Before the Senate voted early Thursday morning to pass a rescissions package that includes major cuts to public broadcasting, National Public Radio President and CEO Katherine Maher warned, “defunding this is a real risk to the public safety of the country.” “Public media, public radio, public television, are a critical part of the emergency response
President Donald Trump speaks before signing the HALT Fentanyl Act in the East Room of the White House on July 16, 2025. Nathan Howard/Reuters WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on Wednesday told a crowd at the White House, which included dozens of family members of fentanyl poisoning victims, that China will honor a deal he made with
Associate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh poses for an official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington on Oct. 7, 2022. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images The Supreme Court issued an emergency order on July 16 temporarily blocking a lower court ruling that prevents voters in seven states from suing over alleged discrimination under the
Washington — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday will consider the nomination of Emil Bove, President Trump’s former defense lawyer and a top Justice Department official, to serve a lifetime appointment as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit. If Bove clears the GOP-led panel, he will surmount a key
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) during a hearing in Washington on Nov. 15, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Democrats see an opportunity in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District this fall, as a special election to replace outgoing Republican Rep. Mark Green puts the deep-red district back in play—at least on paper. However, experts
A child holds up an American flag as Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Saginaw Valley State University in Saginaw, Mich., on Oct. 3, 2024. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images A new tax-advantaged savings program created under President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act is set to
A bag of illicit fentanyl pills is held as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the San Ysidro Port of Entry at the U.S.–Mexico border in San Diego on March 16, 2025. Alex Brandon/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump signed into law the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of (HALT) Fentanyl Act on July 16.