Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) speaks during a press conference in the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 11, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has reintroduced legislation to prevent the use of China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the U.S. market. The legislation, called the Chinese CBDC Prohibition Act, would impose
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) walks with India’s Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar before their talks in New Delhi, India, on May 24, 2026. Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool/AP Photo The United States and India signed a key agreement on May 26 to secure critical minerals and rare earth mining, processing, and supplies,
Rep. Mayes Middleton (R-Texas) (C) of the Texas Freedom Caucus addresses the media in the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, on July 13, 2021. Montinique Monroe/Getty Images Texas state Sen. Mayes Middleton edged out U.S. Rep. Chip Roy in a contentious Republican runoff in the race for state attorney general, winning 55.7 percent of the
McMorrow’s remarks are similar to those of her left-wing opponent Abdul El-Sayed, who leads Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary Mallory McMorrow (@MalloryMcMorrow/X) Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow said she is “open” to reparations for black Americans, including “debt forgiveness” and “home ownership forgiveness.” McMorrow’s comments came during a May 8 appearance on the Detroit in
Washington — The Southern Poverty Law Center on Tuesday asked a federal judge to dismiss the criminal charges filed against it by the Justice Department, saying the indictment represents a “top-down, retributive campaign” directed by President Trump to target his enemies. The 47-page filing in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
President Trump has postponed a Cabinet meeting at Camp David scheduled for Wednesday. Mr. Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Tuesday that his Cabinet will instead meet at the White House on Wednesday, citing “possible bad weather conditions.” Showers and possible thunderstorms are forecast in the region of Maryland that includes Camp David. A White
Pro-Palestinian activists protest against the Israel-Hamas conflict on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles on April 25, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times California’s largest university allegedly has continued to demonstrate “deliberate indifference” to discrimination against Jewish and Israeli students despite prior federal complaints of anti-Semitic activities, the Department of Justice said in a recent lawsuit.