McIver unveils ICE oversight measure one year after visit that resulted in indictment

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Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) is introducing legislation aimed at protecting congressional oversight powers, a year after a scuffle at an immigration detention facility in her home state resulted in criminal charges against her. The measure would “permanently codify the existing right of members of Congress to conduct oversight” of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and

Trump meeting with Xi Jinping in Beijing

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President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting in Beijing, as the two countries aim to stabilize their trading relationship after last year’s trade war and grapple with uncertainty over the United States’ war with Iran. Mr. Trump and Xi shook hands outside Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Thursday morning local time,

Minnesota ‘Culture of Fraud’ Enabled More Than $9 Billion in Misused Taxpayer Funds, Panel Says

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State Rep. Pam Altendorf listens as fellow Republican Rep. Isaac Schultz discusses a report released at a meeting of a fraud prevention committee in the Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., on May 13, 2026. Livestream from the Minnesota House of Representatives/Screenshot via The Epoch Times A “culture of fraud” infected Minnesota state agencies, resulting in

Denise Powell Will Face Republican Brinker Harding in Nebraska’s ‘Blue Dot’ District

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Denise Powell, candidate for the Democratic nomination to the House of Representatives in Nebraska’s second district (R), hugs Jennifer Reyna, chair of Latino Caucus for the Democratic Party of Nebraska, during an election night watch party in Omaha, Neb., on May 13, 2026. Rebecca S. Gratz/AP Photo OMAHA—Nebraska Democrat Denise Powell will face Republican nominee