David Blackman, a native of Plano, Texas, was thrilled to be starting law school at Penn State in the fall of 2025. A former 911 call operator and a veteran of the Texas State Guard, Blackman, 26, loved the university’s football team and its location in the Appalachian Mountains. “I’ve been a fan of Penn
The Medford, Massachusetts town council overrode their mayor’s veto of the ordinance, which contains language very similar to Boycott, Divest and Sanctions policies that target Israel Members of the Medford, Massachusetts, city council (Zac Bears for Medford City Council/Facebook) A small town outside of Boston has quietly emerged as a central battleground in nationwide efforts
Trump says he expects a long talk with Xi Jinping about Iran this week as the issue looms over a summit originally focused on trade and technology.
The House is moving ahead with a vote next week on an amended bipartisan housing bill, even after President Trump pressured the lower chamber to pass the Senate version. House Financial Services Committee Chair French Hill (R-Ark.) and Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), the committee’s ranking member, on Thursday released the House’s version of the “21st…
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, whose article accusing Israel of using dogs and carrots to rape Palestinian prisoners is being denounced by the Israeli foreign ministry as “Hamas propaganda,” “fabricated,” and a “baseless blood libel,” had a father who served on the Nazi side during World War II. In Kristof’s 2024 memoir, Chasing Hope,
Vice President JD Vance speaks during a White House anti-fraud task force press conference in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington on May 13, 2026. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Vice President JD Vance estimated on May 13 that U.S. taxpayers are funding hundreds of billions of dollars annually for illegal immigrants. This taxpayer money
The Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing at 10 a.m. ET on May 14 to receive testimony on the posture of U.S. Central Command and U.S. Africa Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2027 and the Future Years Defense Program. Witnesses include Adm. Charles B. Cooper II, commander of