A hot rotisserie chicken in Niles, Ill., in an undated file photograph. Tim Boyle/Getty Images Members of Congress from both parties want to let people on the federal food stamp program buy hot rotisserie chickens with their benefits. Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) and 17 other members of the House of Representatives on April 22 introduced
East Village voters who backed Mayor Zohran Mamdani by a 40-point margin are now suing to stop a homeless shelter plan, drawing conservative criticism online.
Virginia's redistricting fight heads to the state Supreme Court after a county judge blocked certification of a narrowly approved ballot measure.
House Democrats are ready to escalate their effort to end the Iran war. Since the strikes began on Feb. 28, the lower chamber has voted only twice on war power resolutions, which would require President Trump to terminate the military campaign against Tehran unless Congress explicitly approves it. That pace is about to change dramatically….
Republicans in the upper chamber are ramping up the pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to swiftly approve a Senate-passed bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), arguing that tens of thousands of federal workers could miss paychecks next month if the House delays much longer. Senate Majority Leader John Thune…
A government chemist who researched Novichok nerve agents died in a 2022 incident ruled accidental, but colleagues and family say it doesn't add up.
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) during a hearing on Capitol Hill on March 4, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on April 23 gave the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) until April 30 to hand over documents regarding its relationship with the Biden–Harris Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI, as