Former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden by four points in a potential 2024 presidential match-up, according to a new poll. A survey conducted by Emerson College released on Wednesday finds that President Trump has maintained his previous level of support of 47 percent, while President Biden has seen his numbers drop from 45 […]

Experts assert that the United States is lagging behind other countries, including China, in how they deal with the global 5G race and other technological issues. FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr spoke at an event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), titled “Spectrum Slump: Exploring the FCC’s Challenges in 5G Leadership,” which highlighted the critical […]

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is facing a third attempt to be removed from his New York House seat following the Nov. 17 introduction of a motion to remove him from office by a fellow House Republican. Ethics Committee Chairman Michael Guest (R-Miss.) introduced the motion following the release of his panel’s report revealing evidence the freshman […]

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) announced on Nov. 16 he would not run for re-election, less than an hour after the House Ethics Committee released its report finding that there was “substantial evidence” Mr. Santos violated federal law. “I will remain steadfast in fighting for my rights and for defending my name in the face of […]

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported the highest number of illegal immigrant encounters for any October on record, with 240,988 encounters at the southern border. The October report showed that total encounters along the southwest border saw an 11 percent decrease from September 2023, which still stands as the record high. The agency also reported that 13 of […]

Congress is once again debating a continuing resolution (CR), an interim measure designed to sustain government operations until a real agreement on funding can be achieved, as it faces the risk of a government shutdown. But it seems that as of Nov. 9, House Republicans haven’t settled on exactly what this CR would entail, despite […]

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) introduced a motion to compel a vote on the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Nov. 9. This action reignites a debate that had largely ceased due to the Republican Party’s continued division regarding its impeachment authority and other pressing issues facing the GOP. The privileged resolution, which […]

The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s nomination for director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, in a vote of 62–36. Dr. Bertagnolli, 64, was nominated by President Biden in May of this year to replace former NIH director Dr. Francis Collins, who held the position for 12 years before stepping down […]

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) announced he will refund all money sent to his campaign by Facebook, Instagram, and other tech companies following the Senate testimony of a former Facebook engineer. The senator is calling on his colleagues to do the same, asserting that the companies shouldn’t be allowed to exert influence on lawmakers Graham’s comments […]

Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) testified on Nov. 2 in a case that seeks to prevent former President Donald Trump from being allowed to appear on the ballot in the state of Colorado in 2024. Mr. Buck is testifying on behalf of attorneys for President Trump’s campaign. The central question, in this case, is whether or […]

Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) announced on Nov. 1 that he will not seek reelection for a sixth term in 2024, citing concerns not only about Democrats but the Republican party as well as he urged Americans to continue in their “advocacy for the long-term reforms that we need to implement.” In a video statement, he […]

The United States has started purchasing Japanese seafood in reaction to China’s ban on the products. China, previously the largest importer of Japanese seafood, announced the ban after Tokyo dumped treated water from its wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. The purchases will be used by the United States to supply its military stationed […]

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) pleaded not guilty to 10 new charges of multiple frauds, including unauthorized use of campaign supporters’ credit cards for tens of thousands of dollars worth of purchases. The New York lawmaker’s attorney entered the plea on his behalf at a Long Island courthouse on Oct. 27. The 10 charges were initially […]

Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge on Oct. 26 for falsely activating a fire alarm at a congressional building on Capitol Hill last month. Mr. Bowman spoke to reporters about the Sept. 30 incident before entering the courthouse, asserting that he was not trying to “disrupt” official government proceedings with his […]

As his first legislative move in leadership, newly minted House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) brought a resolution in support of standing with Israel before the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. The resolution passed by a vote of 412–10, with six representatives voting “present” on Oct. 25, just hours after the new speaker was […]

A criminal charge has been leveled against Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) in connection with a fire alarm incident that took place on Sept. 30. The New York lawmaker was charged with a violation of the District of Columbia Code by the D.C. attorney general following an investigation by Capitol Police. U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) said […]

The Biden administration is initiating 31 new “tech hubs” around the United States to be used as a way of increasing economic growth, according to an Oct. 23 announcement. President Joe Biden and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo have announced the designation of dozens of communities as Regional Innovation and Technology Hubs through the Department […]

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) has entered a plea of not guilty to his most recent indictment of acting as an unregistered foreign agent for the Egyptian government during an appearance in court on Oct. 23. The plea hearing took place before U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District […]

