Education Secretary Defends Student Loan Forgiveness and Cutting Charter School Funds

Miguel Cardona says the agency will announce soon its rules on gender/biology, student sports teams, and locker rooms. Tensions were high as Education Secretary Miguel Cardona testified before the House Appropriations Committee on April 10 regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) budget requests for fiscal year 2025. Republicans grilled Mr. Cardona over the department’s

Mayorkas Impeachment Is About ‘Rule of Law,’ Rep. Josh Brecheen Says, as Senate Outcome Uncertain

Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-Okla.) is standing by the impeachment case against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, even as the Democrat-controlled Senate appears poised to quickly dismiss the case. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives impeached Mr. Mayorkas in February on two articles alleging he has engaged in a “willful and systemic refusal to comply with” U.S.

Speaker Johnson, Trump to Hold Joint Press Conference on Election Integrity at Mar-a-Lago

No further details have been publicized. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and former President Donald Trump are scheduled to hold a joint press conference on April 12 regarding “election integrity,” a source familiar with the matter told The Epoch Times. CNN first reported the joint presser, which will be at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in

Senate Homeland Security Committee’s Hearing on ‘Improving Export Controls Enforcement’

The Senate Homeland Security Committee Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight holds a hearing on “Improving Export Controls Enforcement” at 3:00 p.m. ET on April 10. Witnesses: EUN YOUNG CHOI Deputy Assistant Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice KEVIN J. KURLAND Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Department of Commerce JAMES R. MANCUSO Assistant

Independent Candidate Cornel West Announces Running Mate

Independent presidential candidate Cornel West announced that Melina Abdullah will be his running mate during an April 10 interview. Mr. West made the announcement about the vice presidential candidate on a radio show hosted by Tavis Smiley, where he spoke about his campaign and how he chose his running mate. Ms. Abdullah is an activist

Maryland Lawmakers Call on Congress to Fully Fund Harbor Disaster Recovery

Maryland’s congressional delegation will soon submit House and Senate bills calling on the federal government to pay 100 percent of the costs to rebuild Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. The span collapsed on March 26 after being struck by a container ship, killing six and closing one of the East Coast’s busiest ports likely for