Virginia Special Election Expected to Narrow House GOP Majority

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Sept. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The Sept. 9 special election in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District is set to narrow the House GOP majority. Currently, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) can afford to lose three Republicans on party-line votes. We had a problem loading this article. Please

Court Orders Utah to Remake its Congressional Districts: What to Know

The Utah State Capitolon the final day of the Utah Legislature in Salt Lake City on March 1, 2024. Rick Bowmer/AP Photo Utah has joined the congressional mid-decade redistricting trend, but not by choice. The state is being forced to redraw its congressional maps to comply with a recent court order. Though mid-decade redistricting tends

NIH whistleblower details clash over vaccines with Trump officials

Washington — A former top National Institutes of Health leader who says she was removed from her position after a dispute with Trump administration officials detailed the internal clashes at the elite medical research agency Monday, and warned of an agenda that poses “a substantial and specific danger to public health and safety.”  Dr. Jeanne

Trump Removes Decades-Old Blue Tent in Front of White House, Citing ‘Communist Cause’

White House Peace Vigil tent is seen in Lafayatte Park across the street from the White House in Washington on Sept. 5, 2025. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo Law enforcement officials on Sept. 8 removed a blue tent outside the White House under the order of President Donald Trump, who alleged that the tent was linked

NIH whistleblower says she was ousted after clashing with Trump officials on vaccines

The upheaval sparked by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine skepticism has now spread beyond the CDC to the agency that funds vaccine research. Dr. Jeanne Marazzo, former acting director for the National Institutes of Health, says she was ousted after speaking up about the importance of childhood flu vaccines. Original CBS News Link</a

Sen. Markey Accuses Meta of Ignoring Warning About Harms to Minors From AI Chatbots

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) speaks during a press conference in the Lyndon Baines Johnson Room at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on May 5, 2025. Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) is urging Meta to ban minors from using its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and accused the tech giant of disregarding his

Supreme Court allows sweeping immigration stops in Los Angeles area

Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Trump’s administration to resume sweeping immigration enforcement stops in the Los Angeles area for now as part of the president’s campaign to carry out mass deportations of people in the U.S. unlawfully. The high court agreed to freeze a district court’s temporary restraining