Campaign signs in Oak Park, Ill., on March 17, 2026. Nathaniel Smith for The Epoch Times CHICAGO—The Democratic primaries for Congress in Illinois were held on March 17, setting the stage for the November elections. Given the state’s strong Democratic tilt, the primary winners are widely expected to have an advantage in the general election.
Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton speaks during a press conference on reports of federal deployments in Chicago, on Sept. 2, 2025. Jim Vondruska/Reuters CHICAGO—Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won the Democratic Senate primary in Illinois on March 17, likely becoming the successor to retiring Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). Stratton defeated Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) and
An instructor from the Ukrainian company General Cherry demonstrates the operation of an anti-air interceptor drone designed to destroy Russian attack drones in Kyiv region, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reiterated an offer to supply allies fighting against Iran with 1,000 interceptor drones every day as the war led
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks at a press conference following the arrest in the D.C. pipe bomber investigation, at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 4, 2025. REUTERS/Jessica Koscielniak House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) issued a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi on March 17, ordering her to testify over “possible
Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) speaks during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 4, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) issued a subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi on March 17, ordering her to testify on the investigation
The CNN logo outside of their studios at the Turner Entertainment Networks in Atlanta on June 27, 2024. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s defamation lawsuit against CNN appears to be dead for the time being, as an appeals court denied his motion to rehear the case. A three-judge panel had held in November that
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reacts as he meets with Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty at the State Department in Washington on Feb. 10, 2025. Reuters/Craig Hudson/File Photo Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Tuesday for dramatic change within the Cuban communist regime following its third nationwide blackout in four months. “Cuba has