DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Proposes Cuts in Final Budget

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser speaks during a press event unveiling the new Indycar for the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, in Washington on March 9, 2026. Featuring a 1.7 mile course with seven turns on the National Mall, the Aug. 23 event will celebrate America’s 250th birthday. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser on Friday

Trump Congratulates Artemis II Astronauts on Historic Lunar Mission

The Artemis II crew–Mission Specialist Christina Koch (L), Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen (C), Commander Reid Wiseman (R), and Pilot Victor Glover (2nd R)–take a group picture inside the Orion spacecraft Integrity on their way home on April 7, 2026. Courtesy of NASA President Donald Trump congratulated the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission after their

Half of All Urban Hospital Markets Controlled by Only 1 or 2 Health Systems: Report

A hospital in the city of Irvine, Calif., on July 8, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times One or two health systems controlled the entire market for inpatient care in nearly half of U.S. metropolitan areas in 2024, marking a sharp intensification of hospital consolidation over the last decade. Nearly 80 percent of hospital markets in

Trump Says US ‘Loading up the Ships’ Ahead of Iran Talks, Signals Military Option If Diplomacy Fails

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures after stepping off Marine One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on April 10, 2026. Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump said the United States is preparing military options if negotiations with Iran fail to produce a deal, as delegations from both countries arrived in Pakistan to

Zach Lahn Aims to Target Turbulence and Revive Iowa’s Agricultural Heritage

Iowa Republican gubernatorial candidate, regenerative farmer, and entrepreneur Zach Lahn and his wife Annie are raising seven children at their Belle Plaine farm. Courtesy of the Lahn for Governor Campaign BELLE PLAINE, Iowa—Flying on a brisk morning 17,500 feet above western Iowa on the way home from a campaign stop in Sioux City, Zach Lahn

First glimpse of 2028 Democratic field at National Action Network Convention

While Govs. Wes Moore and Josh Shapiro, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Ruben Gallego were among the gaggle of potential 2028 presidential contenders to attend this year’s National Action Network Convention in New York City, it was former Vice President Kamala Harris who seems to maintain the support of the organization’s members as