House GOP Unveils Bill to Extend Key Surveillance Power Until 2029

The U.S. Capitol building on April 22, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Republicans on April 23 unveiled legislation to extend for three years a surveillance authority that permits the collection of communications from non-U.S. persons located abroad without a warrant. The House Rules Committee released the nine-page bill, which would renew Section 702 of

Only one Trump “gold card” visa has been approved, Lutnick says

The Trump administration has approved one “gold card” visa since starting to accept applications for the new U.S. residency permit in December, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Thursday.  Lutnick, who offered the update while testifying at a House subcommittee hearing, said that the process for applying for the gold card visa was recently finalized

Jim Jordan blames Democrats for 10 percent approval rating of Congress

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) blamed Democrats for the approval rating of Congress falling to a mere 10 percent in a new Gallup poll.  Speaking to host Stuart Varney on Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co.,” the Ohio Republican blamed the minority party for the record-long government shutdown in the fall. That stalemate stemmed from Democrats…

Fewer Universities Require DEI Pledges From Faculty Candidates, Report Says

University of Michigan students pass signage on campus displaying the university’s Core Values in Ann Arbor, Mich., on April 3, 2025. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images Requests related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for faculty job candidates in higher education have decreased dramatically—at least on paper—since President Donald Trump began his second term, a new report

Iranian ‘Ghost Fleet’ Ferried $5 Billion in Oil, Primarily to China, Before US Blockade

Many of those ships are now headed back toward Iran, where they may attempt to breach the blockade (U.S. Central Command) Iran’s “ghost fleet” of illicit tankers moved 60 million barrels of crude oil worth an estimated $5 billion between the beginning of Operation Epic Fury and the start of the U.S. blockade of the