CPAC senior fellow Mercedes Schlapp and Vice President JD Vance speak during CPAC in Oxon Hill, Md., on Feb. 20, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times This year’s Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), kicking off in the Dallas area on Wednesday, aims to unify conservatives and build midterm momentum. The Texas event’s Freedom First theme, aimed
Early this week, Senate Republicans and the president appeared to be edging closer to a framework to ending the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, which is now in its second month — but a breakthrough has remained out of reach. CBS News contacted all 532 House and Senate offices (there are three House vacancies) about
Florida state Rep.-elect Emily Gregory in North Palm Beach, Fla., on March 24, 2026, in a still from video. CNN/The Epoch Times Democrat Emily Gregory flipped a Republican-held Florida House seat in a March 24 special election in a district that includes President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach. Gregory, a South Florida native
The Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., on Aug. 10, 2022. Steve Helber/AP Photo Democrat Emily Gregory flipped a Republican-held Florida House seat in a March 24 special election in a district that includes President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach. Gregory, a South Florida native with a background in public health, defeated Trump-endorsed
Former Florida House Speaker Paul Renner calls for a permanent federal ban on Muslim immigration, claiming Islam is incompatible with U.S. law.
An aerial view of the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Dec. 15, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A federal judge on March 24 seemed receptive to Anthropic’s request to temporarily block the Department of War from continuing to designate the AI company as a supply-chain risk. The designation, under a federal law designed to protect
NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill attended a Ramadan event at a Paterson mosque led by Imam Mohammad Qatanani, who allegedly has ties to Hamas and fought deportation for years.