Interior Department Eliminates Rule That Made Conservation a Use of Public Lands

Fish Creek through the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, managed by the Bureau of Land Management on Alaska’s North Slope, on July 8, 2004. David W. Houseknecht/United States Geological Survey via AP The Department of the Interior repealed a Biden-era regulation on May 11 that had placed conservation on par with drilling, mining, and grazing on roughly

Hegseth Announces Department-Wide Review of Military Legal System

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 30, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced on May 11 that he had directed the Pentagon’s general counsel to convene a special review panel to carry out a department-wide review of the military legal system. Hegseth said

Nebraska Voters to Select Nominees for November Ballot Today

Ballots for the primary elections are arranged by party affiliation at the Lancaster County Election Committee offices in Lincoln, Neb., on April 14, 2020. Nati Harnik/AP Photo Nebraska voters will select nominees for a U.S. Senate seat and the state’s three Congressional Districts. Republican incumbent U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts, who was appointed by Gov. Jim

Illinois Sued Over Allegedly Using Race as a Factor in Congressional Map

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a press conference with Texas Democrats at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades union hall in Aurora, Ill., on Aug. 5, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images A public interest law firm announced Monday it was suing Illinois over its use of race in drawing congressional maps. The lawsuit

US Treasury Announces Sanctions on 12 New Targets for Transporting Iranian Oil to China

Iranian crude oil tanker, Sevda, sails near Bandare Asaluyah, Iran, on Jan. 27, 2026. Sam/ Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. Treasury Department announced on May 11 that it is sanctioning 12 new targets as part of its “Economic Fury” initiative to cripple Iran’s military and economic capacity. “Today, the Department of the

Tech, Business Leaders Set to Accompany Trump on China Trip

President Donald Trump welcomes college football champions, the Indiana University Hoosiers, to the White House on May 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump is bringing a delegation of business executives when he travels to China for a summit with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping, White House officials confirmed on Monday.