Secret Service chief to brief senators

Secret Service Director Sean Curran will attend the Senate GOP lunch Tuesday, according to two people granted anonymity to share details about the closed-door gathering. The private meeting comes as Senate Republicans consider whether to provide $1 billion in new Secret Service funding that could be used for parts of President Donald Trump’s White House

Jeffries Calls on Half-Dozen Democratic States to Start ‘Aggressive’ Redistricting

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Friday named six Democratic states he wants to join New York in pursuing mid-decade redistricting ahead of the 2028 election—a longer-term play as both

Group sues to block Trump’s blue resurfacing of Reflecting Pool

Washington — A nonprofit architectural group is suing to block the Trump administration’s blue resurfacing of the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall, arguing the government is not following congressionally mandated procedures before changing the historic feature. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in D.C. by The Cultural Landscape

Rove says new GOP election maps could backfire in House races

Republican strategist Karl Rove said Sunday that his party’s redistricting push could have unintended consequences in the midterms. When host Trey Gowdy asked Rove on “Sunday Night in America” whether multiple GOP-controlled state legislatures redrawing their congressional maps could “backfire” on the party, the longtime political consultant replied, “Oh sure.” Rove continued, “You could in…