‘No Regrets’: Graham Platner Admitted to Buying Cocaine, Boasted About Doing Drugs During Military Leave While ‘on the Government Dime’

The Marine Corps has a zero-tolerance policy for illegal drug use, and Marines in violation can face prosecution in military court Graham Platner (Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner discussed buying cocaine in now-deleted Reddit posts and admitted to drug use and “partying it up” while backpacking during paid military leave. Platner,

DOJ says it will stop work on $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund”

Washington — The Justice Department said Monday that it will stop work on the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund following a district judge’s decision temporarily blocking the program. The move comes after the plan earned intense pushback from Republicans in Congress, which threatened to imperil the GOP agenda on Capitol Hill. The Justice Department said on

Speaker Johnson Visits White House as ICE Funding Deadline Passes

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) attends the annual Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on May 19, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on June 1. The meeting, confirmed to The Epoch Times by a

Schumer Launches Senate Democratic Campaign to Block $1.8 Billion ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), joined by other Democratic lawmakers, speaks in Washington on May 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on June 1 launched a coordinated effort to block a nearly $1.8 billion Justice Department (DOJ) fund tied to President Donald Trump’s settled lawsuit against the IRS,