New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks at a press conference in Manhattan on Feb. 20, 2025. Brendan McDermid/Reuters New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Aug. 4 that she is “exploring every option” to redraw the state’s congressional map, responding to Texas Republicans’ mid-decade redistricting push that could flip five House seats to the GOP.
Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks to reporters in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on June 27, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Aug. 4 that it has ended a decree initiated more than 44 years ago, which imposed across the federal government hiring
Offensive coordinator Derek Dooley of the Missouri Tigers arrives before the game between the Missouri Tigers and the Tennessee Volunteers at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on Nov. 17, 2018. Donald Page/Getty Images Former football coach Derek Dooley announced on Aug. 4 that he is running in Georgia for the U.S. Senate, joining a crowded
The Kremlin in Moscow on April 20, 2020. Reuters/Maxim Shemetov The Russian government on Aug. 4 responded to President Donald Trump’s moving two nuclear submarines closer to its territory in response to comments made by a former Russian president. Trump said on Aug. 1 that he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be moved to
President Donald Trump has vowed to “substantially” raise tariffs on India for continuing to purchase Russian oil. He criticized the country for profiting from Russian oil products while turning a blind eye to the war in Ukraine. Democratic state lawmakers in Texas have fled the state in an attempt to prevent a vote on redrawin…
President Donald Trump looks on during bilateral meeting at the Trump Turnberry Golf Courses, in Turnberry, Scotland, on July 28, 2025. Christopher Furlong / POOL / AFP President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed that U.S. nuclear submarines are “in the region” of Russia, several days after he ordered the submarines to be moved in response
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on July 21, 2025.Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) have requested a meeting this week of the four major congressional leaders ahead of the Sept. 30 government funding deadline. The other leaders are House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.)