Judge “very troubled” by accused correspondents’ dinner gunman’s treatment in jail

A federal judge on Monday sharply criticized the treatment of accused White House Correspondents’ Dinner attacker Cole Allen, at one point apologizing to the defendant for what he saw as overly restrictive and punitive conditions at the D.C. jail where he is being held.  Prosecutors have charged Allen with attempting to assassinate the president and

‘He Was Easily the Most Antagonistic to Israel’: Anti-Israel Activist Who Advised Biden, Schiff To Head Influential Democratic Foreign Policy Group Designed To Staff a Future White House

Maher Bitar’s appointment is the latest sign that Democratic Party elites are leaning into growing hostility to Israel in their party Maher Bitar headshot, yearbook photo featuring Maher Bitar An anti-Israel staffer for Sen. Adam Schiff (D., Calif.) who was once pictured wearing a keffiyeh and dancing in front of a banner calling Israel an

Top House Democrat Launches Campaign for New York to Join Mid-Decade Redistricting Fight

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conferece on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 9, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Monday publicly called on New York state to redraw its congressional map, dispatching Rep. Joe Morelle (D-N.Y.) to the state capital of Albany on

House Democrats Add 8 Candidates in 6 States to Top-Tier Midterm Target List

Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.), chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, speaks to reporters at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 19, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times The group in charge of electing House Democrats added eight candidates to a priority list on Monday, signaling that the party is putting its

DOJ Says Upcoming Settlement in Meatpacking Probe Will Help Ease Food Prices 

Employee cuts fresh beef meat into large pieces at a meat processing plant in Corydon, Ind., on Jan. 31, 2022. Amira Karaoud/Reuters The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on May 4 that it would soon unveil a “historic settlement that will directly affect the prices of proteins like chicken, pork, and turkey.” Acting Attorney General