First Lady Melania Trump’s 4 Community-Centric Pillars of Foster Care

Office of the First Lady First Lady Melania Trump delivered remarks at the 2026 United States Senate Spouses Luncheon in Washington, DC, where she outlined the four community-centric pillars of foster care and called on the gathering to help advance protections for youth who have experienced foster care in communities across America. Following the U.S.

U.S. indicts Cuba’s Raúl Castro and 5 others

Washington — Former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and five others have been indicted by a U.S. grand jury in Florida, according to court filings made public Wednesday. The federal criminal charges against the 94-year-old Castro — brother of the late Fidel Castro and widely seen as one of Cuba’s most powerful figures — mark an

House GOP, Democratic Leaders Hold Weekly Press Conferences

House leaders hold separate press conferences on May 20, with Republicans speaking following their weekly party meeting at 10 a.m. ET and Democrats holding a post-caucus press conference at 1 p.m. ET. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwo… Original News Source Link – Epoch

REPLAY: House GOP, Democratic Leaders Hold Weekly Press Conferences

House leaders hold separate press conferences on May 20, with Republicans speaking following their weekly party meeting at 10 a.m. ET and Democrats holding a post-caucus press conference at 1 p.m. ET. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), Conference Chairwo… Original News Source Link – Epoch

Federal Government Launches Operation to Find Missing Foster Children, 13 Recovered

The Department of Health and Human Services in Washington on April 29, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Trump administration has launched a pilot program to locate missing foster children, with 13 children already recovered in Mississippi, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on May 18. HHS said the program, called “Operation

Democrats question Trump admin on DOJ compensation fund for Trump allies: ‘Brazen … public corruption’

House Democrats are pressing the Trump administration for answers on a nearly $2 billion compensation fund for Americans who believe they have been wronged by the federal government, calling it “one of the most brazen acts of public corruption and self-dealing” in the country’s history. The Justice Department on Monday announced the creation of… Original

Speaker Johnson says he’s ‘not surprised’ by Massie’s loss in Kentucky GOP primary

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday that he was “not surprised” by Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) loss in the Kentucky GOP primary, arguing that President Trump’s endorsement is the “most powerful in the history of politics.” Massie, a vocal Trump critic who has served in Congress since 2012, lost to Trump-backed candidate Ed Gallrein, a…