Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference during the third day of government shutdown in Washington on Oct. 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—With no end to the government shutdown in sight, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told reporters he and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) reached out
Washington — Arizona’s attorney general is taking legal action against the House of Representatives over Speaker Mike Johnson’s delay in swearing in Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, who would be the decisive signature on a petition to force a vote on releasing files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Arizona’s Democratic Attorney General Kris
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on Air Force One, en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., on April 6, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump recently confirmed several stops on his upcoming Asia tour, where he is expected to hash out trade deals, talk investments, and speak with Chinese Communist Party
A student sits in a lecture hall while class is being dismissed at the University of Texas in Austin on Feb. 22, 2024. Brandon Bell/Getty Image Texas is moving to enforce bans on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices in universities and potentially restrict college courses focused on gender and race. The move reflects an
A student sits in a lecture hall while class is being dismissed at the University of Texas in Austin on Feb. 22, 2024. Brandon Bell/Getty Image Texas is moving to enforce bans on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices in universities and potentially restrict college courses focused on gender and race. The move reflects an
Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) in Washington on Jan. 15, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images WASHINGTON—Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) raised concerns about American access to critical minerals at an Oct. 21 event questioning a recent major assessment of those resources. Like the National Center for Energy Analytics (NCEA), which authored the Oct. 20 report scrutinizing an International
Congresswoman LaMonica McIver in Newark on Oct. 21, 2025. Courtesy of Juliette Fairley District Judge Jamel Semper of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey heard oral arguments on Oct. 21 involving Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.), who is accused of assaulting an immigration officer outside a New Jersey Immigration and Customs Enforcement