House Ethics Panel Requests Victims Come Forward After 2 Lawmakers Resign

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on March 17, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The House Ethics Committee issued a public statement Monday asking victims of congressional sexual misconduct to come forward and published a record of publicly disclosed investigations involving House members spanning decades. The bipartisan panel, chaired by Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.), revealed

Trump Invokes Defense Production Act to Sign Energy-Related Directives

President Donald Trump walks to Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on April 11, 2026. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images President Donald Trump on April 20 invoked the Defense Production Act to issue a series of memorandums focused on strengthening coal supply chains, ​natural gas transmission, and ​liquefied natural gas capacity. Trump also signed memos

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to Step Down

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Labor Department, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 19, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving her post, a White House

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer Steps Down

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Labor Department, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 19, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving her post, a White House

Trump Says He’s ‘Highly Unlikely’ to Extend Iran Ceasefire If No Deal Reached by Deadline

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on March 26, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said on April 20 that he is unlikely to renew the truce with Iran if a deal to end the war is not reached before Wednesday’s deadline. The

Sen. Warner’s Daughter Dies at 36 After Battle With Juvenile Diabetes, Other Health Issues

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) speaks at a campaign event for Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate former Rep. Abigail Spanberger at H Mart in Centreville, Va. on Nov. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on April 20 announced that his 36-year-old daughter had died after a lengthy illness. “We are heartbroken beyond words

Texas Sues Democratic Party’s ActBlue Platform

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas on June 22, 2017. Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo Texas sued ActBlue on April 20, alleging that the Democratic Party’s political fundraising platform misleads consumers by illegally accepting fraudulent foreign donations for federal and state candidates. “The radical left has relied on ActBlue as a