Virginia Democrats closed their first legislative session during which they held a trifecta in state government having passed bills to raise the minimum wage, ban “assault firearms,” limit cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, establish a legal cannabis retail market, and expand family and paid sick leave—priorities echoed by Democratic parties in statehouses across the
President Donald Trump sits with White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles as he speaks during a lunch with the Trump Kennedy Center board members in the East Room of the White House on March 16, 2026. Alex Wong/Getty Images WASHINGTON—As the Iran war continues, President Donald Trump said he would delay his long-awaited trip
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Women’s History Month event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on March 12, 2026. Jim Watson/AFP President Donald Trump on March 16 said he has requested to delay his planned meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing by about a month. “We’ve
An excavator clears rubble after the East Wing of the White House was demolished on Oct. 23, 2025. The demolition is part of President Donald Trump’s plan to build a ballroom. Eric Lee/Getty Images The Trump administration is proposing an underground visitor screening center beneath a park near the White House as part of broader
President Donald Trump attends a bill signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 3, 2026. Alex Wong/Getty Images President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 16, officially creating an anti-fraud task force headed by Vice President JD Vance, a job that could be one of the most
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled on March 16 that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. illegally appointed 13 new members to an influential vaccine
Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. attends the “Great, Historic Investment in Rural Health Roundtable” in the East Room of the White House on Jan. 16, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled on March 16 that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. illegally appointed 13 new members to an influential vaccine