The Supreme Court in Washington on April 28, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court late on May 4 took the unusual step of making its recent ruling to limit the use of race in redistricting effective ahead of the usual 32-day waiting period. The new procedural ruling allows the high court’s landmark
A Colt AR-15 on the counter of a gun store. Thomas Cooper/Getty Images Denver is refusing to repeal its 37-year-old ban on certain types of firearms known as “assault weapons.” Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, sent a demand letter on April 28 to Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and
The surface production vessel Hidden Gem during successful test mining in the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean in 2022. The Metals Company The Trump administration approved on May 1 its first deep-sea critical minerals exploration application, submitted by North Carolina-based deep-sea mining explorer The Metals Company USA (TMC). The company expects to find millions of tons of nickel, copper, cobalt,
An early voting polling site at East Carolina University as North Carolina begins its midterm primary elections, in Greenville, N.C., on Feb. 12, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A special election for Michigan’s 35th State Senate District is set for Tuesday, to fill a seat that has been vacant since early 2025. The race pits
President Donald Trump leaves after a small-business summit in the East Room of the White House on May 4, 2026. Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on May 4 touted his economic policies, from tax cuts and tariffs to deregulation, at a White House event for small-business owners from across the country. He
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conferece on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Monday publicly called on New York state to redraw its congressional map, dispatching Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.) to the state capital of Albany on
Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, speaks to reporters at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 19, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The group in charge of electing House Democrats added eight candidates to a priority list on Monday, signaling that the party is putting its