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Then-Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor Doug Mastriano addresses reporters after a rally at the Spooky Nook Sports complex in Manheim, Pa., on Oct. 29, 2022. Mark Makela/Getty Images Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, a Republican, has voiced strong concern over the Chinese Communist Party’s growing campaign of transnational repression and criticized a Chinese flag-raising ceremony

Charlie Kirk throws hats to the crowd shortly before he was assassinated at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, on Sept. 10, 2025. Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune/Reuters The FBI is scrutinizing online accounts alleged to have signaled some awareness of Charlie Kirk’s assassination before it occurred. Multiple accounts on X and TikTok identified by

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on the floor of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 21, 2024. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times New York Gov. Kathy Hochul endorsed Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani in the New York City mayoral race, aligning herself with the party’s progressive nominee even as other prominent Democrats distanced themselves. In

Candles and flowers near a portrait of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk at a makeshift memorial during a candlelight vigil at Memorial Park in Provo, Utah, on Sept. 12, 2025. Photo by Melissa Majchrzak / AFP Leaders in the Democratic Party condemned the Sept. 10 assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University and

Howard University, a historically black college in Washington, prepares for Election Day results on Nov. 5, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Discretionary federal grants programs will provide a major boost to K–12 charter schools across the nation, as well as higher education institutions that mainly serve blacks and American Indians, Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced

The American flags near the White House on the North Lawn fly at half staff following the death of Turning Point USA founder and conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, in Washington on Sept. 10, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The White House has requested an additional $58 million for security for the executive and judicial branches in

U.S. attorney Maurene Ryan Comey arrives at Manhattan Federal Court in New York City, on May 22, 2025. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Maurene Comey, a career federal prosecutor and daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, has sued the Justice Department over her abrupt firing. She alleges that the move was politically motivated and violated