U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) speaks with reporters while waiting to catch the Senate subway to the Hart Senate Office Building from the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 25, 2024. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) denounced the Department of Justice on Feb. 11 for pursuing criminal charges against
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) speaks during a campaign event with Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Jan. 14, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The SAVE America Act passed the House on Feb. 11. Led by Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), the legislation would require Americans to prove their citizenship when
Washington — The House on Wednesday approved the SAVE America Act, which would implement strict new requirements for registering to vote and casting ballots — moves that Democrats have warned would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters. In a 218 to 213 vote, one Democrat voted with all Republicans in favor of the bill. The legislation now
The Buddhist monk who led a “Walk for Peace” from Texas to the nation’s capital said he believes peace can be achieved even in a world filled with conflict, citing the overwhelming displays of public support for his walk as a source of hope for future change. “Peace always begins from with ourself. It’s not the
Washington — The House voted on Wednesday to overturn President Trump’s tariffs on Canada after six Republicans sided with nearly all Democrats to rebuke one pillar of the president’s trade agenda. The Democratic measure to roll back the levies passed in a 219 to 211 vote. However, the resolution’s passage is largely symbolic, since it
Workers attach siding to a house at a construction site in Trappe, Md., on Oct. 28, 2022. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images A group of moderate Democrats this week released what it called an affordability agenda to “help make life more affordable” by focusing on five core areas: health care, housing, energy, family care, and
President Trump said Wednesday that nearly all governors are welcome at the White House for a formal meeting and dinner next week, though the Democratic governors of Maryland and Colorado are still being excluded. The White House was initially going to exclude Democratic governors from a formal, typically bipartisan business meeting on Feb. 20 during the