Longtime Arizona Congressman Raúl Grijalva Dies at 77

Grijalva had said last year he would not run for reelection in 2026 while receiving treatments for cancer. Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) died on March 13, leaving behind a more than 20-year legacy in Arizona’s congressional delegation. The congressman’s office confirmed his death in a statement on Thursday. He passed in the morning from cancer

Schumer Says He’ll Support GOP Funding Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown

The minority leader’s support in the Senate all but guarantees that the stopgap funding bill will be able to pass the Senate. WASHINGTON—Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced that he will support advancing a House-passed stopgap funding bill, effectively foreclosing the risk of a government shutdown. “I will vote to keep the government open

DOGE’s Musk Visits National Security Agency

An agency spokesperson confirmed the visit in a statement to The Epoch Times. Elon Musk, who is heading the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), visited the National Security Agency (NSA) on March 12, one week after saying the intelligence agency “needs an overhaul.” NSA Director Gen. Timothy Haugh, who is also the commander

Trump’s ambassador pick says “Canada is a sovereign state”

Washington — President Trump’s nominee to be ambassador to Canada affirmed the nation’s sovereignty on Thursday amid the president’s repeated threats to make it part of the United States.  “Canada is a sovereign state, yes,” Pete Hoekstra said during his confirmation hearing when asked by Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware whether he agreed that

NYPD Arrests Dozens After Jewish Voice for Peace Storms Trump Tower To Demand Release of Pro-Hamas Columbia Activist

‘We will not comply, Mahmoud, we are on your side,’ anti-Israel agitators chanted (@Jvplive / X) Police arrested dozens of Jewish Voice for Peace agitators after they stormed Trump Tower in New York to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Hamas Columbia University activist in ICE custody. “We want justice. You say how, free