Members of the National Guard patrol the 14 Street restaurant and nightlife area in Washington on Aug. 22, 2025. Andrew Leyden/Getty Images President Donald Trump suggested that he’s contemplating sending National Guard troops to the city of Baltimore, Maryland, to fight what he described as a “crime disaster” in the city. “If [Maryland Gov.] Wes
Vice President JD Vance speaks to supporters of President Donald Trump at an event in Peachtree City, Ga., on Aug. 21, 2025. Megan Varner/Getty Images Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said that Moscow has made “significant concessions” toward reaching a peace deal to end the more than three-year-long conflict between Russia and Ukraine. In
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference in the State Capitol in Austin on Aug. 15, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty Images Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Aug. 23 celebrated the state Legislature’s passage of a new congressional map drawn to favor Republicans, and vowed to quickly sign it into law. The Republican-majority Texas Senate
The plaza outside the Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse in Minneapolis is shown covered in snow on March 7, 2025. AP Photo/Steve Karnowski A federal judge has ruled against a Minnesota state law that bars religious colleges from participating in a state program that allows high school students to earn college credits if the
An oil refinery displays an American flag in Wilmington, Calif., on Sept. 21, 2022. Allison Dinner/Getty Images LOS ANGELES—California legislators on Wednesday considered a plan that would dramatically loosen restrictions on drilling and refining oil in the state, as it scrambles to reconcile ambitious climate goals with the sobering reality of continuing demand for conventional
President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Aug. 11, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump announced four nominees to fill long-standing federal trial court vacancies in North Carolina, tapping prosecutors, a magistrate judge, and a private practitioner for the state’s two district courts. Trump nominated
In this episode of NTD’s “Profiles of Service,” we sit down with Congressman Andy Biggs, who has represented Arizona’s 5th District since 2017. A constitutional conservative and former attorney, Biggs reflects on his unexpected path into politics, the mentors who guided him, and what it means to take difficult votes. “I found p… Original News