Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas on June 22, 2017. AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said that prosecuting Democratic state House members who left the state to block a Republican-backed redistricting plan will not be easy. Democrats on Monday prevented the state House of Representatives
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 11, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is not in the running to replace Jerome Powell as head of the Federal Reserve, President Donald Trump said in a new interview. Trump, speaking in
Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer, on Feb. 25, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo President Donald Trump said he will soon release details of new tariff plans for semiconductors and chips. “We’re going to be announcing on semiconductors and chips, which is a separate category, because we want them made in
President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Aug. 1, 2025. MEHMET ESER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday that he will sign an executive order this week aimed at penalizing banks he claims have discriminated
(L–R) Supreme Court Associate Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett, and former Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy talk with President Donald Trump as he arrives to address a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on March 4, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s ambitious agenda has been met with order after order from lower
Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games logo pictured at UCLA on November 14, 2024. Daniel Cole/Reuters President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order on Tuesday establishing a task force to coordinate preparations for the Los Angeles 2028 (LA28) Summer Olympics, the White House said on Monday. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said
The U.S. Capitol building in Washington in Washington on July 21, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times With the 2026 midterm season drawing nearer, Republicans are examining the possibility of using redistricting to give themselves an advantage at the polls—and Democrats have indicated they’re ready to respond in kind. Republicans hope that redistricting in red states