Newsom Signs California Budget Aimed at Addressing $12 Billion Deficit

California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks in Los Angeles on Sep. 25, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed the state budget that is projected to close a $12 billion deficit through spending reductions on some of the state’s ongoing programs. The signing came shortly after lawmakers approved the $321 billion

Senate Republicans Release Updated Draft of Megabill as Deadline Nears

(L) Elect Majority Leader Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) after the Senate Republican leadership election on Nov. 13, 2024; (R) House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks during the GOP weekly press conference on Capitol Hill on Nov. 19, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) released a revised version of the One Big

Megabill’s Baby Bonus Is Civilizational Strategy for Some, Questionable for Others

Children listened during a patriotism program by the American Legion Post 1181 at Circleville Elementary School in Circleville, N.Y., on Nov. 6, 2023. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Parts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are being seen as encouraging people to have children at a time of falling fertility in the United States. The version

LIVE NOW: Faith and Freedom Holds ‘Road to Majority’ Conference (General Section June 28)

The Faith & Freedom Coalition’s annual Road to Majority Conference is held in Washington from June 27 to June 28. Speakers in the morning session on June 28 include: Dr. Robert Jeffress, pastor, First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) Coach Joe Kennedy, former football coach, Kennedy v. Bremerton Sc… Original News Source

Faith and Freedom Holds ‘Road to Majority’ Conference (General Section June 28)

The Faith & Freedom Coalition’s annual Road to Majority Conference is held in Washington from June 27 to June 28. Speakers in the morning session on June 28 include: Dr. Robert Jeffress, pastor, First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) Coach Joe Kennedy, former football coach, Kennedy v. Bremerton Sc… Original News Source

Biden Joins Thousands Paying Final Respects to Slain Minnesota Lawmaker and Husband

ST. PAUL, Minnesota—Thousands of mourners, including former President Joe Biden, filed through Minnesota’s state Capitol Rotunda on Friday to pay final respects to slain lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, who were gunned down by an assassin earlier this month. The couple lay in state in St. Paul on the eve of a private