rights laws through involvement with a Minnesota church protest last month. Lemon and eight other defendants have been charged with one count
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) on Friday slammed a crypto super PAC’s plans to spend $1.5 million to oppose him, arguing that lawmakers “cannot allow the crypto industry to own Congress.” “They’re going to do whatever they can to maintain their dominance that they have with some members of Congress, but not with me,” Green said Friday in a
Democratic Rep. Hillary Scholten is opposing Republican SAVE America Act voter ID legislation, arguing it creates obstacles for married women voters due to birth certificate requirements.
The Justice Department sued Harvard University on Friday, accusing the Ivy League school of withholding admissions data needed to show it is complying with the Supreme Court’s ban on affirmative action in college admissions. “The Justice Department will not allow universities to flout our nation’s federal civil rights laws by refusing to provide the information
An aerial view of the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Dec. 15, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Pentagon has pulled its new Chinese Military Companies list, an annual roster of companies it suspects are aiding the Chinese regime’s military build-up. The list briefly went up on Feb. 13 on the Federal Register before it
A former UK ambassador has been summoned to testify before Congress over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Two members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform requested testimony from Peter Mandelson in a Friday email to the former British official as part of the panel’s investigation into Epstein’s activities. Ranking…