U.S. forces patrol the Arabian Sea near the Strait of Hormuz, on April 20, 2026. U.S. Navy via Getty Images The Pentagon on May 26 denied reports that the United States had resumed naval escorts for commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, amid an uptick in regional tensions following a series of fresh American
Voters in Texas went to the polls on Tuesday for a series of critical primary runoff elections in the 2026 midterms. The most anticipated race came in Texas, where Attorney General Ken Paxton unseated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) with President Donald Trump’s endorsement. We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or
Voters in Texas went to the polls on Tuesday for a series of critical primary runoff elections in the 2026 midterms. The most anticipated race came in Texas, where Attorney General Ken Paxton unseated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) with President Donald Trump’s endorsement. We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or
The Supreme Court in Washington on May 21, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times The U.S. Supreme Court on May 26 sided with the Trump administration in a lawsuit federal immigration judges brought that challenges a federal government policy limiting the judges’ public statements about their jobs. The nation’s highest court ruled that a federal appeals
Former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas) announces his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in Dallas on July 1, 2025. Tasos Katopodis via Getty Images Former Rep. Colin Allred defeated Rep. Julie Johnson to win the Democratic primary for Texas’ 33rd Congressional District in a runoff election on May 26. Allred will face either Republican Patrick
Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif) speaks to reporters as he leaves a House Republican caucus at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 12, 2023. Joe Raedle/Getty Images California’s Congressional District 22 is becoming one of the most closely watched battleground races ahead of the June 2 jungle primary, where incumbent Congressman David Valadao, a Republican, will face
U.S. Vice President JD Vance (C) is joined by White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller (L) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson as he speaks during a roundtable discussion in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, DC, on May 26, 2026.