GOP braces for high-stakes 2027 spending fight with midterms looming

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The hard-fought clash over 2026 appropriations may have just ended, but House GOP leaders aren’t getting any respite as they plunge into the battle over spending for fiscal 2027 — the last major legislative fight expected before November’s elections.  After a bruising 2026 appropriations cycle that pushed Congress to two lengthy government shutdowns, Speaker Mike…

New York Times Pulitzer-Winning Photographer Calls Hamas and Jihadist Militants ‘Martyrs’ and ‘Resistance,’ Criticizes Israel for ‘War on Gaza’s Children’

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Saher Alghorra has repeatedly accused Israel of targeted killings of civilians and journalists in Gaza Saher Alghorra (@saher_alghorra/Instagram) Saher Alghorra, the New York Times photographer who was awarded a Pulitzer Prize this week for his work in Gaza, has referred to uniformed Hamas fighters and other anti-Israel militants as “martyrs” and “resistance” forces, and repeatedly—in

Redistricting Battles Heat Up After Supreme Court Ruling

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Campaign signs at a polling site during the redistricting referendum in Alexandria, Va., on April 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent landmark ruling on redistricting has prompted lawmakers in multiple states to reconsider their electoral maps ahead of the 2026 midterms. The decision, issued on April 29, focused on a

Ohio Attorney General Resigns to Take Job With Conservative Nonprofit

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Republican Attorney General Dave Yost speaks to supporters at an election watch party at the Renaissance Hotel in Columbus, Ohio, on Nov. 8, 2022. Andrew Spear/Getty Images About a year after dropping out of the Ohio Republican gubernatorial primary, Attorney General Dave Yost announced his resignation on May 7 to take a position in the

Clarence Thomas Achieves Milestone as Second-Longest Serving Supreme Court Justice

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Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas poses for an official portrait at the East Conference Room of the Supreme Court building in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images Clarence Thomas, 77, became the second-longest serving U.S. Supreme Court justice in history on May 7. Sworn in Oct. 23, 1991, Thomas has now served