Senate Republicans Release Updated Draft of Megabill as Deadline Nears

(L) Elect Majority Leader Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) after the Senate Republican leadership election on Nov. 13, 2024; (R) House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks during the GOP weekly press conference on Capitol Hill on Nov. 19, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) released a revised version of the One Big

Megabill’s Baby Bonus Is Civilizational Strategy for Some, Questionable for Others

Children listened during a patriotism program by the American Legion Post 1181 at Circleville Elementary School in Circleville, N.Y., on Nov. 6, 2023. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times WASHINGTON—Parts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are being seen as encouraging people to have children at a time of falling fertility in the United States. The version

Watch live: The funeral of Melissa and Mark Hortman

Hundreds will gather on Saturday morning at Minneapolis’ Basilica of St. Mary for the private funeral of Democratic Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark and their dog, Gilbert. The funeral comes one day after the Hortmans and their dog laid in state in the Minnesota Capitol Rotunda. Melissa Hortman is the first woman to ever have the honor.

LIVE NOW: Faith and Freedom Holds ‘Road to Majority’ Conference (General Section June 28)

The Faith & Freedom Coalition’s annual Road to Majority Conference is held in Washington from June 27 to June 28. Speakers in the morning session on June 28 include: Dr. Robert Jeffress, pastor, First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) Coach Joe Kennedy, former football coach, Kennedy v. Bremerton Sc… Original News Source

Faith and Freedom Holds ‘Road to Majority’ Conference (General Section June 28)

The Faith & Freedom Coalition’s annual Road to Majority Conference is held in Washington from June 27 to June 28. Speakers in the morning session on June 28 include: Dr. Robert Jeffress, pastor, First Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) Coach Joe Kennedy, former football coach, Kennedy v. Bremerton Sc… Original News Source

The Trump administration’s “divide and conquer” approach to LGBTQ rights

In Marsha P. Johnson’s final interview before her death in 1992, the activist later recognized as an icon of the movement that preceded LGBTQ rights in the United States explained why she, a transgender woman, championed a cause that often excluded her. “I’ve been walking for gay rights all these years,” Johnson said, referencing early