Trump Admin Strikes Deal With Energy Firm to Nix Offshore Wind Plans

TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanné (L) and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum sign the agreement at the CERAWeek by S&P Global conference in Houston on March 23, 2026. John Haughey/The Epoch Times HOUSTON—A global energy corporation based in France has ceded leases off North Carolina and New York where it planned to spend nearly $1 billion to

LIVE NOW: Senate Votes on Mullin Nomination to Lead DHS (March 23)

The Senate proceeds to an executive session to resume consideration of the nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Olka.) to be Secretary of Homeland Security with a confirmation vote, followed by a vote on a motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Colin McDonald of California to be an assistant attorney general. Original News Source

Senate Votes on Mullin Nomination to Lead DHS (March 23)

The Senate proceeds to an executive session to resume consideration of the nomination of Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Olka.) to be Secretary of Homeland Security with a confirmation vote, followed by a vote on a motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Colin McDonald of California to be an assistant attorney general. Original News Source

Trump to Highlight Crime Crackdown on Memphis Visit; Stocks Rally and Crude Oil Prices Fall

President Donald Trump is set to visit Memphis on Monday to highlight his administration’s crackdown on crime ahead of the midterms. Officials say crime is down sharply, with thousands of arrests and illegal guns seized. Stocks rallied, and crude oil prices dropped after Trump postponed potential strikes on Iranian power plants… Original News Source Link

Supreme Court Seems Skeptical of State Law Allowing Late-Arriving Ballots

Snow falls outside of the Supreme Court in Washington on March 2, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court on March 23 seemed skeptical of a Mississippi law that allows the state to count mail-in ballots received after Election Day in federal elections. Mississippi law allows counting of mail-in ballots received within a

Senate Poised to Confirm Mullin’s Nomination for DHS Secretary

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) testifies during his confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 18, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Oklahoma’s Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin is on track to become the next Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary in a Senate vote on March 23. He

Senate Confirms Mullin as Next DHS Secretary

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) testifies during his confirmation hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 18, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Senate on March 23 confirmed Oklahoma’s Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin as the next Department of Homeland Security secretary. The Senate voted 54–45 to confirm Mullin,