Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida was indicted in federal court Wednesday for allegedly stealing millions of dollars in federal emergency funds and routing some of it to her campaign account. The Justice Department alleges that in 2021, a year before Cherfilus-McCormick was elected to Congress, a company that she ran called Trinity Healthcare Services was
An oil platform off the coast of Huntington Beach, Calif., on Jan. 29, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The Trump administration announced on Nov. 20 that it was approving new oil drilling leases off the coasts of California, Florida, and Alaska, as President Donald Trump seeks to surge U.S. oil production to reduce energy costs.
A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Trump’s months-long deployment of thousands of National Guard forces to the streets of Washington, D.C., violates federal law. U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb sided with D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb, who sued the federal government over the Guard deployment, arguing it exceeded the president’s legal authority. But the
The U.S. Capitol building and the National Mall in Washington, on Nov. 17, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate passed a measure on Nov. 20 to repeal a Biden-era coal regulation in Wyoming, sending it to President Donald Trump for his signature. The tally was 51–43. We had a problem loading this article.
Vice President JD Vance (L) chats with Breitbart’s Matt Boyle at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington on Nov. 20, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Vice President JD Vance urged Americans on Nov. 20 to give the Trump administration time to work through economic issues he said had been years in the making. “I
(L) New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks at a press conference in New York City on Oct. 10, 2025. (R) President Donald Trump during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 21, 2025. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images, Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington on Nov. 12, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—The Trump administration has been working with both Russia and Ukraine over the past month to develop a peace plan aimed at ending the conflict in Eastern Europe, the White