New legislation in House would ban taxpayer money from going to Jan. 6 rioters

Amid a wave of lawsuits filed by pardoned Jan. 6 riot defendants against the federal government, some House Democrats are introducing legislation Wednesday to block any further taxpayer money from being awarded to participants in the Capitol siege, after at least one financial settlement. The legislation is sponsored by Rep. Deborah Ross, a North Carolina

15 States Sue RFK Jr. Over Changes to Vaccine Schedule

California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks in Los Angeles on April 15, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times California and 14 other states on Feb. 24 sued federal health agencies and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over the recently revised childhood vaccine schedule. Federal officials violated federal law by not consulting with the Centers for

Trump Awards Medal of Honor to 2 Pilots at State of the Union Address

US veteran Captain E. Royce Williams is presented with the Medal of Honor by First Lady Melania Trump at President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address during his second presidential term, in the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 24, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times In a historic first, President

Pentagon Officials Tell Senators Trump’s Critical Mineral Plan Will Work in Due Course

MP Materials’ main gate at its Mountain Pass mine in California near the Nevada state line about 50 miles from Las Vegas in mid-January 2026, six months after the Trump administration announced it was investing $400 million in taxpayer monies to purchase a 15 percent stake in the company. John Haughey/The Epoch Times The Trump