A memorial service for conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Arizona on Sunday is set to feature President Trump, Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, and more than half a dozen top Trump administration figures addressing what could be an NFL-size crowd at State Farm Stadium. Kirk, the 31-year-old co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed
People mingle outside the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wis., on July 17, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 19 that the Republican Party would hold a convention for next year’s midterm elections. “The Republican Party wants, very badly, a Convention for the 2026 Midterm Election,” Trump stated in
New York Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a news conference outside Manhattan federal court in New York, Feb. 14, 2025. Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo President Donald Trump said on Sept. 19 that he had withdrawn the nomination of Erik Siebert to serve as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. Siebert is currently serving
Washington — The Department of Homeland Security has escalated its clash with so-called sanctuary states this week, warning California, New York, and Illinois in letters obtained by CBS News that refusal to honor immigration detainers could trigger federal legal action. In letters dated Sept. 10, Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons ordered
House Speaker Mike Johnson (L) and Rep. John Moolenaar, chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, during a news conference at the Capitol on Sept. 10, 2024. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) has called on President Donald Trump to suspend China’s commercial aviation landing rights and cut off its access
Ryan Routh, shown after his arrest on suspicion of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Sept. 15, 2024. Martin County Sheriff’s Office via CNN FORT PIERCE, Fla.—Prosecutors called their last witness on Sept. 19 in the trial of Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate then-presidential
Early in-person voting began Friday in Virginia’s gubernatorial election, marking one of the first major political contests since last year’s presidential race, and a likely bellwether for President Trump’s policies. The two contenders — Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger — held public appearances Friday to kick off the final