Small Water Systems Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks, Operators and Experts Warn

This file photo provided by the Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa, Pa., shows the screen of a Unitronics device that was hacked on Nov. 25, 2023. Municipal Water Authority of Aliquippa via AP Cyber attacks increasingly threaten America’s water and wastewater systems, operators and experts told a U.S. Senate panel on Feb. 4. “Cyber incidents”

Sen. McConnell Hospitalized With Flu-Like Symptoms

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 5, 2024. Win McNamee/Getty Images Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was hospitalized on Feb. 3 after experiencing flu-like symptoms, his spokesperson said. The spokesperson said that the prognosis for McConnell, 83, was positive.  We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use

House Panel Examines Human Toll of Health Care Fraud

House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations chairman Rep. John Joyce (R-Pa.) listens during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 3, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Medicare and Medicaid fraud is not just a financial crime but a physical threat to patients, a panel of experts told lawmakers on Feb.

Trump says the lesson from Minneapolis is to use a “softer touch” in immigration enforcement

Washington — After two Americans were fatally shot by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis last month, President Trump said the lesson he’s learned from the federal operation in Minnesota is to use a “little bit of a softer touch.”  “I learned that maybe we can use a little bit of a softer touch,” the president

First Lady Hosts Freed American-Israeli Hostage at the White House

First Lady Melania Trump (L) comforts freed American Israeli hostage Aviva Siegel (R) at the White House on Feb. 4, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—First Lady Melania Trump hosted on Feb. 4 the freed American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel and his wife, Aviva Siegel, in the White House. The couple was taken hostage by the

House and Senate Democrats ‘United’ on Dramatic ICE Reform as 2-Week Funding Window Begins

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House and Senate Democrats said Wednesday they were united in their approach to funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as a two-week window begins