California rep. leaves GOP to become an independent, complicating majority

Washington — Rep. Kevin Kiley of California said Monday he was immediately leaving the Republican Party to become an independent.   “I’m also today asking the clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives to have that reflected in the official roster,” Kiley said in a call with reporters.  The move complicates House Speaker Mike Johnson’s

Trump Says He Won’t Sign Any Bill Until SAVE America Act Passes

President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the White House on March 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump has said he will withhold his signature from other legislation until Congress passes the SAVE America Act, which would impose nationwide proof-of-citizenship requirements in order to register to vote. “It must be done

Interior Secretary Announces Arrival of $100 Million in Venezuelan Gold

U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum (L) meets Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez, at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on March 4, 2026. Ariana Cubillos/AP U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said that as of March 7, $100 million worth of gold has been transported from Venezuela to the United States after the government authorized