Paxton and Hunt Set Sights on Cornyn in GOP Texas Senate Primary

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks during at an event with his supporters during the Texas Senate primary election in Magnolia, Texas, on Feb. 19, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times HOUSTON—Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is facing a two-pronged attack. On one side, there’s Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Cornyn’s top rival in the Republican Senate

DOJ Files to Revoke Citizenship of Former Mayor Over Alleged Fraud

Immigrants await their turn for green card and citizenship interviews at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Queens office in the Long Island City neighborhood of New York City on May 30, 2013. John Moore/Getty Images The Trump administration said Feb. 20 it has filed court papers to strip a former elected official in

Corporations That Have ‘Taken a Knee to Trump’ Will Be Punished, Says Susan Rice

Former National Security Advisor Susan Rice speaks at the Center for American Progress Ideas Conference at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, on May 16, 2017. Aaron P. Bernstein/File Photo/Reuters Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. and National Security Advisor Susan Rice has said that corporations that have “taken a knee to Trump” will face

Trump Raises Global Tariff to 15 Percent After Supreme Court Ruling

President Donald Trump answers questions during a press briefing held at the White House in Washington, on Feb. 20, 2026. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images President Donald Trump raised tariffs on all countries to 15 percent on Feb. 21, one day after the Supreme Court ruled against the global tariffs his administration imposed last year under

USTR Will Launch New Trade Probes Covering Major Trading Partners, Greer Says

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speaks to reporters at the White House on Oct. 30, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced on Feb. 20 that his office will launch new investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act, potentially covering most major trading partners. Section 301 investigations look into potential

JD Vance’s Stepmother Shares How She Was ‘Broken and Restored’

Donnie (2nd L) and Cheryl Bowman (C) are joined by their daughter Chelsea (L), Donnie’s son JD Vance (2nd R), and their son Cory Bowman (R). Courtesy of Cheryl Bowman It took three failed marriages and “a lot of questionable choices” before Cheryl Bowman fully committed to God and discovered “unconditional love” from a man

EPA Repeals Biden-Era Mercury Standards for Coal-Fired Power Plants

Steam rises from a coal power plant in Adamsville, Ala., on April 11, 2021. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Feb. 20 it would repeal Biden-era rules that further limited mercury and hazardous air pollutant emissions from coal-fired power plants. The rules stem from the Biden administration’s 2024