LIVE NOW: House Armed Services Committee Holds Hearing on Revitalizing the Defense Industrial Base

The House Armed Services Committee holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET on March 4 titled “Speed to Scale: Revitalizing the Defense Industrial Base.” Witness: Michael P. Duffey, under secretary of war for acquisition and sustainment, Office of the Secretary of War Original News Source Link – Epoch Times

Johnson, Allred advance to runoff for Dallas-area House seat

Rep. Julie Johnson (D-Texas) and former Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) are projected to head to a runoff in the Democratic primary for Texas’s newly drawn 33rd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ.  Johnson succeeded Allred last cycle after the former lawmaker vacated his seat to run against Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). He later lost to Cruz in 2024.  The…

Trump’s 15 Percent Global Tariff Will Take Effect This Week: Bessent

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump’s 15 percent global tariff will take effect sometime this week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. Following the Supreme Court’s rebuke of the president’s signature

Democratic Reps. Green, Menefee locked in tight race in redrawn Texas district

In a race that pitted two incumbents against each other, Democratic Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee are locked in a tight primary race in the newly redrawn 18th Congressional District.  Menefee was elected to represent the 18th Congressional District in a January special election to replace Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died last year. Menefee,

Menefee, Green’s Democratic primary battle heads to runoff

The Democratic primary between Rep. Christian Menefee (D-Texas) and Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) is projected to head to a runoff in the Houston-based 18th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ.  The race will shift to another May 26 showdown between Menefee, the 37-old-lawmaker who won a special election to fill the remainder of the late