POLITICS

Meet the Convicted Murderers and Child Rapists Walking Free After Making Roy Cooper’s ‘Early Release’ List

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Cooper agreed to fast-track the release of 3,500 inmates as part of a settlement with the NAACP. Fifty-one rapists and murderers serving life sentences made the list. Roy Cooper (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Tony D. Hartsell strangled and beat the 84-year-old North Carolina woman who lived across the street from him before stabbing her 44 times,

Conservatives Attempt to Reframe Debate Over Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

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The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 2, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times A growing coalition of parents, activist groups, and others is organizing to put pressure on the Supreme Court to overrule its 2015 decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The Greater Than campaign, which launched on Jan. 28, recasts the effort to

Lawmakers Depart Washington as DHS Stands on Verge of Shutdown

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The U.S. Capitol viewed from the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial memorial park in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Lawmakers won’t return to Capitol Hill Feb. 13 for legislative business as the federal government faces the imminent prospect of a partial shutdown set to affect funding for the Department of

DHS Heads Toward Shutdown With No Funding Deal in Sight

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The U.S. Capitol viewed from the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial park in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Lawmakers won’t return to Capitol Hill on Feb. 13 for legislative business as the federal government faces the imminent prospect of a partial shutdown set to affect funding for the Department of

Homeland Security Department Shuts Down as Funding Talks Stall

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The U.S. Capitol viewed from the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial park in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Funding for the Department of Homeland Security has lapsed, triggering a shutdown of the agency after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach a deal on immigration law enforcement in negotiations that have

Department of Homeland Security Shuts Down as Funding Talks Stall

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The U.S. Capitol viewed from the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial park in Arlington, Va., on Feb. 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Funding for the Department of Homeland Security has lapsed, triggering a shutdown of the agency after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach a deal on immigration law enforcement in negotiations that have