Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) rehearses the Democratic response to President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress, in Wyandotte, Mich., on March 4, 2025. Paul Sancya/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Sen. Alyssa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said Democrats remain split over how seriously to treat President Donald Trump’s second term and must adopt a tougher posture
President Donald Trump signs the spending and tax legislation known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” at the White House on July 4, 2025. Ken Cedeno/Reuters President Donald Trump signed a bill on July 24 to claw back $9 billion in federal spending. Ahead of the signing, Trump said on Truth Social that the House’s
Ryan Wesley Routh is interviewed at a rally in Kyiv, Ukraine, on April 27, 2022. AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images Ryan Routh, the man charged with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump two months before the 2024 election, can represent himself during his upcoming trial, a federal judge ruled on July 24. U.S. District Judge Aileen
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins testifies before the House Agriculture Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 11, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The Trump administration has announced a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that will cut its Washington-area workforce by more than half and shift thousands of positions to regional
The Supreme Court in Washington on July 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The Supreme Court on July 24 paused a lower court ruling that prevents voters in seven states from suing over alleged discrimination under the federal Voting Rights Act. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit previously issued an order barring
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers speaks to supporters during an election night event at The Orpheum Theater in Madison, Wis., on Nov. 8, 2022. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced on July 24 that he will not seek a third term. In a video message posted on X, with the caption “A love letter
Steve Witkoff, U.S. special envoy to the Middle East, attends a meeting between President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on July 14, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The United States on Thursday abandoned peace talks with Hamas after the terrorist group signaled that it