President Trump’s acceleration of the start date for his controversial pick to lead the intelligence community is pushing both sides to dig in on their impasse over renewing the nation’s spy powers, further complicating even a short-term extension. House and Senate efforts to bring a bill to the floor to reauthorize Section 702 of the…
The pivot from primary season to the looming general election could put GOP leaders in a bind as Republicans running in battleground districts grow more willing to buck them and President Trump in an effort to appeal to a broad swath of voters. Republicans are seeking to put themselves in the strongest political position possible…
Graham Platner in Belfast, Maine, on June 6, 2026, just days ahead of the state’s June 9 primary. Nathan Worcester/The Epoch Times BELFAST, Maine—The streets of downtown Belfast were charged with energy: politics was working its way through the public square. On one corner, older men and women held LGBT rainbow flags. The June 6
Texas Senate candidate James Talarico (D.) earned tens of thousands of dollars working as an “equitable education” consultant for a firm that develops DEI plans for public schools in Texas. The firm, MAYA Consulting, described its work as “rooted in our diversity, equity, and inclusion philosophy” and donated to a group working to defund the
Even as inflation rises, some insist the Democratic agenda should put other fundamentals front and center.
A view of a bus shelter at Pennsylvania Avenue and 22nd Street NW where an electronic billboard and a poster display the current U.S. National debt per person and as a nation at $38 trillion in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 28, 2025. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation The U.S. budget deficit
The president is seeking to kick-start a legislative effort just starting to take shape on Capitol Hill.