The Texas State Capitol in Austin on Sept. 5, 2023. Brandon Bell/Getty Images A Texas Senate committee advanced a newly drawn congressional map on Aug. 21 that was passed by the state House, setting it up for a vote on the state Senate floor. The vote tally in the Texas Senate Special Committee on Congressional
A panel of justices on a New York appellate court threw out the half-billion-dollar penalty in the civil fraud case against President Trump and others on Thursday, ruling that the fine was “excessive” while saying they were divided on the merits of the case. One of the justices on the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington on March 5, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) announced on Aug. 21 that he is running to become Texas attorney general. If he wins, he would succeed Ken Paxton, who is running for the
A sign seeks tips about the disappearance of 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, in Everman, Texas, on March 26, 2023. Madeleine Cook/Star-Telegram via AP, File The FBI announced Thursday that one of the bureau’s Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives was arrested this week for the alleged murder of her son and is now set to face charges
A July 11 post in a Hoboken, New Jersey, parenting group on Facebook pointed to a frustrating trend: “Our utility bill is more than double what it was last month. … Anything we can do about it?” The post had several dozen replies and most of the commenters said their home utility bills had also
The California Capitol building in Sacramento, Calif., on March 16, 2025. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times California lawmakers are returning to Sacramento to vote on a series of measures to expand Democratic control of the state’s U.S. House of Representatives delegation, facing a tight deadline. Specifically, the series of bills under consideration—dubbed the Election Rigging Response
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislation calling for a special election on a redrawn congressional map, in Sacramento, Calif., on Aug. 21, 2025. Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP Photo California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Aug. 21 signed a legislative package to put a measure on the Nov. 4 ballot that would redraw the state’s congressional map to