Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has drawn the ire of Democrats in Congress. Multiple members called on him to resign during his seven-hearing marathon this month on Capitol Hill, and others said he is dangerous
Washington — The Justice Department’s internal watchdog said Thursday that it will audit the department’s compliance with the law that required the release of files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, following months of bipartisan criticism over how the agency handled the disclosure. The Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General said in a statement
Key leaders met Thursday morning to assure wary Republicans that another party-line bill is in the offing.
President Donald Trump (L) displays an executive order with Howard Kessler (R) that Trump signed in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 18, 2025, in Washington. During the ceremony, Trump signed the order reclassifying marijuana as a schedule III drug. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The Trump administration announced it is moving forward with
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is warning that House Democrats might not back an extension of the government’s warrantless spy powers as long as FBI Director Kash Patel remains atop the agency. Jeffries has long portrayed Patel as a partisan conspiracy theorist who’s unfit to be the nation’s top cop. On Thursday, he escalated…
House Republicans introduced legislation to stop federal fraud in states like Minnesota and California, where billions in taxpayer dollars were stolen.
Colorado District Attorney Eric P. Murray charged an ICE officer with third degree assault in a move DHS calls unlawful and a political stunt.