Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik said Friday she is suspending her campaign for governor of New York and will not seek reelection to Congress. In a statement, Stefanik — who had just entered the race about seven weeks ago — said in a social media post that “while we would have overwhelmingly won this primary, it
A Mexican gray wolf in the wild that was monitored as part of a population survey in eastern Arizona on Jan. 24, 2025. Arizona Game and Fish Department via AP A bill favored by hunters and ranchers to remove federal protections for the gray wolf, delisting it from the Endangered Species Act (ESA), passed the
Ken Martin, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, listens to speakers during a press conference in Aurora, Ill., on Aug. 5, 2025. Scott Olson/Getty Images Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin’s decision to keep a postmortem of the party’s 2024 election losses confidential drew public pushback from Democratic elected officials, party-aligned strategists, and activists, who
Exterior view of the Heritage Foundation building in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 18, 2025. Terri Wu/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Two more members of conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation’s Board of Trustees, Shane McCullar and Abby Spencer Moffat, resigned Dec. 16, citing concerns over the organization’s direction and approach to combating anti-Semitism. In a statement, Moffat said
Christina Paxson’s 1,000-word message to the ‘Brown community’ came after the shooter, Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, killed one other person and himself before he was found Christina Paxson (Libby O’Neill/Getty Images) Brown University president Christina Paxson sent a lengthy statement to the “Brown community” addressing the Saturday shooting that left two students dead. She condemned “gun violence,” lamented
Washington — The Justice Department said Friday it will appeal a pair of decisions tossing out the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James on the grounds that Lindsey Halligan, the prosecutor who secured the indictments against them, was unlawfully appointed to her role as interim U.S.
Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett speaks with reporters outside of the West Wing at the White House in Washington, DC on Dec. 16, 2025. Andrew Cabllero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images The White House’s National Economic Council director predicted the largest-ever tax “refund cycle” in 2026 as several measures included in a congressional spending