A large group of protesters demanding an Israeli cease-fire entered the Cannon House office building in the afternoon of Oct. 18, resulting in several arrests, according to Capitol police. “Demonstrations are not allowed inside Congressional Buildings,” the U.S. Capitol Police posted on X, formerly Twitter. “We warned the protesters to stop demonstrating, and when they […]

A lawyer for former President Donald Trump told a London judge that his client intends to prove that a report written by a discredited former British spy contained false claims that harmed his reputation and compromised his first run for the presidency. The attorney, Hugh Tomlinson, made his arguments on Oct. 16, asserting that the […]

Federal prosecutors recently amended their indictment against Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and his wife to include new charges of conspiring to have Mr. Menendez act as an agent of Egypt. The superseding indictment (pdf) was filed on Oct. 12 against Mr. Menendez in federal court in Manhattan, charging him with failing to register as required […]

In a scathing interim staff report released on Oct. 9, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Immigration Subcommittee Chairman Tom McClintock (R-Calif.) presented a grim assessment of the Biden administration’s immigration policies, highlighting its failure to remove more than 99 percent of illegal aliens encountered at the U.S.–Mexico border. The report, titled “The […]

In the aftermath of ousted House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) removal from his position, the Biden Administration seemed to express concern about potential dysfunction within Congress while attempting to maintain an optimistic outlook. During an Oct. 4 press briefing from the White House, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre acknowledged that the House Speakership race is primarily […]

In an interview that aired on Oct. 1, Attorney General Merrick Garland indicated he would resign if President Joe Biden requested him to participate in investigations into former President Donald Trump. “I am sure that that will not happen, but I would not do anything in that regard,” Mr. Garland said when asked on CBS […]

A new aid package for Ukraine in the amount of $300 million was approved by the House in the evening on Sept. 28. This after Republican leaders in the House of Representatives removed funds for Ukraine from the bill (pdf) to fund the Department of Defense, prompting the 311-117 vote, with all “no” votes coming from Republicans. Despite […]

Former Arizona gubnatorial candidate Kari Lake has revealed her plans to officially enter the race for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (I-Az.) Senate seat next month, as the former news anchor confirmed to The Wall Street Journal. This announcement is poised to ignite a hotly contested campaign, likely making it one of the most closely watched races […]

Sen. Bob Menendez (R-N.J.) appeared in court on Sept. 27 and pleaded not guilty to bribery charges leveled at him on Sept. 22. The New Jersey Democrat made his first appearance in a federal court in Manhattan amid mounting demands from his colleagues for his resignation from Congress. Mr. Menendez and his wife, who is […]

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) asserted during a Sept. 25 press briefing that the accusations leveled against him by prosecutors are categorically false, and the evidence found in his home was money kept on hand due to his family’s history with communism. The lawmaker did not address whether he would seek reelection next year. Mr. Menendez […]

President Joe Biden’s son has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), claiming the agency breached his right to privacy by airing concerns to Congress and the public about the agency’s inquiry into his taxes and business transactions. Hunter Biden’s attorneys filed a 27-page lawsuit on Sept. 18, focusing on Gary Shapley […]

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) has announced that he will not seek a second term in the Senate. The 2012 Republican presidential nominee made his announcement on Sept. 13, citing a desire to allow a new generation to “step up” and “shape the world they’re going to live in.” The Utah Republican, 76, pointed out that […]

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) announcement on Sept. 12 that the House will open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden drew a mixed response, with Democrats largely expressing outrage. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called the decision “absurd,” saying that “the American people want us to do something that will make their lives better, […]

A White House official responded to the announcement that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will initiate impeachment proceedings against President Joe Biden. White House spokesman for oversight and investigations Ian Sams responded on X, calling Mr. McCarthy’s move “Extreme politics at its worst.” “House Republicans have been investigating the President for 9 months, and they’ve […]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) responded to a question from The Epoch Times by saying that he has no plans to step down, despite recent health concerns. Mr. McConnell fielded questions from reporters on Sept. 6 about a number of topics facing the GOP and, eventually, his health issues. When asked by The Epoch […]

The Biden administration announced $450 million in new funding to address the drug overdose epidemic on Aug. 31, in connection with International Overdose Awareness Day. The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) will allocate about $20.5 million for the Drug-Free Communities Support Program, according to a statement from the White House. The […]

