U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) speaks during a press conference in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Room at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on May 5, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) is urging Meta to ban minors from using its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and accused the tech giant of disregarding his
Signage is seen at the headquarters of the United States Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 10, 2021. Andrew Kelly/File Photo/Reuters An appeals court recently ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could legally rescind $16 billion in climate grants that had been awarded as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. That
State Sen. President Pro Tem John Burton, a Democrat representing San Francisco, smiles as he reminisces about his time in the Legislature during a Capitol news conference held in Sacramento, Calif., on Aug. 31, 2004. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo Californians across the state are mourning the loss of former state senator John Burton, 92, who died
(Left) New York City mayoral candidate and Democratic state Rep. Zohran Mamdani in New York on April 16, 2025. (Right) New York City mayoral candidate and former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo in New York on April 13, 2025. Angela Weiss and Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images New York City mayoral candidate and former Gov. Andrew
President Donald Trump speaks to the Religious Liberty Commission at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump on Sept. 8 denounced the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee in Charlotte, North Carolina, as a “horrible” act, saying the nation must stand up against
A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sign is seen outside the agency’s White Oak campus in Silver Spring, Md., on July 17, 2025. Issam Ahmed/AFP via Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration recently announced new measures to prevent the import of dangerous foreign counterfeits of GLP-1 drug ingredients, which are being used to
Majority Leader Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) after the Senate Republican leadership election in Washington on Nov. 13, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has announced a plan to change the rules to ensure a faster confirmation process for President Donald Trump’s nominees. Thune previewed the changes in an op-ed published