President Trump said Thursday evening he is granting a pardon to Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk who is serving a nine-year state sentence for allowing unauthorized access to voting machines — even though the president’s pardon power is widely understood to only apply to federal crimes. “Democrats have been relentless in their targeting of
House Speaker Mike Johnson, after viewing a video of the U.S. military’s controversial Sept. 2 boat strikes and receiving a briefing from the commander who oversaw the mission, said Thursday that two initial survivors who were killed in a follow-on strike were “able-bodied,” and the attacks were “entirely appropriate.” He reviewed the classified video of
The U.S. Capitol at sunset in Washington on Dec. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives voted on Dec. 11 to table an impeachment resolution against President Donald Trump. The motion to table passed 237–140, with 47 Democrats voting “present.” We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use
Tyler Robinson, accused of the murder of Charlie Kirk, appears during a hearing in Fourth District Court in Provo, Utah, on Dec. 11, 2025. Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool Tyler Robinson, the Utah man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk earlier this year, appeared in court in person for the first
My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell gestures as supporters of President-elect Donald Trump gather outside Capital One Arena, for a rally a day before he is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term, in Washington on Jan. 19, 2025. Reuters/Daniel Cole/File Photo Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow, Inc. and a widely known political supporter
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro holds Simon Bolivar’s sword as he addresses members of the armed forces, Bolivarian Militia, police, and civilians during a rally against a possible escalation of U.S. actions toward the country, at Fort Tiuna military base in Caracas, Venezuela, November 25, 2025. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned
President Donald Trump makes an announcement from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Dec. 3, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 11 that seeks to establish a federal standard on regulating artificial intelligence (AI) companies and prevent states from putting limits