Trump strikes back: GOP lawmakers who opposed president on redistricting pay price
President Trump scored major victories in Indiana's GOP primary as his endorsed challengers defeated state senators who blocked his redistricting push.
US Private Payrolls Rise by 109,000 in April, Beating Estimates
A mall in Marietta, Ga., on Feb. 22, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The U.S. private sector added more jobs than expected last month, signaling renewed strength in the labor market as the economy wrestles with war-driven price pressures. Private payrolls rose by 109,000 in April, up from 61,000 in the previous month, according to
Obama tells Colbert what he worries about in today’s politics
Former President Barack Obama made some pointed remarks about the state of American governance under President Trump in an interview with Stephen Colbert that aired Tuesday night. Obama raised concerns about the expansion of executive branch powers and the use of the Justice Department for political ends, though he didn’t mention Mr. Trump by name.
Republican lawmaker welcomes House Ethics probe into sexual misconduct allegations against him
Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., acknowledged a House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and says he welcomes the opportunity to correct the record.
Trump fires back at claims of ballroom ‘cost overruns’: Price is ‘something less than $400M’
Trump fires back at reports of rising White House ballroom costs, saying the $400 million project is ahead of schedule and under budget after expansion.
Lutnick will appear before a House panel to answer for his changing story on Epstein
WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is appearing Wednesday before a House committee investigating sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as lawmakers seek answers for Lutnick’s contact with him in the years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from an underage girl. Lutnick, a member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, is the latest powerful political…
Iowa Dem’s Muslim prayer, ‘too white’ comments resurface in tight House race: ‘Downright shameful’
Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott is facing scrutiny over a 2021 Muslim prayer and diversity remarks as she seeks to unseat Rep. Zach Nunn in Iowa's 3rd District.