FDA Ramps Up Inspections of Shrimp Amid Radioactive Contamination Reports, RFK Jr. Confirms

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in Washington in a file photograph. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Tuesday that federal health authorities are taking a closer look at shrimp being imported into the United States after the Food and Drug Administration issued warnings about potentially radioactive shrimp that were

Trump administration threatens funding for 3 states over trucker English rules

California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars of federal funding if they continue failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday. An investigation launched after a deadly Florida crash involving a foreign truck driver who made an illegal U-turn on Aug. 12 found what Duffy called

HHS Threatens to Cut Funds for 46 States Over Gender Ideology in School Curricula

Newly donated LGBT books are displayed in the library at Nystrom Elementary School in Richmond, Calif., on May 17, 2022. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has ordered 46 U.S. states and territories to remove all educational references to gender ideology from federally funded school grant programs within 60

Trump says U.S. will seek the death penalty for murders committed in D.C.

Inside the numbers on Trump’s D.C. takeover Inside the numbers on Trump’s D.C. crime crackdown 03:25 Washington — President Trump said Tuesday the federal government would seek the death penalty for murders committed in Washington, D.C. It’s the latest move in a federal crackdown on crime, with Washington as a test case, as the president

Trump Asks NTD White House Correspondent to Share Her DC Mugging Story at Cabinet Meeting

During a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday, President Donald Trump asked NTD White House correspondent Iris Tao to share the story of how she was mugged at gunpoint in broad daylight in Washington two years ago. A federal judge threw out the Trump administration’s lawsuit against Maryland’s federal bench on Tuesday,… Original

Utah ordered to redraw congressional map, opening up possible Democratic seat

The Utah Legislature will have to redraw the state’s congressional map after a judge ruled Monday that the lines enacted in 2021 did not conform with “mandatory redistricting standards and requirements” — opening up the door for a winnable seat for Democrats in the red state.  According to the ruling released late Monday, “the core

Silicon Valley Launches PACs to Resist Strict AI Regulation

A photo illustration of a phone screen with an AI logo, on May 16, 2025. Oleksii Pydsosonnii/The Epoch Times Silicon Valley has launched a new network of Political Action Committees (PACs) and organizations that will support candidates who advocate against strict artificial intelligence (AI) regulations amid calls from some lawmakers to apply guardrails to the