White House Calls Democrats’ Counteroffer on DHS Funding ‘Very Unserious’

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a news briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 18, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The White House on Feb. 18 dismissed a Democratic counterproposal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as “very unserious,” as the

More Than 550 Commercial Driving Schools to Close After Checks: Transportation Department

Truckers transport cargo in the Port of Long Beach, Calif., on Nov. 29, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The Department of Transportation announced on Feb. 18 the removal of certifications for more than 550 U.S. commercial driving schools that train truckers and bus drivers. The schools were employing unqualified instructors, using fraudulent addresses, and failing

Maryland Judge Forestalls Condo Evictions at Eleventh Hour as Squalid Homeless Encampment Remains Intact

Prince George’s County, Md., was planning to evict hundreds of residents from the Marylander Condominiums on Thursday after vandalism from a nearby homeless encampment plunged the property into disrepair. Now, thanks to an eleventh-hour intervention by a Maryland court, those plans have been put on hold. At an emergency hearing Wednesday morning, Maryland district court

NIH’s Jay Bhattacharya will also serve as acting CDC director

Washington — National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya will serve temporarily as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until President Trump selects a permanent CDC director, two administration officials told CBS News. He will remain in his role as NIH director.  The move, first reported by The New York Times, is

Jasmine Crockett Must Be Heard: The Democratic Party’s War on Black Excellence Is Out of Control

‘Pro-diversity’ party has repeatedly dismissed brave, bold, beautiful candidates of color in U.S. Senate primaries Jasmine Crockett dared to be different. Now she’s reaping the consequences. The congresswoman was bold enough to seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in Texas because representation matters. “What we need is for me to have a bigger voice,”

Mamdani Hires Three Founders of Muslim Group that Blamed Oct. 7 on ‘Israeli Apartheid Regime’

The fourth founder of the Muslim Democratic Club of New York, anti-Semitic activist Linda Sarsour, took credit for Mamdani’s electoral victory Zohran Mamdani (Spencer Platt/Getty Images), Faiza Ali (LinkedIn), Aliya Latif pictured with Cori Bush and Linda Sarsour (@aliyaplatif/X), Ali Najmi (@Ali_Najmi/X) New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani (D.) has appointed three officials who cofounded

Jeffries Tries to Persuade Wary Maryland Senate Leader on Redistricting

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks at a press conference in Washington on Nov. 10, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) traveled to the Maryland State House on Wednesday to personally lobby the state’s Senate president to hold a floor vote on a new congressional map, but left without a