One day after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) froze in front of reporters, Congressional Attending Physician Dr. Brian Monahan said that the senator is cleared to continue on his current schedule. Dr. Monahan released his evaluation on Aug. 31, the day after Mr. McConnell had his second on-camera episode, where he was unresponsive to […]

Miami’s Republican Mayor Francis Suarez announced on Aug. 29 that he is dropping out of the 2024 presidential election, saying in a statement on social media that running the campaign was “one of the greatest honors” of his life. “This country has given so much to my family and me,” Mr. Suarez said. “The prospect […]

Public sector oil groups have joined a Republican state attorney general in bringing suit against the Biden administration’s Department of the Interior over changes to a Gulf of Mexico lease sales amended to protect the endangered Rice’s whale. The American Petroleum Institute (API) has joined forces with the State of Louisiana and Chevron U.S.A. Inc. in […]

Former President Donald Trump confirmed in a social media post that his interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson will be released tonight (Aug. 23), just before the network’s Republican presidential primary debate. The former president announced on Truth Social that his previously recorded interview with Mr. Carlson will broadcast at 9 p.m. Fox […]

President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is increasing its advertising early in the 2024 election cycle by launching a $25 million series of ads targeted at seven critical battleground states. According to the campaign’s Aug. 20 press release, the ad buy reflects the earliest reelection investment in Hispanic and African American media in history. The administration team […]

A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official pleaded guilty on Tuesday to conspiracy and money laundering as he admitted to working for a Russian oligarch he once investigated after leaving the agency. His actions violated the sanctions against Russia. Expressing deep remorse, Charles McGonigal pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to one count of conspiring to […]

FORT PIERCE, Fla.—Carlos De Oliveira, President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property manager, pleaded not guilty on Aug. 15 to conspiring with the former president to delete security footage at the Palm Beach club. Mr. De Oliveira appeared at the Alto Lee Adams Sr. U.S. Courthouse in Fort Pierce, Florida, for his arraignment before Magistrate Judge Shaniek […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the availability of $374.9 million in grant funding to boost state, and local cybersecurity, according to an Aug. 7 press release. The funding is for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 and is earmarked to be part of the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP). The program is […]

WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden said Friday that new commitments by Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and other companies that are leading the development of artificial intelligence technology to meet a set of AI safeguards brokered by his White House are an important step toward managing the “enormous” promise and risks posed by the technology. Mr. Biden announced […]

June data on illegal immigration across the southern border indicates that total encounters along the Southwest border were the lowest in over two years, dropping nearly a third from the level it was at in the month of May. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released its operational statistics for June 2023, showing the […]

Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) questioned a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) official on the body’s participation in helping the United States cope with the crisis of illegal immigration. In a Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology hearing entitled “The Future of FEMA: Agency Perspectives with Administrator Criswell,” held on July 13, the future of FEMA […]

Actor Hill Harper announced his intention to run for the United States Senate in Michigan to replace retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) in a press release on July 10. Harper, known for his roles on “The Good Doctor” and “How It Really Happened,” is running as a Democrat and will join a primary field that […]

The campaign of former President Donald Trump announced on July 5 that he raised more than $35 million for his White House bid in the second fundraising quarter, nearly double what he raised in the first quarter of the year. The amount is the most recent indication that Mr. Trump is the dominant frontrunner in […]

Politicians from both sides of the political aisle spoke out regarding the Supreme Court’s historic June 29 Affirmative Action ruling with support and condemnation. The decision struck down the use of racially based admission policies in the United States, ending the so-called affirmative action in higher education. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) sent a tweet saying he […]

House Republicans are asking the U.S. Postal Service for details about potentially illegal mail coming from China, according to a June 28 letter. Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) are looking into Chinese companies that use a loophole to avoid having American inspections of goods intended for U.S. markets. Gallagher, chairman of the […]

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard testimony regarding efforts to hold China, Russia, and several other nations accountable for their part in human trafficking. The June 22 hearing discussed legislation introduced by Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Ranking Member James Risch (R-Idaho), along several other senators, titled the International Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act […]

House Republicans on June 22 managed to stave off a vote on a resolution to impeach President Joe Biden introduced by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), instead sending it to two committees. The 219-208 party-line vote sent the resolution to the Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees, which oversee impeachments and immigration policy respectively. Typically, an impeachment investigation begins […]

