Democrats Release Alternative to GOP Stopgap Funding Bill Amid Standoff

Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) speaks to reporters at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Democratic appropriations committee leaders released an alternative continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funded through Oct. 31. They say it is a short bridge to negotiate full-year spending while avoiding

Legal experts see a dangerous precedent in crackdown on Charlie Kirk criticism

In the week since conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated at a Utah university event, comments from some of his critics have ignited a battle over free speech in an increasingly polarized nation. Kirk, who routinely debated progressive students at his Turning Point USA events and espoused controversial opinions on his podcast, was a stalwart

ABC Suspends Jimmy Kimmel: 5 Things to Know

Jimmy Kimmel attends the 28th Annual UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation’s “Taste For A Cure” event at Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on May 2, 2025. Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images for UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation ABC said it has suspended talk show host Jimmy Kimmel indefinitely over remarks about conservative

US Should Use RICO Charges to Target Illegal Chinese Marijuana Farming, Experts Say

A crate of marijuana buds from an illegal growing operation in a residential suburb in Denver, Colo., on Oct. 1, 2020. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times Experts urged Congress on Sept. 18 to launch a federal task force and utilize the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act to target Chinese transnational gangs involved in illegal

White House’s Karoline Leavitt now has Secret Service detail, sources say

White House requests $58M for more security White House requests $58 million for security funding after Charlie Kirk shooting, sources say 04:12 White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was given a U.S. Secret Service protective detail in recent days, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.  The move comes in the wake of the

Senate Confirms 48 Trump Nominees Under New Expedited Procedure

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) speaks to reporters at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 3, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on Sept. 18 voted in one step to confirm 48 nominations made by President Donald Trump to various executive branch agencies. The move came a week