Trump pardons election official Tina Peters, but she was charged in state court

President Trump said Thursday evening he is granting a pardon to Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk who is serving a nine-year state sentence for allowing unauthorized access to voting machines — even though the president’s pardon power is widely understood to only apply to federal crimes. “Democrats have been relentless in their targeting of

Johnson says boat strike hit “able-bodied” survivors who were “not injured”

House Speaker Mike Johnson, after viewing a video of the U.S. military’s controversial Sept. 2 boat strikes and receiving a briefing from the commander who oversaw the mission, said Thursday that two initial survivors who were killed in a follow-on strike were “able-bodied,” and the attacks were “entirely appropriate.”  He reviewed the classified video of

House Tables Trump Impeachment Measure

The U.S. Capitol at sunset in Washington on Dec. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives voted on Dec. 11 to table an impeachment resolution against President Donald Trump. The motion to table passed 237–140, with 47 Democrats voting “present.” We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use

Suspect in Charlie Kirk Assassination Makes First In-Person Court Appearance

Tyler Robinson, accused of the murder of Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, on Dec. 11, 2025. Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool Tyler Robinson, the Utah man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk earlier this year, appeared in court in person for the first