An Iranian tugboat floats in the foreground as cargo ships sit at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on May 4, 2026. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP Senior Israeli officials have said that President Donald Trump’s decision to pause a newly launched U.S. naval operation in the Strait of Hormuz came amid
Former state Rep. Derek Merrin defeats ex-ICE deputy director Madison Sheahan in Ohio's competitive 9th District Republican congressional primary.
Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 25, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Senators from both parties are urging the Trump administration to release congressionally appropriated funds to a global vaccine group called Gavi. The group, which includes Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Sen.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will face questions about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein in a voluntary House Oversight Committee interview Wednesday.
Sen. John Cornyn praised Islamic Relief USA multiple times, even as its parent group faced terror links and antisemitism allegations worldwide.
Independent Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn has promised not to caucus with either party if elected, but his campaign is being bankrolled by left-wing money.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is scheduled to be questioned Wednesday before the House Oversight Committee as part of its investigation related to Jeffrey Epstein. Lutnick’s voluntary closed-door deposition comes amid a monthslong procession of powerful people summoned before the committee, many of whom have been subjected to embarrassing revelations in the more than 3 million