The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington on March 27, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting more than $600 million in public health grants to four Democratic-led states, siding with the states’ argument that the cuts appeared politically motivated. U.S. District
Republican Arizona Gubernatorial candidate Karrin Taylor Robson speaks to supporters at a campaign party in Phoenix on Aug. 2, 2022. Matt York/AP Photo PHOENIX—Housing developer Karrin Taylor Robson has suspended her campaign for Arizona governor, saying Thursday she doesn’t want a divisive GOP primary that weakens conservative causes. The exit of the President Donald Trump-endorsed
President Trump is joined by Environmental Protection Agency chief Lee Zeldin in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Feb. 12, 2026. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ended a greenhouse gas credit program that incentivized auto manufacturers to include automatic start-stop systems in vehicles, the agency said in a
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a press conference in Arlington, Va., on Dec. 8, 2025. Heather Diehl/Getty Images Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Feb. 12 that nearly a handful of members on his management team have received expanded responsibilities and titles. Four officials will receive new titles
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (R) speaks with French Defense Minister Catherine Vautrin during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council’s Defense Ministers Session at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Feb. 12, 2026. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP Photo NATO member nations on Feb. 12 announced new financial support to purchase U.S. military hardware for Ukraine, reaffirming
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conferece on Capitol Hill on Feb. 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Leading Democrats in Congress said Thursday that a White House proposal under review for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding falls short of the “dramatic changes” Democrats want in order to curb Immigration
Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a press conference at the state Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., on Feb. 3, 2026. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday proposed a $10 million one-time relief package for the state’s small businesses he said were impacted by recent federal immigration enforcement operations, pitching the plan as