In a move that showed division in the party, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has urged Republican lawmakers to oppose Rep. Lauren Boebert’s (R-Colo.) impeachment resolution (pdf) targeting President Joe Biden. During a closed-door meeting of the GOP conference, McCarthy expressed his reservations about the resolution and emphasized the importance of a thorough investigation before […]

The nation’s cyber watchdog agency reported that the U.S. government was the target of a global hacking campaign that exploited a vulnerability in widely used software on June 15. However, the agency does not anticipate the attack to have a significant impact. Eric Goldstein, the executive assistant director for cybersecurity at the U.S. Cybersecurity and […]

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee has canceled contempt of Congress proceedings against Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher Wray following the FBI’s release of an unclassified document to the entire committee. In addition to the requested access for the entire committee, the FBI is making two additional documents referenced in the FD-1023 available for House […]

House Republicans released a resolution to hold Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress on June 7. The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability recommendation stems from Wray’s refusal to comply with a subpoena that was issued by the committee early last month that included a May 31 deadline. The […]

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel has unveiled the details for the first Republican presidential primary debate, set to take place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Aug. 23. McDaniel also disclosed the criteria that candidates must meet in order to qualify for the debate. The qualifications are divided into four categories: candidate status, polling, fundraising, […]

FBI Director Christopher Wray has consented to bring a subpoenaed document from the investigation into the Biden family to Capitol Hill for legislators to examine. A spokesperson for House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) confirmed to The Epoch Times on June 2 that the lawmaker would be allowed to review the documents on June […]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, a presidential candidate, repeatedly asked a reporter if he was “blind” when the reporter asked him why he wasn’t taking questions from voters. Reporter Steve Peoples of The Associated Press approached DeSantis on June 1 at the governor’s first New Hampshire campaign event, inquiring about why the recently announced presidential candidate […]

The Biden administration on May 25 released a national strategy to counter antisemitism, describing the plan as the “most ambitious and comprehensive U.S. government-led effort to fight antisemitism in American history.” The administration announced 100 new actions (pdf) and over 100 calls to action to combat antisemitism, including new actions on college campuses and online […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis paid a price on the opening night of his campaign for gambling on a new launch format, with the Twitter chatroom crashing after some 600,000 listeners attempted to tune in. But after tech issues were resolved, the conversation on Twitter Spaces—with billionaire Elon Musk and investor David Sacks—quickly turned to policy, […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said on May 24 that he would deal with China as the United States’ “foremost geopolitical threat” if he were elected as the 47th president of the United States. In an interview with Fox News not long after announcing his presidential candidacy on Twitter, DeSantis emphasized the need to recognize China […]

Competitors of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in the 2024 presidential election reveled in the technical difficulties that tarnished his official announcement using Twitter Spaces on May 24, just after his official entry into the presidential race, while the DeSantis campaign boasted about the “unprecedented” scale of the launch with Twitter owner Elon Musk. DeSantis, who […]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis explained why he chose Twitter as the platform for the announcement of his presidential candidacy, saying that his approach to dealing with COVID-19 led him to make decisions based on data rather than following the crowd. His decision to use the tech platform, however, was not without hiccups. The Twitter Spaces […]

The White House announced that President Joe Biden would veto a Republican-led House measure that would halt the administration’s student loan forgiveness program. In a Statement of Administration Policy released on May 22, the White House expressed its disapproval of H.J. Res. 45, which would disapprove the student loan forgiveness plan that would have provided up to […]

Over 150 House Republicans sent a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) asking that it cancel its proposed emission standards, asserting it would impose higher costs on consumers, isolate Americans in rural areas, and increase economic dependence on China. The group, led by Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) wrote a […]

Top Republicans negotiating a debt ceiling solution with the White House discontinued talks, signifying at least a temporary breakdown in the reconciliation process. After a meeting with White House officials in the Capitol, Republicans said they were leaving because the two sides were still too far apart to continue the in-person debate. Republican lawmakers asserted […]

The House of Representatives voted on May 17 to refer a resolution to expel Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) to the Ethics Committee, despite a concerted push to remove the lawmaker due to his alleged crimes. The GOP motion to refer the bill was approved with a vote of 221-204, primarily along party lines, as all […]

