Jeffrey Epstein on March 28, 2017. New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP A resolution introduced by House Democrats to force a vote on releasing files related to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein failed on July 15. It was the latest move by Democrats to do so in recent days. In a 211–210 vote split
State Rep. Steve Toth has worked to ban critical race theory, transgender ideology, and sexually explicit books from schools in Texas. Courtesy of Steve Toth A Texas state representative, consistently ranked as one of the most conservative, has announced his bid to unseat Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw in what could be a tough race for
President Trump and many leaders of the country’s largest technology and energy companies announced more than $90 billion in new investments in the state on Tuesday. Mr. Trump, who spoke for about 30 minutes during a roundtable discussion at the Inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University, said 20 “leading technology and energy companies” will
Blank U.S. Treasury checks are run through a printer at the U.S. Treasury printing facility in Philadelphia, Pa., on July 18, 2011. William Thomas Cain/Getty Images The cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for Social Security payments in 2026 could increase by 2.6 percent, according to a new estimate based on federal inflation data released on Tuesday for
President Trump at the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh on July 15, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times PITTSBURGH—President Donald Trump announced about $92 billion in investments in the Pennsylvania region as he led a roundtable discussion on July 15 at Carnegie Mellon University to close out an energy and innovation summit. “We’re here
President Donald Trump (R) with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 28, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President Donald Trump on July 15 said Ukraine should not target Moscow, affirming the White House’s dismissal of reports that he had privately encouraged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to strike
Images photographed on the site of the Coptic Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, on Dec. 2, 2006. The Coptic hospital is run through donations and is a beneficiary of the PEPFAR project, part of the U.S. president’s program on AIDS. Brent Stirton/Getty Images The Senate will remove a provision in a rescissions bill that would have