Sen. Mitch McConnell Hospitalized, Spokesman Says

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) attends a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 11, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters, File Photo Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) has been admitted to the hospital, the senator’s spokesman Dave Popp said in a statement Sunday. Popp did not provide the reason McConnell was hospitalized or give the

Trump Signals Opposition to FISA Extension If SAVE America Act Not Included

President Donald in Washington, on May 22, 2026. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Sunday said that he wants Congress to pass an election security bill as part of extending a key section of a surveillance law that lapsed last week. Trump said in a Truth Social said that some Democrats will continue to

US Military Continues Iran Port Blockade, Confirms Rescue of Sailors

USS Abraham Lincoln continues operations in the Arabian Sea. Courtesy of CENTCOM U.S. military forces said Sunday that the roughly two-month-long blockade of Iranian ports is still ongoing while confirming that the U.S. Navy helped in a search-and-rescue effort involving Indian mariners in the Arabian Sea. In a post on X, the U.S. Central Command

Terrorism Threat Level ‘Highest It’s Ever Been’ Amid FISA Lapse: DHS Secretary

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin testifies in Washington on June 3, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Sunday said that a lapse in a key surveillance law provision comes as the U.S. terrorism threat level is “the highest it’s ever been.” he called for members of Congress to pass a

White House Set to Host UFC Freedom 250 Matches

Media preview of the UFC setup of the upcoming UFC Freedom Fight on June 14, on the South Lawn of the White House on June 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—America’s semiquincentennial birthday celebration kicks into gear June 14 with the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) Freedom 250 fights, with seven matches scheduled for the

White House Hosts UFC Freedom 250 Matches

Media preview of the UFC setup of the upcoming UFC Freedom Fight on June 14, on the South Lawn of the White House on June 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—America’s semiquincentennial birthday celebration kicks into gear June 14 with the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) Freedom 250 fights, with seven matches scheduled for the