Lawmakers and political insiders had a wide range of reactions to former President Donald Trump’s participation in a town hall event hosted by CNN. Trump’s May 10 appearance at the New Hampshire event allowed the candidate to present his plan for the country as he wades deeper into his 2024 presidential campaign. Many Republicans congratulated […]

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) pleaded not guilty on May 10 to charges that he defrauded donors, stole from his campaign, and lied to Congress about being a millionaire, all while collecting unemployment benefits for which he did not qualify. Five hours after turning himself into authorities on Long Island to face charges of wire fraud, […]

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said Wednesday the administration was surging personnel at the border in anticipation of the expected influx of illegal immigrants at the expiration of Title 42. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is in the process of “surging personnel to the border, including more than 1,400 DHS personnel, 1,000 processing […]

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) was arrested on federal criminal charges on May 10, prior to an anticipated court appearance. A federal indictment unsealed on Tuesday charged Santos with fraud, money laundering, theft of public funds, and false statements, the Justice Department said. “This indictment seeks to hold Santos accountable for various alleged fraudulent schemes and […]

Republican lawmakers revealed on Thursday that five of the nine sectors of the southern border of the United States are controlled by Mexican cartels. House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Mark E. Green (R-Tenn), Vice Chairman Michael Guest (R-Miss.), Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) held a joint […]

An Internal Revenue Service (IRS) criminal supervisory agent is seeking whistleblower status, saying they have information that the Biden administration mishandled the investigation into first son Hunter Biden’s business dealings. In an April 19 letter, attorney Mark D. Lytle of the Washington, D.C.-based law firm Nixon Peabody LLP addressed members of the House of Representatives […]

President Joe Biden has announced plans to expand health coverage for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program recipients, according to the administration’s announcement on April 13. The Department of Health and Human Services will propose a rule amending the definition of “lawful presence”—for purposes of Medicaid and Affordable Care Act coverage—to include DACA recipients, allowing them […]

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) announced on April 12 that he is forming a presidential exploratory committee for 2024, making him one of the most prominent Republicans who could challenge former President Donald Trump for the GOP nomination. “I know America is a land of opportunity, not a land of oppression. I know it because I’ve […]

Former President Donald Trump’s legal team has appealed a sealed order requiring testimony from former Vice President Mike Pence. The former vice president was ordered to appear after a judge ruled he must answer questions from the Justice Department about some of the aspects of Trump’s attempts to question the results of the 2020 presidential […]

The Biden administration has “a lot to be proud of” in how it handled the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the White House said on April 6. The remarks by National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby came as the administration released a 12-page summary of classified reports that mostly blamed the chaotic U.S. pullout from Afghanistan on […]

Former Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz was projected the winner of the April 4 Wisconsin state Supreme Court race, tipping the court’s balance from a 4–3 conservative majority to a 4–3 progressive majority. Protasiewicz won the race over runner-up Daniel Kelly, according to Decision Desk HQ. Her success was likely due in part to her reportedly well out-fundraising her […]

A lawyer for Donald Trump opposes a potential release or leak of the former president’s mugshot, stating that it is “not going to help anything” because of his campaign and because mugshots are for recognition of a suspect. After his indictment for alleged hush money payments, Trump is expected to surrender himself to the Manhattan district […]

A prominent progressive organization describes the indictment of former President Trump by a Manhattan grand jury as “embarrassing.” After the March 30 announcement that Trump had been indicted in his home state of New York, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee issued a statement highlighting many more reasons why the former president should have faced legal […]

The House Foreign Affairs Committee has signed a subpoena for Secretary of State Antony Blinken to obtain a July 2021 Dissent Channel cable and the Secretary’s response. Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) requested the cable that is believed to have warned the administration of a lack of proper preparation for President Joe Biden’s unilateral decision to […]

The U.S. National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson expressed deep concern over the recent developments in Israel in the wake of protests following the firing of the country’s defense minister and proposed changes to its judicial system. In a statement released by the White House on March 26, Watson encouraged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu […]

The State Department is facing a potential subpoena from the House Foreign Affairs Committee after failing to disclose a pair of records regarding the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The department failed to provide an after-action report and a dissent cable in response to a request by Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) by end […]

Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel defended his company’s decision to drastically increase the cost of the COVID-19 vaccine in a hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on March 22. Committee Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Ranking Member Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) both thanked Bancel for his company’s work to push out […]

