The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau building in Washington on Oct. 31, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Brian Johnson, former deputy director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) during President Donald Trump’s first term, has been nominated to lead the bureau. The White House announced the pick for CFPB director on June 10. We had
Sen. Schmitt warns Democrat immigration policies threaten Western civilization as his $350 million ICE funding provision targets sanctuary cities.
The Interior Department is cutting 43 partnerships and over $4 million in funding for groups tied to DEI, environmental justice and immigration.
Texas economy hits $2.9 trillion in 2025, with per-capita output rising to $91,500 per resident even as the state added nearly 419,000 new people.
President Trump’s acceleration of the start date for his controversial pick to lead the intelligence community is pushing both sides to dig in on their impasse over renewing the nation’s spy powers, further complicating even a short-term extension. House and Senate efforts to bring a bill to the floor to reauthorize Section 702 of the…
The pivot from primary season to the looming general election could put GOP leaders in a bind as Republicans running in battleground districts grow more willing to buck them and President Trump in an effort to appeal to a broad swath of voters. Republicans are seeking to put themselves in the strongest political position possible…
Graham Platner in Belfast, Maine, on June 6, 2026, just days ahead of the state’s June 9 primary. Nathan Worcester/The Epoch Times BELFAST, Maine—The streets of downtown Belfast were charged with energy: politics was working its way through the public square. On one corner, older men and women held LGBT rainbow flags. The June 6