‘We understand that there’s some introspection that is needed,’ Rep. Marc Veasey of Texas said at a retreat with other House Democrats outside Washington. LEESBURG, Va.—At an issues retreat outside Washington, House Democrats from multiple wings of the party said they needed to improve their communications strategy after the 2024 election. Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas),
Grijalva had said last year he would not run for reelection in 2026 while receiving treatments for cancer. Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) died on March 13, leaving behind a more than 20-year legacy in Arizona’s congressional delegation. The congressman’s office confirmed his death in a statement on Thursday. He passed in the morning from cancer
The minority leader’s support in the Senate all but guarantees that the stopgap funding bill will be able to pass the Senate. WASHINGTON—Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced that he will support advancing a House-passed stopgap funding bill, effectively foreclosing the risk of a government shutdown. “I will vote to keep the government open
An agency spokesperson confirmed the visit in a statement to The Epoch Times. Elon Musk, who is heading the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), visited the National Security Agency (NSA) on March 12, one week after saying the intelligence agency “needs an overhaul.” NSA Director Gen. Timothy Haugh, who is also the commander
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the world’s largest funder of medical research, granting billions of dollars to U.S. colleges and universities each year. A point of contention in NIH funding is the little-known and less well-understood practice of paying indirect costs for medical researchers. Indirect costs are the expenses an organization incurs while
‘The United States shouldn’t tolerate pressure from China to undermine the Taiwanese people,’ Sen. John Curtis said. A bipartisan group of senators has introduced a bill to rename Taiwan’s de facto embassy in Washington, noting that its current name was chosen to avoid offending the Chinese communist regime. Sens. John Curtis (R-Utah) and Jeff Merkley
The former transportation secretary ran for president in 2020 and did not rule out another presidential run in 2028. Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg revealed that he won’t run for senate or governor in Michigan, prompting further speculation about his possible presidential ambitions. Buttigieg, 43, announced on Thursday that he will not seek election to