Two House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans announced on March 20 they are introducing legislation to prevent the Biden administration from banning gas stoves. The legislation was introduced by Reps. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) and Debbie Lesko, (R-Ariz.) in response to the Biden administration’s two-pronged push to ban gas stoves, and might go to the House […]

President Joe Biden issued his first veto on Monday after Congress voted to block a Labor Department rule that would allow fund managers of retirement plans to consider the long-term effects of social factors and climate change on investments—a move Republicans call a “woke” policy that will harm retirees’ pocketbooks. According to a statement sent […]

YouTube restored former President Donald Trump’s channel after two years of restrictions, a spokesperson confirmed to The Epoch Times. According to Leslie Miller, VP of YouTube Public Policy, the former president will be able to upload new content following the company’s assessment of the value of voters having access to information from the presidential candidate. […]

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin called Russia’s aggression toward a U.S. drone “reckless” in a March 15 meeting with the Tenth Ukraine Defense Contact Group. Austin told the group that two Russian aircraft engaged in “dangerous, reckless, and unprofessional practices” over the Black Sea on March 14 when they dumped fuel on an unmanned U.S. […]

House Republicans have launched an inquiry into the Department of Homeland Security’s undercover domestic intelligence collecting operation. House Homeland Security Committee Chair Mark Green (R-Tenn.), along with subpanel chairs Reps. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) and August Pfluger (R-Texas) penned a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about their concerns. The lawmakers said […]

Pentagon official Colin Kahl leaked classified information about Chinese spy balloons to deflect blame on the Biden administration’s mishandling of a similar spy balloon in U.S. airspace last month, according to two Republican senators. Kahl, whom President Joe Biden appointed as his undersecretary of defense for policy, provided classified information to reporters, revealing that Chinese […]

The United States should work to quickly to end the Russia-Ukraine war so it can finally focus on its main global threat, the Chinese Communist Party, according to Keith Kellogg, the former national security advisor to the vice president of the United States. In an on-stage interview at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on March […]

Jair Bolsonaro, the 38th President of Brazil, took to the stage at the Conservative Political Action Committee’s 2023 conference in Washington D.C., to share his thoughts on his time as president and his vision for Brazil’s future. “It is not easy to be a politician, especially when you want to honor your world, your word, […]

Former President Donald Trump took to the stage at the Conservative Political Action Committee’s (CPAC) 2023 conference in Washington, D.C., and spoke about his agenda for winning the upcoming election and what he would do if elected as the 47th president of the United States. Among the top issues on his proposed agenda was a […]

The physician to President Joe Biden, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, released a memorandum on March 3 stating that the president had a basal cell carcinoma skin lesion removed last month. Biden’s skin lesion was removed from his chest as part of his comprehensive health assessment on Feb. 16 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, according […]

President Joe Biden called for the Senate on March 1 to quickly confirm Julie Su as the next secretary of labor. The president’s comments came during a White House ceremony at which he officially announced her nomination to replace Marty Welsh in the position. Biden said that with Su serving as labor secretary, he would be […]

The leadership of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence said on Feb. 28 they were unsatisfied with the information offered to them in their briefing about the exposure of classified documents. According to the statement, the senators’ briefing by members of the intelligence community, and the Department of Justice left “much to be desired.” “In […]

The House on Feb. 28 passed a resolution by a vote of 216–204 disapproving of a Department of Labor (DOL) rule allowing retirement plan managers to take environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into account when making investment decisions. The investment plan for retirement funds that collectively invest $12 trillion on behalf of 152 million Americans has […]

During a recent interview, Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) addressed two concerns about the Biden administration’s reactions to current events. The lawmaker said he believes there is still a lot to learn about the Ohio train derailment and that the Biden administration should be more transparent about the Chinese spy balloon. Burchett spoke to NTD’s Steve […]

President Biden has announced that the Department of Justice will provide more than $231 million to states for crisis intervention projects such as red-flag initiatives in an effort to curb gun violence. The White House announced the program on Feb. 14, which was the fifth anniversary of the Parkland tragedy in 2018, in which a […]

Republican senators demanded greater transparency from President Joe Biden after receiving a confidential briefing on Feb. 14 concerning several mysterious flying “objects” (UFOs) shot down over the United States and Canada. The briefing followed an announcement by Pentagon officials on Feb. 12 that an object floating over Lake Huron was shot down, making it the […]