Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa won’t seek re-election: sources
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst plans to announce next week that she won't run for re-election in Iowa during the 2026 midterm elections, sources confirmed to Fox News.
House investigators nix Mueller testimony in Epstein probe over health concerns
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller was set to appear before the House Oversight Committee, but the panel intends to withdraw its subpoena over "health issues that preclude him from being able to testify."
Trump’s looming Chicago takeover puts violent illegal immigrant crimes in spotlight: ‘Incompetent mayor’
Chicago faces a possible National Guard deployment as the Trump administration targets blue cities after major arrests in Washington, D.C., including alleged gang members.
Alabama town’s first Black mayor reelected after being locked out of office
The first Black mayor of a tiny Alabama town overwhelmingly won election this week, four years after he says White residents locked him out of the town hall and refused to let him serve. Incumbent Mayor Patrick Braxton was elected as the mayor of Newbern, winning 66 votes to his opponent’s 26, according to results
Judge Weighs Request to Block Trump’s Firing of Fed Governor Lisa Cook
Lisa Cook testifies during a Senate Banking nominations hearing in Washington on June 21, 2023. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images WASHINGTON—U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb said on Aug. 29 that she will weigh a request to temporarily block President Donald Trump’s firing of Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, as both sides in the lawsuit consider
Trump Cancels Kamala Harris’s Extended Secret Service Detail
President Donald Trump has terminated former Vice President Kamala Harris’s Secret Service protection. NTD has more on what The Epoch Times has learned from a senior official. The White House has announced that it is canceling $4.9 billion in foreign aid by means of a pocket rescission. U.S. tariff exemptions for low-cost impo… Original News
Judge grapples with Trump’s attempt to remove Lisa Cook as Fed governor
Washington — A federal judge on Friday heard arguments over a bid by Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to remain in her post despite President Trump’s efforts to remove her because of allegations she made false representations on mortgage agreements several years ago. The two-hour-long hearing before U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb marked the first