GOP Lawmaker to File Expulsion Resolution Against Cherfilus-McCormick

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) speaks at a news conference in Washington, on Sept. 20, 2024. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo WASHINGTON—Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) said on Nov. 20 that he will file a resolution to expel Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) from Congress. The Department of Justice indicted Cherfilus-McCormick, 46, on Nov. 19 for allegedly stealing $5

Tariffs Will Reduce US Deficits by $1 Trillion Less Than Previous Estimate: Congressional Budget Office

Shipping containers to be transferred from the port of Long Beach, Calif., on Oct. 14, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump’s global tariffs on imports from other nations will lower U.S. deficits by $3 trillion if they are kept in place through 2035—a decrease from a $4 trillion estimate in August, the non-partisan

Trump Calls for ‘Federal Standard’ for AI, Stopping States From Creating Their Own Rules

President Trump at the White House on Oct. 20, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump is calling for a federal standard on artificial intelligence (AI) to prevent U.S. states from regulating the technology themselves, even as Republican lawmakers voted to remove similar language from the president’s flagship funding bill earlier this year. On

Trump Calls for Preventing States From Creating Their Own AI Regulations

President Trump at the White House on Oct. 20, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump is calling for a federal standard on artificial intelligence (AI) to prevent U.S. states from regulating the technology themselves, even as Republican lawmakers voted to remove similar language from the president’s flagship funding bill earlier this year. On

Maryland mother deported to Vietnam months after being detained by ICE

A Maryland mother was deported to Vietnam, her attorney confirmed Wednesday, after she was detained and released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier in the year.  Melissa Tran was initially taken into ICE custody in May and was ordered to be released in October by a judge who found the government was unnecessarily holding

Charlotte Immigration Operation Still Ongoing: Homeland Security

U.S. Border Patrol Commander at large Gregory Bovino (R) looks on as a detainee sits by a car in Charlotte, N.C., on Nov. 17, 2025. Matt Kelley/AP Photo The federal immigration crackdown in Charlotte, North Carolina, will continue despite local reports of a slowdown, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Mecklenburg County

Lawmakers Want to Block US Purchases of Chinese Chipmaking Equipment

Technicians work on chip processing equipment at a semiconductor manufacturing plant in Suqian, in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on Oct. 20, 2025. AFP Photo A bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced the Chip EQUIP Act on Nov. 20, with the goal of prohibiting American companies from buying Chinese chipmaking equipment. Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), ranking member