Rep Rashida Tlaib moves to block US operations in Lebanon but ignores Hezbollah
Rep. Rashida Tlaib introduced a resolution to block U.S. support for Israeli military operations in Lebanon without congressional approval.
HHS Sued For Race-Based Program Reserved For ‘Native Hawaiian’ Students
The Department of Health and Human Services was sued on Monday over a scholarship reserved for “Native Hawaiian” students, one of the few race-based programs that has survived the Trump administration’s crackdown on racial preferences. The Native Hawaiian Health Scholarship Program, which was soliciting applications as recently as March 15, provides financial aid to Native
TSA absences still high at some airports, even as workers begin to get back pay
The shortage of TSA officers is still slowing security lines at major airports, where staffing shortages are more severe than the national average, but wait times seemed to be stabilizing Monday. TSA officers were calling out absent at elevated rates Sunday, even as there were signs that part of their back pay over the 45-day
Raskin rips Patel over reported plan to release decade-old Swalwell files
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) on Saturday slammed FBI Director Kash Patel for reportedly pushing to release files related to Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-Calif.) interactions with a suspected Chinese spy. “The FBI is attempting to smear a sitting U.S. Congressman, candidate for governor, and vocal opponent of the president,” said Raskin, the ranking member of the…
What to know about partial DHS shutdown as TSA officers start getting paid
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers started getting retroactive paychecks Monday for the weeks they have worked without pay during the partial 44-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). House Republicans on Friday rejected a bipartisan Senate deal to reopen much of the DHS, including the TSA, leaving the department unfunded as lawmakers left…
Trump Says White House Ballroom Project Ahead of Schedule, Under Budget
Construction crews continue to prepare for new ballroom construction as seen from the newly reopened Washington Monument in Washington on Nov. 14, 2025. Andrew Leyden/Getty Images Progress on the White House ballroom is “ahead of schedule and under budget,” President Donald Trump said on March 29, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One. “We’re doing very
DNC Playbook Offers Self-Critique of Party’s Organizing Failures Ahead of 2026 Midterms
Delegates listen to Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’s speech on the last day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 22, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Democratic National Committee released a 200-plus-page campaign playbook this week that delivers a blunt assessment of the party’s organizing shortcomings in recent years,